General availability: Azure Backup support for trusted launch Azure Virtual Machines

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Published

May 19, 2022

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • May 2022
    General Availability

Product

Azure Backup

Tag

Management

Category

Management and governance
Storage

Description

Trusted launch is a seamless way to improve the security of generation 2 VMs. It protects against advanced and persistent attack techniques by combining technologies which can be independently enabled like secure boot and virtualized version of trusted platform module (vTPM). Azure Backup is announcing general availability of trusted launch VMs backup in all Azure regions where trusted launch Azure Virtual Machines are available. You will be able to configure the backup of your trusted launch Azure Virtual Machines through enhanced policy and enable backup through recovery services blade, manage blade, and create VM blade. 

Learn more about trusted launch VMs backup here.