Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID delivers SaaS‑based protection, backup, and granular recovery for identity objects, policies, configurations, logs, and directory metadata. As identity becomes the new security perimeter, protecting Entra ID is essential for preventing disruption, minimizing blast radius, and restoring critical identity infrastructure after cyberattacks.
Designed as part of the Veeam Data Cloud platform, this service delivers Zero‑Trust architecture, isolated backup storage, policy automation, and granular restore capabilities ensuring your organization can recover rapidly from identity‑centric attacks and misconfigurations.
What’s Special About Veeam Data Cloud for Entra ID?
- Purpose‑built identity protection for Microsoft Entra ID objects, policies, logs, and configurations.
- Zero‑trust, isolated backups stored outside the Microsoft 365 tenant to avoid compromise.
- Granular and bulk recovery, enabling quick rollback of compromised identities or policies.
- Fully managed SaaS, requiring no infrastructure, storage, patching, or maintenance.
- Policy‑based automation to ensure identity objects are protected at all times.
- Unified Veeam Data Cloud experience, enabling cross‑platform reporting, AI‑assisted insights, and simplified operations.
Key Capabilities
- Comprehensive Entra ID Protection
Protects the full identity stack including:
- Users
- Groups
- Roles
- Entra policies (Conditional Access, Authentication Methods, etc.)
- Enterprise application registrations
- Logs & configuration assets
This coverage helps recover from account corruption, policy misconfiguration, malicious tampering, or identity‑focused ransomware.
- Granular & Bulk Recovery Options
- Restore individual identity objects.
- Restore security groups or role assignments.
- Bulk recover directory structures or policy sets.
- Recover using point‑in‑time snapshots for rapid rollback.
- Secure, Isolated Backup Storage
- Backups stored outside your Microsoft 365 tenant.
- Choose an Azure region for data location and sovereignty.
- Zero‑Trust separation ensures identity compromise does not affect backups.
- Policy‑Driven Automation
- Automatic protection of new Entra ID users and objects using dynamic backup rules.
- Variable License Model enables auto‑assignment of coverage as environments change.
- Unified SaaS Experience
Part of the broader Veeam Data Cloud ecosystem, providing:
- Single UI/UX
- Policy assignment
- Reporting and analytics
- AI‑powered operational insights
Licensing Plans (for Entra ID Protection)
Entra ID protection is available under the Advanced and Premium plans of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365.
- Foundation Plan
- Does NOT include Entra ID protection
- Covers Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams.
- Advanced Plan
Includes everything in Foundation plus:
- Full Microsoft Entra ID protection
(users, groups, policies, logs, configurations). - Granular restore for Entra ID objects.
- Premium Plan
Includes everything in Advanced plus:
- Express backup policies for faster protection of large identity datasets.
- Bulk restore at scale.
- Advanced performance for large Entra ID environments.
- Mix & Match
- Assign Premium to critical identity segments (e.g., administrators).
- Use Advanced for the remaining Microsoft 365 users.
Business Impact
- Protect your identity perimeter from misconfiguration, corruption, or targeted cyberattacks.
- Enable rapid recovery after identity‑focused breaches, preventing downtime and access failures.
- Strengthen compliance with off‑tenant immutable identity backups and retention policies.
- Reduce operational overhead with a fully managed SaaS platform—no storage or servers to maintain.
- Improve resilience against advanced attacks targeting identity systems, MFA configurations, roles, or directory apps.
Bottom Line
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Entra ID delivers essential identity‑centric protection through secure SaaS‑based backup, rapid granular recovery, and Zero‑Trust data isolation. With automated policies, full Entra ID object coverage, Azure‑based backup storage, and Advanced/Premium licensing options, the service ensures your identity infrastructure remains secure, recoverable, and resilient. DBS helps organizations adopt, operationalize, and govern Entra ID protection, aligning identity defense with best‑practice data resilience strategies and regulatory requirements.
