BACKUP SOLUTION

Backup and Restore
Microsoft Office 365

Securely protect your Microsoft Office 365 organization from security threats and retention policy gaps.
Quickly restore your business-critical data with fast, easy recovery.

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Fast and secure backup for

Outlook

Outlook

Outlook Calendar

Outlook Calendar

Outlook Contacts

Outlook Contacts

OneDrive for Business

OneDrive for Business

SharePoint

SharePoint

Teams File Data

Teams Files

Domain or
user-level backups

Restore to
local or cloud

Built-in Azure AD
application registration

Microsoft recommends third-party backups

Microsoft is not liable for any disruption or loss you may suffer. In the event of an outage, you may not be able to retrieve Your Content or Data that you’ve stored. We recommend that you regularly backup Your Content and Data that you store on the Services or store using Third-Party Apps and Services.

Key Features to Protect your Office 365 Data

Self-hosted

Backup Features

  • Backup mailboxes – emails, attachments, calendars & contacts
  • Backup files within OneDrive for Business & SharePoint sites
  • Backup files and attachments from Microsoft Teams
  • Backup to your own storage
  • Options to backup all or selected mailboxes/sites
  • High performance incremental backups
  • Quick and easy search/filter features
Self-hosted

Restore Features

  • Restore full mailbox or selected emails
  • Preview emails before restoring
  • Restore SharePoint sites, OneDrive and Teams files within the associated site
  • Restore from any point in time
  • Restore to local PC
  • Restore to original O365 or custom cloud location
  • Quick and advanced sort/search features
  • Restore with default or customizable retention policies
Self-hosted

Management Features

  • Built-in Azure AD application registration
  • Remote configurations via Comet Server
  • Instant credential validations using 'Test connection' feature
  • Backup / Restore job logs
  • Up to date O365 accounts list - auto add/remove accounts
  • Single cloud console to manage and monitor backups
  • Schedule backups, manually enable/disable backups

Centralized Management with Comet’s Intuitive User Interface

Microsoft Office 365 data is secure, easily discoverable and always accessible

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Frequently Asked Questions about Office 365 Backup

What is meant by an O365 user on Comet’s pricing page?

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Any user with Microsoft Office 365 account is O365 user. Only active users are available for selection from the Office 365 Admin Center. Mailboxes of guest users, deleted users, eDiscovery, and Journals are not available in the Admin Center selection list for backup.

How does the pricing for Microsoft Office 365 booster work?

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Comet charges per protected Microsoft Office user account. ("User" in the context of Microsoft Office 365 refers to any Azure AD account, whether licensed or unlicensed.)

For a single protected user, all of the below services are included in the $1.50 booster charge: Mailbox (emails, calendar, contacts, attachments), SharePoint Sites, OneDrive for Business and Teams Files.

Scenario 1: User A has a mailbox, Teams files, and a SharePoint that is not shared with other users. The cost of protecting User A = $1.50 for the O365 user = $1.50/device per month (in USD).

Shared resources (SharePoint groups/Teams sites) count all the users as "protected" and bill for each individual user. For a shared mailbox, only the shared mailbox is backed up and you will not get billed for users with access to that shared mailbox.

Scenario 2: User A backs up their mailbox + Teams files + a SharePoint site that is shared with User B and User C. The cost of protecting this organization = $1.50 to protect User A + $1.50 to protect User B + $1.50 to protect User C = $4.50/device per month (in USD).

Calculate your monthly usage with our Backup Cost Calculator.

Which computer is connecting to Microsoft and reading the email data?
Is this running on a server that I set up, or on the user's desktop?

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It's running on the end-user's Comet Backup device, for complete privacy and to support local backup destinations. Another option is to run a Comet Backup device in the cloud on behalf of your protected customer – Azure has the best connection to Microsoft Office 365.

Can multiple tenants be backed up from a single device?

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Yes from a single device multiple Protected Items can be created, each pointing to a different Microsoft Office 365 tenant organization.

Will new mailboxes automatically be included in the backup when “All mailboxes” is selected?

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Yes – If you choose "All mailboxes", the list of mailboxes will be scanned at the start of every backup job. Alternatively, you can select individual mailboxes using any of the following selections:

  • Choose to backup all users or only selected users
  • Backup all users except for the selected users

Will the backup / restore run if the endpoint is offline?

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The backup and restore operations are performed by the Comet Backup device. The Comet Backup device must be online to perform a backup or restore job. If the end-user does not have a suitable endpoint device, you could consider hosting a device on their behalf in the cloud.