Generally Available: Immutability to the most recent seven days of backups on Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance
Microsoft announced general availability of this Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance update in August 2026.
Launched1 version
Facts
- Microsoft id
568339- Status
- Launched
- Products
- Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Update type
- Features
- Product categories
- Databases, Hybrid + multicloud
- General availability
- August 2026
- Status pages
- Azure SQL Database status, Azure SQL Managed Instance status
- First captured by us
- (from our first import of this list)
- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
To enhance backup protection, Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance now automatically apply immutability to the most recent seven days of backups.
What Microsoft changed
One version so far. If Microsoft edits it, each change shows here with what was removed and added.
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As first seen: Launched
- Status
- Launched
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