The fact that organizations need to backup their Microsoft 365 deployments has been well established. Microsoft is based on a shared responsibility model in which Microsoft is responsible for protecting the underlying infrastructure, and subscribers are responsible for protecting their own data. This means that if you use Microsoft 365, you have to back up your own data.  In their Services Agreement, Microsoft makes it very clear on the delineation around customer data, “We don’t claim ownership of Your Content. Your Content remains Your Content, and you are responsible for it.” Read more

Welcome back to the second part of our three-part blog series, where we continue to revisit what leading IT analyst firm, Gartner, suggests for protecting Microsoft 365. In the first post, we looked at what Gartner identified as risks associated with Microsoft 365. Read more

In life, we must make informed choices and decisions about the services and products we consume and rely on recommendations and thorough research. In these cases, we often look to those we consider to be experts in their respective areas. Gartner is one of the top technology research firms that’s dedicated to delivering actionable objective observations to the industry. Read more

Microsoft Teams has become a linchpin for communication and collaboration in modern organizations. However, this reliance also brings a heightened risk of data loss, which could result in operational disruptions, productivity losses, or legal issues. Read more

Today’s enterprises are increasingly reliant on cloud services, such as Microsoft 365, for efficient collaboration and productivity. But the looming question remains — should you back up Microsoft 365 data? There are many opinions — as well as misconceptions — on this topic, but in this blog, we will help you separate facts from fiction so you can make an informed decision on whether to protect this data. We’ll also provide some insight into how to protect Microsoft 365 data with Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. Read more

Over the last several years, Microsoft has worked on APIs and authentication methods to help organizations mitigate security concerns around compromised credentials. These advances include Azure Vault, MFA, Ephemeral accounts, enterprise applications and more. Read more

It is amazing to see validation, innovation and adoption of all of the hard work that the Veeam product teams have put in over the years. It seems like just yesterday we launched the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 product! In November of 2016, Veeam went into a new space protecting this critical data service. Read more

Data protection is a top concern for businesses in today's digital landscape. Veeam, a leading provider of data management solutions, continues to innovate to ensure the security and availability of critical data. Read more

 Veeam ONE is Veeam's prized monitoring and reporting software for Veeam Backup & Replication, and it gives users insight into both their infrastructure components and job metrics. The release of Veeam ONE v12 and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7 also comes with the ability to monitor your Microsoft 365 backup environment as well. The best part is that this comes at no additional licensing cost since the monitoring of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 inside Veeam ONE is completely free. This  Veeam ONE integration gives you insight into your backups, proxies, repositories and so much more all in a single view, and it’s all accessible through several convenient vehicles. Read on to learn more about all of these new, ... Read more

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 has now been on the market for over half a decade and protects over 14 million Microsoft 365 users. Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) recently wrote a technical review about Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. The review, downloadable here, focused on the results of a detailed evaluation of the solution. Read more