CodeTwo Backup for Microsoft 365 is an on‑premises backup and recovery solution that gives organizations full control over their Microsoft 365 data. It enables automated, secure, and granular backups of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams. With flexible retention and restore options, it helps organizations maintain data sovereignty, meet compliance requirements, and recover swiftly from data loss.
What’s special about CodeTwo Backup for Microsoft 365?
- Offline Backups: Store Microsoft 365 data locally or on your preferred storage medium to maintain complete control over retention and access.
- Granular Restore: Restore entire mailboxes, sites, or individual items. Emails, attachments, or documents—without overwriting existing data.
- Unlimited Retention: Decide how long your data is stored, no auto‑deletion or vendor‑imposed limits.
- Incremental Backups: After the initial full backup, only changed or new items are copied to optimize performance and storage.
- Teams Data Protection: Backups include underlying Teams data from Exchange, SharePoint, and OneDrive to preserve full collaboration context.
- Hybrid Environment Support: Back up on‑prem Exchange or SharePoint servers alongside Microsoft 365 workloads in one interface.
- Secure Authentication: Uses OAuth 2.0, TLS encryption, and MFA‑ready authentication to protect connections and data integrity.
- Automation & Scheduling: Create, pause, or resume backup jobs automatically during off‑peak hours with minimal supervision.
Key Capabilities
- Comprehensive Workload Coverage: Backup for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams data.
- Granular Item‑Level Restore: Recover individual messages, files, or documents without restoring entire datasets.
- Incremental Backup Cycles: Reduce bandwidth and storage overhead through smart synchronization of changed data.
- Centralized Management Console: Manage multiple backup and restore jobs across the organization from one place.
- Scheduling & Automation: Plan backup frequency and timing based on your operational needs.
- Flexible Retention Policies: Define your own retention periods for compliance or archival purposes.
- Hybrid Support: Unified protection for both cloud and on‑premises Exchange or SharePoint environments.
- Search & Filter Tools: Quickly locate and restore specific content using metadata, user, or date filters.
- Data Encryption: All data is transferred and stored securely using strong encryption standards.
- VM & Cloud‑Ready Deployment: Install on physical servers, virtual machines, or even Azure VMs for scalable deployment.
Business Impact
- Compliance & Data Sovereignty: Ensure backup data remains under your organization’s control—meeting GDPR and local regulations.
- Business Continuity: Minimize downtime and quickly recover critical business data when accidental deletion or corruption occurs.
- Lower Risk Exposure: Protect against threats such as ransomware, retention policy gaps, or malicious deletions.
- Cost Optimization: Eliminate reliance on third‑party cloud storage with flexible, self‑managed retention policies.
- Streamlined Governance: Maintain full visibility and control over who can back up and restore organizational data.
Bottom line
CodeTwo Backup for Microsoft 365 empowers organizations to take ownership of their Microsoft 365 data protection. It provides a reliable, flexible, and compliance‑ready backup solution for email, documents, and collaboration tools. Partnering with DBS ensures expert implementation, optimal configuration, and long‑term support for your Microsoft 365 backup strategy.

