Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 V.7 Delivers Protection Vs. Cyber Attacks and Outages

Veeam Software, Inc. released Backup f or Microsoft 365 v7, the backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365 including Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams.

With over 14 million users protected, the latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 strengthens data protection by enabling immutability, delivering advanced monitoring and analytics across the backup infrastructure environment, along with increased control for BaaS through a deeper integration with Veeam Service Provider Console.

“Microsoft 365 is at the center of communications for many organizations and protecting that data at the highest level has never been more important,” said Danny Allan, CTO and SVP product strategy, Veeam. “With 78% of organizations protecting Microsoft 365 with either third-party or BaaS ⁽ⁱ⁾, companies recognize the need to protect their critical data and the ability to rapidly recover from inevitable ransomware and cyber-attacks. As Veeam strives to keep businesses running, this latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 delivers greater peace of mind and data confidence.”

Highlights of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7, include:

Immutable backup copies: Confidence that Microsoft 365 data is protected vs. ransomware attacks. Immutable copies can be stored on any object storage repository, including Microsoft Azure Blob/Archive, Amazon S3/Glacier and S3-compatible storage with support for S3 Object Lock.
Complete visibility: Integration with Veeam ONE and Veeam Data Platform provides advanced monitoring, reporting and alerts for Microsoft 365 backup environments, ensuring reliability of the recovery strategy.
Increased control for BaaS: Tenants have more self-service backup, monitoring and restore options to address more day-to-day requirements.

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Version 7 provides 2 integrations with Backup for Microsoft 365: Veeam ONE and Veeam Service Provider Console. Monitoring and reporting delivered through ONE v12 allows proactive monitoring of Microsoft 365 backup and storage resources through an at-a-glance dashboard. Users receive alerts to resolve issues immediately and can leverage SLA reports to ensure compliance and RPOs are met.

The 2nd integration builds upon existing features in Veeam Service Provider Console, which allows organizations to have increased control when leveraging BaaS for Microsoft 365 backups with a Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partner. Tenants will gain the autonomy to create backups, monitor protected data and recover at any time without service provider assistance. Secure onboarding, automated billing and REST API support provides an easier and more seamless adoption experience.

In addition to Microsoft Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, the self-service restore portal includes support for Microsoft Teams. Users can choose their own individual restore points as needed and restore SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business folders.

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7 is available and may be added to the Veeam Data Platform Advanced or Premium Editions as a platform extension or operate as a standalone offering.

The company will highlight Veeam Data Platform during VeeamON 2023, the community event for data recovery experts, which will take place May 22-24 in Miami, FL and online. Designed by and built for the backup and recovery professional, attendees will expand their skills, celebrate with the community, and share industry knowledge with content from AWS, HPE and more. Registration for the in-person event is open.

“Veeam is a valued partner, innovating with new backup capabilities for Microsoft 365 and Teams. We are excited about the new backup copy functionality with immutability support in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7, which helps protect against ransomware attacks and provides added resiliency for Microsoft 365 data in the cloud. This feature allows users to store their backups in Azure Blob hot, cool, and archive tiers, ensuring that their data is safe and compliant with regulatory requirements,” said Yaron Hezroni, director, product management, Microsoft Corp.

“Many organizations wrongly believe that because their data and applications are now delivered as a service, it will be automatically backed up and recovered. The reality is that this is just not the case at all. For Microsoft 365, we identified that a vast majority of organizations report not being able to recover 100% of their data, which is the ‘design point’ for mission-critical applications. That’s why a solution like Veeam is key. It makes business sense. It makes technical sense. And, it does not require your teams to have PhDs in backup and recovery to deploy,” said Christophe Bertrand, practice director, Enterprise Strategy Group.

“Immutability is a key feature and requirement for Admiral, so it’s great to see this feature coming in v7. Protecting our data is naturally paramount to us. We run a variety of reports using Veeam ONE for Veeam Backup & Replication and we’ve been anticipating more alignment with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and the reporting capability. The new features of monitoring and reporting integrating into Veeam ONE are going to be key benefits for us,” said David Loveless, infrastructure manager, Admiral Group plc.

“Immutable backup copies will enhance our security and are perfectly integrated with Azure functionality. Monitoring capabilities and the self-service portal integration with Microsoft Teams will make the life of engineers much easier,” said Aleh Sadaunichy, network and architect manager, Lyreco Group.