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Does anyone have a backup strategy for SQL Azure databases?

I'm using SQL Azure on a project and it works great. The problem is that the usual backup features do not exist. I have exported the database a couple of times using SQLAzureMW ( http://sqlazuremw.codeplex.com/ ) but this tool is now choking trying to download the database data with bcp. In any case, it's not as nice a solution as SQL Server backups.

Is anyone aware of a commercial or open source tool, or other technique, for making reliable backups of SQL Azure databases? This is really a showstopper.

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Microsoft takes care of the backups for you. There is no reason to back up SQL Azure databases yourself.

Tom Cabanski  2010-04-14 12:59:18
Whilst MS take care of the backups, there are still a lot of good reasons to want your own copy. Check the limit of liability terms of the contract.
Andrew  2010-04-14 13:05:52
I certainly hope this is true, but I think we will need to periodically back up on our own. MS does not give me any way to manage the backups they are supposedly creating.
Pete  2010-04-14 13:33:04
I was just outlining how Microsoft has it working right now. I never said I liked it or would trust it with my customer's production data. That's why I host application on Amazon EC2 or Rackspace with a licensed copy of SQL Server that I control and backup.
Tom Cabanski  2010-04-14 17:49:37

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