24 May 2019
Your Office 365 cloud data is not backed up!
It's easy to believe that once your data has been uploaded to Microsoft's cloud, either on Outlook email, Teams or OneDrive, it's safely protected for all time. In fact, this is only half the story and doesn't protect your data from a major data centre failure or accidental and malicious acts.
Full Office 365 backups give you security
With more and more businesses working in the cloud, it's easy to view your online copy as your backup. Your online copy does give you a degree of protection; versioning allows you to go back to previous document amendments and reinstate changes or deletions, while the recycle bin offers various grace periods before it's gone forever. 14 days for email, 30 days for Teams and 186 days for OneDrive, assuming that you don't manually empty the recycle bin.
Many accidental user errors, such as deletions or overwrites, can be recovered from using these methods. But when a user has negligently or deliberately deleted data, then there is no recovery.
If a file is deleted and the recycle bin emptied by the document owner, everyone the file is shared with loses the document too. According to backup provider Skykick, 71% of data loss is due to user error.
Safety and compliance
In addition to the smooth running of the company, many businesses have a legal requirement to retain data too. By backing up your online files, you also protect yourself from wider issues, such as disputes where digital evidence is required.
Online backup that's straightforward and secure
As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Strident work with Skykick to provide an industry-leading backup solution for Office 365. At just £2 per user per month, Skykick frequently backs ups all email, Teams, Sharepoint and OneDrive data to a separate, secure UK Microsoft data centre.
As these are true backups, not just synchronised copies, all emails and files can be stored and restored for an indefinite period. And because it runs automatically in the background online, it requires no manual intervention or a computer to be left on.
Strident can make online backups part of a data security plan that suits your business. Call Chris on 01473 835 280.
