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Michiel van den Broek's avatar
Michiel van den Broek
Iron Contributor
Jul 22, 2016

Back-up tools for Office 365

Started this question a while back on Yammer. What tools do you use to back-up mail and files stored in Office 365?   The fact that your files are back-upped inside and outside the datacenters of...
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TonyRedmond's avatar
TonyRedmond
MVP
Sep 26, 2018

I don`t like that idea either. If you insist on using a backup with Office 365, do yourselves a favor and sign up for one of the cloud-based backup services. Given the volume of messages created and used inside Office 365 today with 100 GB mailboxes and auto-expanding archives, it`s not feasible to use PSTs or individual files. And before you go for a backup solution, ask why you need it, how much it will cost, and how it will add value to your business. 

tim borremans's avatar
tim borremans
Copper Contributor
Oct 04, 2018

Hi, someone already used de veeam tool V2 that just came out for making a backup of the whole Office 365 suite(sharepoint,exchange,onedrive,..)? I'm looking for a good solution, Cloud or on prem, but for on prem we should probably use Veeam. 

 What about the speed of recovering a whole mailbox with Skykick? 

 

regards!

  • TonyRedmond's avatar
    TonyRedmond
    MVP
    Oct 04, 2018

    Veeam doesn't do the whole of the Office 365 suite. It just does the basic workloads (Exchange, SharePoint, Online).

     

    Veeam® Backup for Microsoft Office 365 eliminates the risk of losing access and control over your Office 365 data including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business – so that your data is always Hyper-Availableand protected.

    https://go.veeam.com/backup-office-365

     

    I remain patiently waiting for a backup vendor that can truly process the entire spectrum of Office 365...

    • tim borremans's avatar
      tim borremans
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 04, 2018

      So Skykick isn't the whole solution also..? for starting a backup of Exchange/onedrive/sharepoint/teams would be a good startpoint. 

      • TonyRedmond's avatar
        TonyRedmond
        MVP
        Oct 04, 2018

        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