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Back-up tools for Office 365
Taking another run at this topic...
Do you need to backup Office 365 data? The question isn't simple because technology changes all the time and it's hard to backup some applications like Teams and Planner because APIs don't exist. The important thing is for companies to review what data they use, the features available to them, and then figure out if any gaps exist.
TonyRedmond Appreciate all your advice thus far. I'm still in the search for an O365 backup partner that provides point-in-time restore and a good partner portal - monthly billing would be a plus. A scenario that has happened a couple times with our clients (we use SkyKick) is that their files are corrupted (an extension was added) to all files and a backup of the corrupted file was taken. Are there any useful backup solutions that address this that you've found? I'm currently evaluating spanning but they don't have the partner tools quite ready that I'm looking for.
Check out what Commvault has to offer, we fully support EXO, SPO, OneDrive, and Project server with indirect support for Teams data (which the bulk of is stored in EXO, SPO, & OneDrive). Until Microsoft provides a API for Teams to backup and restore the data no vendor will be able to provide direct Teams restore support.
Commvault offers SaaS\BaaS also on a subscription and has many partners\MSP too.
https://commvault.com/office-365
Disclaimer: I work for Commvault, have for the last four years but have worked with Exchange since 1996 and was an Exchange\Office 365 MVP for 12 years. I work hard to keep Commvault marketing honest ;)
My current favorite backup products for Office 365 are AvePoint and Spanning. Both companies are realistic about what they can and cannot backup. I still remain unconvinced that backups are needed if you deploy the full set of features built into Office 365, but if you think you want the comfort of backups, try either of the two above.
