A common question businesses ask is:
"If our data is in Microsoft 365, do we still need backup?"
Microsoft provides a highly resilient cloud platform and includes several recovery and retention capabilities.
However, cloud availability and business backup are not exactly the same thing.
Microsoft operates the infrastructure behind Exchange Online, OneDrive and SharePoint.
This provides significantly greater infrastructure resilience than most businesses could build themselves.
Employees can accidentally delete emails, files and folders.
Recovery may be possible through built-in functionality, but retention periods and recovery options are not unlimited.
If an attacker gains legitimate access to an account, they may intentionally delete or modify information.
Independent backup provides another recovery layer.
Retention policies can be extremely useful, but their purpose and behaviour are different from traditional independent backups.
Businesses should determine how long they need information to remain recoverable.
Dedicated Microsoft 365 backup solutions can protect
- Exchange Online mailboxes
- OneDrive
- SharePoint
- Teams-related data
The right solution depends on the organisation's recovery requirements.
RepairIT can review your Microsoft 365 environment and recommend an appropriate backup strategy for your business.
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