Generally available: Azure SQL Managed Instance backup portability to SQL Server 2022

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Published

Nov 16, 2022

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • November 2022
    General Availability

Product

Azure SQL Database

Tag

Features
Management

Category

Databases
Hybrid + multicloud

Description

Restoring a backup file is the easiest way to copy a SQL Server database to another instance. You can now restore a copy-only full backup of your database hosted on Azure SQL Managed Instance to an instance of SQL Server 2022 hosted anywhere. This feature allows you, to easily share the data with your customers and eligible third parties, or to simply refresh your other environments. 

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