Back up Azure VMs directly from the VM blade

Azure Backup provides the capability to back up a virtual machine directly from virtual machine management blade. You do this by using a Recovery Services vault and a backup policy. The backup policy defines the schedule at which backups will run and how long to retain those backup copies. For more information, please visit the[ ](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/backup-directly-from-vm-blade/)[Azure blog](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/backup-directly-from-vm-blade/)[ ](https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/backup-directly-from-vm-blade/)and [Azure Backup documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vms-first-look-arm#configure-backup-from-vm-management-blade).​ * Azure Backup * Virtual Machines * Features * [ Azure Backup](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/services/backup/) * [ Virtual Machines](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/products/virtual-machines/)