Sometimes when people envision the places where a company’s valuable data is stored, they’re thinking about financial books, custom CRM or ERP software built to keep customer or logistical data, or a locked server room way in the back of the office. The reality is that much of the most valuable data a company has is (for better or worse) kept in email inboxes, Microsoft Excel documents or OneNote archives.
Naturally, you might think that Microsoft would back up O365 data, but they do not. “Microsoft provides powerful services within O365 – but a comprehensive backup of your Office 365 data is not one of them,” says Veeam – a SWICKtech partner and Backup solution for O365.
For you data backup gurus out there, Office 365 doesn’t follow the classic 3-2-1 rule for backing up data; 3 copies of the data on 2 forms of media with one of the copies kept offsite.
Microsoft does however provide some basic tools to protect data from common types of damage. For example, Office puts deleted files in a folder where they can be recovered for a while – but there are many ways in which data can be lost and backups become necessary.
There are a number of 3rd party backup providers to choose from, including Veeam as we mentioned earlier, SWICKtech can provide Veeam services as part of our O365 backup solution, set up to provide a custom solution for your organization’s needs.
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