{"id":59454,"date":"2025-06-12T10:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/?p=59454"},"modified":"2025-06-13T09:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T07:35:14","slug":"microsoft-365-backup-native-protection-for-your-cloud-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-365-backup-native-protection-for-your-cloud-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft 365 Backup: Native Protection for Your Cloud Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did you know: Microsoft offers its <strong>own native backup solution for Microsoft 365<\/strong>\u2014designed to protect and restore your cloud data across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-59520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-800x382.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-800x382.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-500x239.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-150x72.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-768x367.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-1536x734.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-3-2048x978.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many customers have asked whether there exists a built-in backup solution for Microsoft 365.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The answer is: <strong>yes, it does exist<\/strong>. It is called <strong>Microsoft 365 Backup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is Microsoft 365 Backup?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft 365 Backup is a Microsoft-hosted, cloud-native backup solution that allows organizations to\u00a0<strong>automatically protect and restore<\/strong>\u00a0data across Microsoft 365 services, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Exchange Online<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>SharePoint Online<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>OneDrive for Business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Teams (coming soon)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is built directly into the Microsoft 365 platform and managed through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-license-assignments-move-to-microsoft-365-admin-center\/\">Microsoft 365 admin center<\/a> or Microsoft Graph API<\/strong>. It is being <strong>backed up in Azure<\/strong>, and is <strong>paid via an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-azure-new-policy-on-unused-subscriptions-blocking-and-deletion\/\">Azure subscription<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Licensing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft 365 Backup is sold as a <strong>pay-as-you-go solution<\/strong> with no license requirements, aside from needing a SharePoint or Exchange Online license for the source data that\u2019s being protected. Pricing is based on the volume of data protected and the retention period selected, and costs <strong>$0.15\/GB\/month<\/strong> for Backup data storage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*Pricing is for demonstrational purposes only and is non-binding.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-59454-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-10-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-10-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup.mp4\">https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-10-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Point-in-time restore<\/strong> for mailboxes, files, and SharePoint sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Granular recovery<\/strong>\u00a0of individual items or full workloads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated backup policies<\/strong>\u00a0with flexible retention settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fast recovery<\/strong>\u00a0powered by Microsoft\u2019s global cloud infrastructure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built-in security and compliance<\/strong>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/microsoft-copilot-for-microsoft-365-data-residency\/\">data residency<\/a> controls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No third-party infrastructure required<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 runs natively in Microsoft 365.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Centralized management<\/strong>\u00a0via the Microsoft 365 admin center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quick restore times<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 recover data in minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Predictable pricing<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 billed per GB per month, only pay for what you use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Use Cases<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59467 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-2.png 359w, https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/media\/2025\/06\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-06-12-Update-Microsoft-365-Backup-2-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Ransomware Recovery<\/strong>: Quickly roll back to a known-good state using point-in-time recovery, minimizing downtime and data loss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compliance Investigations<\/strong>: Retrieve historical data for audits or legal holds without relying on external vendors or complex exports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accidental Deletion<\/strong>: Restore a deleted mailbox, file, or Teams chat (coming soon) with just a few clicks\u2014even after the standard retention period has passed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Can I restore individual items?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yes. You can restore individual emails, files, folders, or entire mailboxes\/sites.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How long can I retain data?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Retention policies are flexible and can be configured to meet your compliance needs\u2014from days to years.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Can Microsoft Teams data be backed up and restored?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, only files stored in SharePoint sites for a Teams channel are backed up if those sites are in your Microsoft 365 Backup protection policy. Team chats or any other content stored on Teams servers are not currently protected.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How often are backups captured?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The restore point frequency (also known as the recovery point objective), describes how frequently backups are captured. For Exchange, the restore point frequency is every 10 minutes for the full prior year. For OneDrive and SharePoint, the restore point frequency is every 10 minutes for the previous 14 days\u2014reducing to a weekly frequency from 14 days to 365 days prior.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What Should I Do Now?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Evaluate your current backup strategy<\/strong>: Are you relying on third-party tools or manual exports?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider switching to Microsoft 365 Backup<\/strong>\u00a0for tighter integration, faster recovery, and simplified compliance. You can activate this via an Azure subscription.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/contact\/\">Contact SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT\u00a0<\/a> to provide you with an Azure Subscription to be used for Microsoft 365 Backup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/backup\/?view=o365-worldwide\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/backup\/?view=o365-worldwide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Product Page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/microsoft-365-backup\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/microsoft-365-backup<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Set up Microsoft 365 Backup: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/backup\/backup-setup\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/backup\/backup-setup<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know: Microsoft offers its own native backup solution for Microsoft 365\u2014designed to protect and restore your cloud data across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. &nbsp; Background Many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":33016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[288,248,242,149,342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-365","category-microsoft-azure","category-microsoft-onedrive","category-microsoft-sharepoint-online","category-microsoft-teams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59454"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59524,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59454\/revisions\/59524"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.systems\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}