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Back-up tools for Office 365
The basic workloads are a good start, but remember that you're unlikely to change your backup solution once you choose one.
And Skykick does basically the same: https://www.skykick.com/product-descriptions/backup-1607/
Set Up:
- Cloud Backup discovers all current Office 365 data available for backup
- Exchange Online mailboxes and public folders
- SharePoint Online sites
- OneDrive for Business accounts
They mention Teams and Office 365 Groups, but that is just the group mailbox and files.
| Office 365 Groups and Microsoft Teams | |||
| Deleted item retention | 30 days | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Mailbox Storage Capacity (Conversations & Calendar) | 50 GB | Unlimited Backup | 50 GB + Unlimited Backup |
| Data Storage Capacity (Files & Notebook) | 1 TB | Unlimited Backup | 1 TB + Unlimited Backup |
| Backup and restore Conversations, Calendar, Files, and Notebook |  |
Just to share another vendor: AvePoint.
Attached are the currently supported content sources.
The mentioned scope is one thing. Other things to consider:
- is geo-replication supported?
- what backup storage types are supported (Azure, AWS, SFTP, etc.)?
- does your vendor support release rings (for testing)?
- is access to backup data audited and security trimmed?
- how can end users restore their content, e.g. with a Teams-Bot
- Is your vendor ISO 27001 certified?
- does your vendor provide "Right to be forgotten" capabilities in regards to GDPR?
Just some points, AvePoint also supports.
These are just some questions you should ask yourself and your SaaS Vendor, when deciding for an Office 365 backup solution.