Druva expands Azure support with cloud-native protection for SQL and Blob Storage

Data security provider Druva Inc. today announced expanded support for Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native data protection for Azure SQL and Azure Blob Storage.

The new protection builds on Druva’s strategic relationship with Microsoft Corp., with the enhancements helping enterprises reduce risk, control costs and improve operational agility with cloud-native data protection.

The expanded support includes protection for Azure SQL workloads, including Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure virtual machines. The offering sees Druva eliminating the need for customers to manage additional infrastructure through agentless deployment and integration, reducing operational complexity and enhancing scalability.

Druva Data Protection for Azure SQL allows enterprises to benefit from a software-as-a-service-based approach that provides immutable, air-gapped backups to ensure that business-critical data is resilient against cyberattacks, ransomware and accidental deletion. The platform also offers cross-region and cross-cloud replication, enhancing business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities without incurring egress fees or downtime.

The company’s new Azure Blob Storage protection gives organizations the ability to create secure backups of unstructured data using granular blob-level recovery and policy-based automation. The addition of global deduplication assists enterprises in significantly reducing storage costs while accelerating recovery time objectives across large datasets.

“The need for cloud-native data protection continues to grow and Druva’s support for Azure SQL and Azure Blob storage delivers customers the simplicity, security and scalability they need to stay resilient in today’s threat landscape,” said Chief Technology Officer Stephen Manley. “We’re not just extending coverage, we’re helping customers eliminate on-premises infrastructure, reduce risk and move faster in the cloud.”

As part of its broader strategy, Druva also announced that it is expanding regional support across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific to allow global enterprises to maintain compliance with local data residency requirements.

The platform is now available in the Azure Marketplace, allowing information technology and security teams to transact seamlessly and accelerate time to value.

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