AZ482659 - Generally Available: Vaulted Backup Support for Azure Files Standard Shares

Azure Backup Vaulted support for Azure Files shares standard is now generally available providing enhanced data protection with the ability to configure snapshot and vaulted backup in a single policy and offers cross account/regional recovery. 

Previously, customers had the ability to schedule point-in-time snapshots, now with vaulted backup you will have the following additional benefits: 

• Vaulted backup support now enables adherence to the widely accepted 3-2-1 backup rule for Azure files protection alongside centralized management to gain visibility, monitor jobs, alerts and reporting using Azure Business Continuity Center.
  
• Protect against ransomware and malicious activities with immutable backups and soft delete functionality on recovery services vault.
  
• Long-term retention is essential for meeting compliance and audit requirements. Vaulted backup provides daily, monthly, and yearly backups that can be retained in cost-effective storage for up to 99 years.