Generally Available: Regional Disaster Recovery by Azure Backup for AKS

In today’s digital landscape, cloud administrators face the challenge of ensuring data and applications remain protected, compliant, and resilient amidst evolving cyber threats. We’re excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Vaulted Backup support in [Azure Backup for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/azure-kubernetes-service-backup-overview) This new feature helps organizations meet compliance requirements, enhance operational resilience, and protect cloud-native applications from regional disasters. Key Benefits for Azure Customers: * Disaster Recovery Across Regions: Cross-Region Restore supports critical failover capabilities, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery compliance * Regulatory Compliance: Achieve long-term retention (LTR) for up to 10 years to meet global compliance frameworks. * Enhanced Security & Cyber Resilience: Immutable vaults and role-based access control protect backup data from ransomware and unauthorized access. With GA support for Vaulted backups of AKS, Azure Backup simplifies compliance, strengthens security, and improves resilience for cloud-native environments. [Activate Azure Backup for your AKS clusters](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/tutorial-restore-aks-backups-across-regions) today to enable robust, compliant data protection. [Learn more](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/tutorial-restore-aks-backups-across-regions).