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That answers my question, and provides some extra stuff to think about. Thanks!
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Does anyone out there have any experience with backing up VMs and storage on Azure? We currently are storing long-term docs and files in Azure storage, and we have a few production and dev servers that we want to backup system state and files from. Would it be best practice/a good idea to check out the Azure Backup Vault solution, or not put all of our eggs in one basket and find something else? I really appreciate the input ahead of time.
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Does anyone out there have any experience with backing up VMs and storage on Azure? We currently are storing long-term docs and files in Azure storage, and we have a few production and dev servers that we want to backup system state and files from. Would it be best practice/a good idea to check out the Azure Backup Vault solution, or not put all of our eggs in one basket and find something else? I really appreciate the input ahead of time.

Backing up Azure

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through datacenters. It provides both platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) services and supports many different programming languages, tools and frameworks, including both Microsoft-specific and third-party software and systems. Cloud Services is a PaaS environment and can be used to create scalable applications and services; there are specific software development kits (SDKs) provided by Microsoft for Python, Java, Node.js and .NET. Azure also has file and storage services, data management, analytics and DNS services.

Azure

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.