August 11, 2025
NetApp® BlueXP™ backup and recovery services now supports Microsoft SQL Server. This significant enhancement provides robust, scalable, and efficient data protection solutions to safeguard your SQL Server databases, ensuring business continuity and data integrity in the event of any disaster.
BlueXP backup and recovery provides an easy-to-use platform that simplifies the process of setting up and managing backups. The interface allows for quick onboarding, automatic discovery of SQL environments, and intuitive navigation through various backup and recovery options.
The service supports a 3-2-1 backup strategy, enabling organizations to maintain primary and secondary snapshots on ONTAP systems while also archiving backups in object stores such as AWS, Azure, or StorageGRID. This multi-layered approach ensures long-term retention and compliance needs are met, which is particularly crucial for businesses with stringent data protection regulations.
Multiple backup architectures are supported, including ONTAP-to-ONTAP, ONTAP-to-object store, or a hybrid fan-out model. Customers can choose the architecture that best suits their requirements, providing flexibility and scalability to adapt to different business needs.