Azure SQL business continuity: zone redundancy vs failover groups vs geo-replication vs geo-restore

This sheet compares Zone redundancy, Active geo-replication, Auto-failover groups, Geo-restore.

CriterionZone redundancyActive geo-replicationAuto-failover groupsGeo-restore
ScopeAvailability zones within one regionReadable secondary in another regionCross-region group behind a single listenerRebuild from geo-redundant backups in any region

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