Fashionable cloud backup IDrive has simply introduced the addition of limitless cloud-to-cloud backup for customers of Microsoft 365 (opens in new tab) (previously referred to as Workplace 365) and Google Workspace (opens in new tab). Privately-owned IDrive presents the service both a s standalone or an addon for its enterprise plans for $20 per 12 months per seat. That is obtainable straight from IDrive (no managed service supplier concerned) and there’s no low cost for subscription period or for variety of customers per account.
The Microsoft 365 backup service will embody automated backups (as much as thrice a day), retention, granular restoration and company-wide search and restore whereas Google Workspace knowledge will backup knowledge from Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts.
A spokesperson for IDrive advised us that “Customers even have full complete management over their backups by way of a centralized net console, serving to them emigrate, export, obtain, and carry out cross-user restores with ease.”
(ed: You may take a look at our IDrive evaluate right here in addition to our IDrive e2 evaluate)
Don’t backup at your individual perils
Opposite to common perception, Microsoft isn’t answerable for anything aside from {hardware} failure and pure catastrophe and quick time period safety in opposition to person and admin error (e.g. gentle delete). The rest (unintentional deletion, malicious insider, departing workers, malware) is all the way down to the person.
Microsoft recommends a third-party service supplier within the service availability part of their common service settlement which reads “We advocate that you just often backup Your Content material and Knowledge that you just retailer on the Companies or retailer utilizing Third-Occasion Apps and Companies”.
And as IDrive reminds us, Google’s built-in archiving characteristic, G-Vault solely backs up Gmail and Google Drive content material. The recognition of cloud-based workplace purposes is pushed by their adoption by small and medium companies which in flip has attracted hackers, cybercriminals and ransomware peddlers.
Various service suppliers at the moment supply on-line backup options, competing straight with IDrive or as managed backup and catastrophe restoration MSPs. Few present with a transparent, clear pricing construction (Veeam, Backupify, Rubrik, AvePoint, Carbonite, ManageEngine). BDR Cloud and CloudAlly are costlier with Nakivo being the one one that may compete with IDrive on worth.