Standalone SQL Server: No additional configuration is required to backup the standalone SQL server, you can configure the backup with application aware processing to take the backup of SQL server with ...

Backup and restore to S3-compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022, on-premises or in the cloud.

Update: Azure Backup support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 end of support is now generally available. With SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 approaching end of support, many customers are moving to Azure.

In the case of upgrading SQL Server 2005 to 2008, the new release is evolutionary not revolutionary, using the same architecture so an in-place upgrade may be a common choice.