Azure for hot backup

Hi guys,
I can't seem to search this scenario.
Can Azure be used as a Hot Backup? An on-prem server is backed up on the the Azure Cloud. When some disaster befalls the on prem server, can we switch to the cloud server?
Most document just discusses the backup and restore capabilities of Azure but not as hot backup capabilities.
Thanks,
Jojo

Hi Jojo,
You can backup your op-promise server on Azure Cloud. Please refer to this page about how to configure it:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2014/05/08/using-and-monitoring-azure-backup-for-windows-server.aspx
But for Azure Backup how to work, I suggest you can post this issue on Azure back up forum for more details.
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/azure/en-US/home?forum=windowsazureonlinebackup
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Allahmorad wrote:
Hi,
Dears,
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1: put the db in archive log mode
2: set the db_sid to correct one
3: login to sqlplus
4: verify the name of the db that you are connected to
select name from v$database;
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another command to check
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8: startup the db in mount mode
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10: open the database
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desc employees;
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I want to change Cold Backup to Hot Backup. Does
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