I have a rails app running on Linux on nosupportVPS hosting that needs a safe backup solution. From what I understand I can interact with Azure storage via a REST API so whatever language I use is irrelevant.

It is a small site, and need to backup once a week or so. The amount of data is relatively tiny, about 500 MB initially and a few dozen MB each week.

Ideally, I would love to be able to run something similar to rsync to track changes before uploading redundant data. I have two directories with various assets, mainly images and videos that can be tar and gzipped up if need be along with a postgres backup file. A sync ability would be great since the majority of what I need to backup never changes.

I would like a reasonable download speed if I need to use the backup. 

Of course, as cheap as possible and from what I can tell my needs are basically free, but not really.

The backup service seems awfully pricey for my needs. Would the cloud storage fit or should I look elsewhere and just use a dirt cheap VPS?

Thanks

Hello!

Please stay tuned as we're looking into your query and shall update this thread with our findings.

Thank you,

Arvind

Hi,

Are you Looking for a Storage option which would act as a VHD for your Linux Machine or a Backup option?
For various Storage options you could refer the following links where Blob Storage might meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/storage/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/storage/

Also, for various Backup options you could refer the following links and check if they meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/backup/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/backup/

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Malar.

Hi,

Are you Looking for a Storage option which would act as a VHD for your Linux Machine or a Backup option?
For various Storage options you could refer the following links where Blob Storage might meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/storage/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/storage/

Also, for various Backup options you could refer the following links and check if they meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/backup/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/backup/

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Malar.

• Marked as answer by Nagamalar NagarajanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 1 hour 24 minutes ago

Hi,

Are you Looking for a Storage option which would act as a VHD for your Linux Machine or a Backup option?
For various Storage options you could refer the following links where Blob Storage might meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/storage/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/storage/

Also, for various Backup options you could refer the following links and check if they meet your requirements:
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/backup/
http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/backup/

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Malar.

• Marked as answer by Nagamalar NagarajanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Thursday, July 02, 2015 5:53 AM