Migration software
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
Suggested in 2 of our migration playbooks, mainly for Identity and security and Email and domains. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
What it handles
The limits of the built-in tools that Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 gets around, as covered in our playbooks.
Essential Eight in Microsoft 365
- Retention is not the same as being able to restoreBacks up Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams to a repository you control, kept for the retention period you set.
- Restore your OneDrive and Restore this library only go back 30 days, and retention is not a tested restore.Backs up Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams to a repository you control.
Move Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy to a tenant you control
- Save add-on data first: GoDaddy deletes itRestores Exchange Online mailboxes, folders, messages, contacts and other items, plus SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams data, and offers a self-service restore portal.
- GoDaddy deletes Email Backup backups and Advanced Email Security during the move, and they cannot be restored.Starts a new backup of mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams in the tenant you now own. It cannot bring back GoDaddy's backups.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Backups and restore testing | Backs up Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams to a repository you control. | Essential Eight in Microsoft 365 |
| Email Backup | Starts a new, separate backup of mailboxes, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams in the tenant you now own. It cannot bring back GoDaddy's backups. | Move Microsoft 365 from GoDaddy to a tenant you control |
Tools for the same jobs
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.