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Automatic backup immutability for Azure SQL DB and Azure SQL MI | Data Exposed

Microsoft Developer (Build) · Aug 20, 2026 · Product Launches

Azure SQL now automatically makes backups immutable for 7 days, no config needed.

“Not the Not Microsoft, not admins, not the subscription admins, nobody.”

Microsoft announced automatic backup immutability for Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, protecting the most recent 7 days of backups from modification or deletion by anyone, including admins and Microsoft itself. The feature is enabled by default with no customer configuration required. This is a cloud database security feature with no direct AI signal.

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