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Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams simplifies the targeted search for files and content in the backed up Teams data . Entire company channels can be flexibly restored with just a few clicks , right down to the file and message level . “ The restore function works incredibly quickly and easily ,” said Natschläger . “ It doesn ’ t require any special knowledge ; our employees were able to use the tool immediately , without any training .”
After the convincing test results , Swietelsky quickly decided to deploy Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office
EMPLOYEES QUICKLY STARTED TO USE MICROSOFT TEAMS TO SHARE DOCUMENTS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND PHOTOS OR TO JOINTLY EDIT CONTRACTS ONLINE .
365 across the company . “ Product experts from Veeam gave us some valuable tips , for example on optimising performance in conjunction with the Microsoft cloud . It also helped us to perfectly map our individual retention policies ,” said Natschläger .
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 provides managers with detailed daily reports on the backups that have been performed . If an error occurs , the IT team is notified immediately and can take the necessary measures . Once a quarter , a detailed restore test is then performed as part of an internal audit .
“ With Veeam , we do not only have the certainty that our team data is secure , but we can also prove this at any time ,” said Natschläger . “ Thanks to Veeam , we passed the mandatory restore tests for our ISO / IEC 27001 certification with flying colours . More than 40 GB of data could be restored in less than 30 minutes .”
“ Our direction is clear : in the future , cloud services such as Microsoft Office 365 will play an increasingly important role in our work ,” said Lehner . “ The switch from our on-prem Exchange infrastructure to an Exchange Online solution has already begun , for example . The fact that we have already found the right backup solution with Veeam makes this process much easier . We expect to complete the migration faster than planned .”
Result
• Comprehensive data protection for 5,500 Microsoft Teams users : Swietelsky ’ s employees in 19 countries increasingly communicate via Microsoft Teams and share thousands of documents and messages via the platform every day . Veeam protects all content stored there from data loss due to accidental deletion or security threats .
• Restoring Microsoft Teams objects in minutes : “ Veeam is much easier to use than other backup solutions we have worked with ,” said Natschläger . “ We can use it to restore individual files or even complete channels and tabs in Microsoft Teams with just a few clicks .”
• Reliable adherence to ISO / IEC 27001 and other compliance requirements : Swietelsky uses Veeam to ensure important information such as construction warranties is stored securely for the prescribed period . Veeam ’ s integrated eDiscovery capabilities make it easy to retrieve emails , documents or chats for legally required purposes . Swietelsky also conducts regular restore tests with Microsoft Teams data , meeting the requirements for ISO / IEC 27001 certification of IT . p
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