BackupAssist 365

How we migrated from on-premise Exchange Server to Office 365 in a hurry

Due to the recent Exchange Server vulnerabilities, we were keen to decommission our on-premise Exchange Server and move to Office 365 in a hurry. That enabled us to perfect a migration method that worked smoothly and met all of our business objectives. We think it’s certainly worth sharing!

Guides

Your first full backup of Office 365 – your top questions answered!

If you’re backing up your Microsoft 365 or Office 365 tenant for the first time with BackupAssist 365, you probably have a lot of questions.

How long will it take? Will I be throttled? Are there security considerations to think about? These and many other questions will be answered here!

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How BackupAssist 365 handles viruses and malware in mailboxes

Spam emails are a major way that ransomware spreads – so we don’t want to backup such malware! Yet, we estimate over 50% of companies have mailboxes that contain messages with virus or malware attachments. Fortunately, BackupAssist 365 has a safety feature that keeps your backups clean.

Cyber Resilience

Switching cloud storage providers with BackupAssist

It’s common to shop around for a better deal – better health cover, a cheaper mortgage rate – and the same is true for cloud storage. What might have been the ideal solution for your business twelve months ago may now not be today. So what if you want to switch where you store your cloud backups?

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How to back up Office 365, SharePoint Online and Teams Documents for free – updated for 2022

Many businesses, small and large, now use Office 365 (Microsoft 365) and SharePoint Online as a file share in the cloud. We look at two free and one inexpensive way to back up those Document Libraries, protecting yourself from data corruption and deletion. Best of all, all three methods are fast and easy… and as a bonus, they can also be used to back up files in Microsoft Teams.

Cyber Resilience

What affects the speed of backups and recoveries in BackupAssist ER?

We often hear from clients that the feature set of BackupAssist ER makes it a cost-effective alternative to DRaaS solutions – with key features being able to cut downtime to just a few minutes by virtualizing the recovery on-premise, and to be able to fully recover from the cloud copy of the backup.

Cyber Resilience

The effect of CPU on cloud backup and recovery speeds in BackupAssist ER

Using the D2D2C capability of BackupAssist ER is a great way to get your full system backups into the cloud. If you’re seeking the ultimate performance for backup or recovery, it’s worth noting that the speed of the CPU on the client machine can make a difference in high performance network environments. Here’s some pointers on how to get the most out of BackupAssist ER.