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Secure your Business Data with Reliable Cloud Backup Solutions.

In today’s digital landscape, data is the lifeblood of your business. Losing critical information due to hardware failure, cyberattacks, or human error can have devastating consequences. Don’t leave your valuable data vulnerable. We offer comprehensive and reliable backup solutions tailored to protect your entire IT environment. Explore our key backup services below:

Desktop and Server Backup with Acronis:

Ensure the safety and recoverability of your critical workstation and server data with our robust Acronis-powered backup solutions. We provide efficient and secure local or cloud-based backups, allowing for rapid recovery in case of system failures, accidental deletions, or ransomware attacks. Protect your operating systems, applications, configurations, and valuable files with a solution trusted by businesses worldwide for its reliability and speed.

Microsoft 365 Backup with Dropsuite:

Safeguard your essential Microsoft 365 data, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams. While Microsoft provides data redundancy, it’s not a true backup solution against accidental deletion, retention policy gaps, or malicious activity. Our Dropsuite-powered service offers automated, secure, and searchable backups of your Microsoft 365 environment, ensuring business continuity and compliance.

Google Workspace Backup with Dropsuite:

Protect your critical data within Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Contacts, and Sites. Similar to Microsoft 365, relying solely on Google’s native features leaves you vulnerable to data loss scenarios. Our Dropsuite solution provides comprehensive and automated backups of your Google Workspace data, allowing for point-in-time recovery and ensuring you maintain control over your valuable information.

Gain the peace of mind that comes with knowing your critical business data is safe and recoverable. Our expert team in Stellenbosch is ready to implement the right backup strategy for your needs. Take the first step towards data security – reach out to us today.

Protecting Your Microsoft Office 365 Data

Is a Shared Responsibility

As more organizations adopt Microsoft® Office 365®, questions may arise about the role of Microsoft in keeping your data safe and recoverable. It’s important to know that, while Microsoft is primarily focused on availability, your trusted IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) is the one to rely on for helping ensure recoverability and retention of Office 365 data.

Just as you count on your MSP to manage and protect your other computing resources and data, they will likely be the ones you call upon when you discover data retention gaps or suffer accidental data loss with Office 365.

Microsoft’s responsibility*

Microsoft Global Infrastructure

Uptime of Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Service

Office 365 Data Replication

Uptime of Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Service

Recycle Bin

Limited short-term data loss recovery (no point-in-time recovery)

Infrastructure-Level

Physical security
Logical security
App-level security
User/admin controls

Role as Data Processor

Data privacy regulatory controls industry certification HIPPA, Sarbanes-Oxley

Your responsibility

Together with your IT Provider

Your Office 365 Data

Access and control of your data residing in Office 365

Office 365 Backup

Copy of your data stored in a different location

Full Data Retention

ST an LT retention filling any/all policy gaps granular and point-in-time recovery options

Data-Level

Internal
Accidental deletion, malicious insiders, employee retaliation, evidence tampering

External
Ransomware, malware hackers, rogue apps

Role as Data Owner

Answer to corporate and industry regulations

Demands from internal legal and compliance offices

OFFICE 365 DEFAULT DATA RETENTION

Many businesspeople do not fully realize there are limits to Microsoft’s default data retention policies. If your MSP is not providing you with a data-protection solution for Office 365, you may find yourself in an unpleasant situation where vital material has been permanently deleted. Without a backup, even the most skilled MSP will not be able to recover your data, which is highlighted in the table below (assuming use of Business Essentials or Business Premium):

*If using Office 365 Business Essentials or Business Premium, 50 GB of active data storage is available.

** If using Office 365 Business Essentials or Business Premium, 50 GB of archive data storage persists as long as the
subscription is active. If a user account or mailbox is deleted, after 90 days, the archive is permanently deleted. Admins must set up archiving rules, or end users must manually move items into the archive. NOTE: This data is accurate as of January 2020.

*** Active data is backed up on an ongoing basis, and for seven years all restore points are maintained. Active data restore points more than seven years old will be deleted.

*If using Office 365 Business Essentials or Business Premium, 1 TB of active data storage is available per OneDrive user and persists as long as the subscription is active.

** If using Office 365 Business Essentials or Business Premium, 1 TB of active storage is available per SharePoint site
collection.

*** Active data is backed up on an ongoing basis, and for one year all restore points are maintained. Active data restore points more than one year old will be deleted.

NOTE: This data is accurate as of January 2020.

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