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A company has a Microsoft SQL Server environment in Microsoft Azure. The databases are stored directly in Azure blob storage. The company uses a complex backup process.
You need to simplify the backup process. Future restores should not require differential or multiple incremental logs to perform a restore.
You need to design a backup solution for the SQL Server instances.
Which option should you use?
A . backup compression
B . backup encryption
C . file snapshot backup
D . mirrored backup media sets
E . SQL Server backup to URL
F . SQL Server Managed Backup to Azure
G . tail-log backup
H . back up and truncate the transaction log
Answer: C
Explanation:
SQL Server File-snapshot backup uses Azure snapshots to provide nearly instantaneous backups and quicker restores for database files stored using the Azure Blob storage service. This capability enables you to simplify your backup and restore policies.
References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/backup-restore/file-
snapshot-backups-for-database-files-in-azure?view=sql-server-2017