Azure Recovery Services Vaults vs Backup Vaults

Azure Recovery Services Vaults has been the place where you configured all backups. Azure Backup Vaults is the new area where you configure any new backup features. Let's look at the difference between the two experiences when dealing with the backup of key resources and data.

The resources they protect

The key difference between the two vault types is the type of datasource that can be protected by that vault. Let's take a look at each vault's supported datasource types.

Azure Recovery Services vaults can protect the following types of datasources:

• Azure Virtual machines
• SQL in Azure VM
• Azure Files (Azure Storage)
• SAP HANA in Azure VM
• Azure Backup Server
• Azure Backup Agent
• DPM

Azure Backup vaults can protect the following types of datasources:

• Azure Database for PostgreSQL servers
• Azure Blobs (Azure Storage)
• Azure Disks
• Kubernetes Service
• AVS Virtual machines

Backup Center - a single pane of glass to backup management

Azure Backup Center is the place that unifies the management of the backup of all the datasources across different vaults. We explored this in detail in the below two blog posts. Check these out to learn more about the backup center:

• Simplifying the Azure Backup Center - Part 1
• Simplifying the Azure Backup Center - Part 2