Are You Backing Up Your Microsoft Office 365 Services?

A Microsoft services company can help you recover O365 data loss due to any level of disaster. Contact us today for all your IT managed services needs.  

Bill Tobey who works with North Carolina IT company HitsTech offers the following insights in proper backup strategies for Microsoft Office 365.

If you use Microsoft Office 365, your data isn't automatically backed up. A local managed service provider maybe your best option to get regular backups for disaster recovery and business continuity purposes.

Your Microsoft partner can provide backup services to its customers. Let your information technology company keeps your data and critical systems safe in case of a catastrophic event. IT consultants can assess your current systems and help you build a business continuity plan. This would include:

• Full network backups, including applications, files, programs and even your operating system. This enables you to recover in a hurry if the unthinkable happens.

• Your Microsoft Office 365 support company provides local and cloud-based backups in a natural or manmade event, such as an earthquake, data breach or fire.

• We'll get your business up and running from backup equipment while we take care of any server issues that arise.

Do You Know How to Preserve Content and Data from O365?

Here's a snippet from the O365 Microsoft Services Agreement outlining the company's own recommendation to turn to third-party vendors for backup solutions:

"Microsoft is not liable for any disruption or loss you may suffer...You may not be able to retrieve Your Content or Data...We recommend that you regularly backup Your Content and Data...using Third-Party Apps and Services."

Hiring an IT consulting company to backup Office 365 data keeps your data, applications and systems secure. It also simplifies the disaster recovery process.

So why isn't your business using a third-party backup provider?

Microsoft only keeps purged email data for 14 days. This presents a huge issue if important emails are deleted and need to be recovered. That's just one reason to turn to a third-party service to help you recover lost data from backups.

What's at Stake?

So far, we see a very narrow recovery window for your unprotected data and complete handwashing of liability on Microsoft's side as part of their official policy. Still not convinced?

There are other threats to your business as a result of not backing up your Office 365 files, applications and operating systems. What if you can't find an RFP response for an important bid or lose access to executed legal contracts with no physical copies on hand?

These are just a couple of scenarios that paint an embarrassing and difficult picture. Your IT services company is a trusted vendor you can turn to when your company needs to recover sensitive data quickly. Don't lose time and money due to a serious lapse in service on Microsoft's part. We have your backup and recovery plans under control.

Who Protects Your Data When Microsoft Leaves You Exposed?

Microsoft provides great tools that perform well at the enterprise level. However, you need to be able to get up and running when critical data is lost for any reason. Here's our pledge to counter Microsoft's backup gaps:

"Your IT services company gives you a documented procedure, a detailed plan will outline the appropriate reaction to any level of disaster, in order to make sure you're able to recover and everyone is safe."

Turn to a mature MSP with encryption services for data security, backup, transfer and recovery. We use text search and restoration tools to help you find and recover data slices for specific users, which prevents loses data by recovering the entire system. We provide filtering down text strings in email attachments and date modification.

Contact your IT managed service provider to determine your Office 365 Backup needs.

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