Microsoft Azure Update Version v2
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Update Summary
Azure Backup for PostgreSQL flexible server and elastic cluster adds physical, incremental vaulted backups for databases up to 64 TB, daily protection, long-term retention, and Restore as Server.
Update Details
Security
- Vault protection includes soft delete, immutability, Multi-user authorization, and Customer Managed Key encryption.
- WORM immutable backups prevent recovery points from being altered or deleted before their retention period expires.
New Features
- Backup support for PostgreSQL flexible server and elastic cluster.
- Physical backups from managed disk snapshots support servers up to 32 TB on Premium SSD v1 and 64 TB on Premium SSD v2.
- The first backup is full, with subsequent incremental backups and a recovery point objective goal of one day.
- Daily, weekly, and on-demand backup schedules.
- Restore as Server to a pre-created flexible server or elastic cluster without intermediate storage or manual import.
- Retention periods up to 10 years with independent daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly rules.
Hints
- Billing will be enabled from October 15, 2026.
- This is a public preview.
Product Information
Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Azure
Product type: Other
Platform: Web
Version: v2
Vendor information published: Oct 19, 2026
Original release notes: View on vendor site
Published on updatealert.io: Oct 19, 2026