Rewind Backups for Azure DevOps provides you with an automated, secure method of safeguarding the data your company runs on. Once you connect your Azure DevOps instance, a full backup will begin immediately, ensuring that you are protected almost immediately. Backups can take time to complete, depending on the amount of data in your repositories.
What does Rewind backup for Azure DevOps include?
Rewind backs up the following DevOps items:
- Boards
- Organizations
- Organization feeds
- Organization packages
- Pipelines
- Projects
- Project feeds
- Project packages
- Pull requests
- Work items
- Repository metadata
- Repositories
What does Rewind not backup for Azure DevOps?
Currently, due to API limitations, we are not able to back up the following:
- Shared queries
- Work Item attachments
What can be restored by Rewind for Azure DevOps?
Depending on your needs, you can export either your entire storage of repositories, or individual repositories.
Can I change the frequency of the backups?
Rewind’s automatic backups are performed on a daily basis by default. When you need an additional backup, you can initiate it from your Rewind account using the “Backup Now” function.
How long do you keep the backup snapshots?
Rewind keeps the backup snapshots for 365 days, which are easily accessible through your Rewind account for export.
Do I need storage for the backup files?
No. Rewind Backups for Azure DevOps includes unlimited cloud storage on Rewind Vault. You can access any backup version through the Rewind Vault by clicking versions and choosing a date from the calendar view.
Does Rewind support Azure DevOps Server (formerly Team Foundation Server)?
No. Rewind does not support backups for on-premises instances.