Troye in New Zealand With Backup Solutions for Microsoft Cloud Platforms With Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365

Managed IT services provider Troye has announced backup solutions for Microsoft cloud platforms.

These Veeam Software Inc.‘s solutions provide Microsoft Corp.‘s users with additional data protection, scalability, and enhanced control of their cloud-based data.

Veeam recently unveiled its version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 and previewed cloud-native Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure with a cloud cost estimator at Microsoft Ignite 2019.

The company also gave a sneak peek of a cloud-native data protection solution for Microsoft Azure workloads, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure.

Kurt Goodall, technical director, Troye, says the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v4 offers direct integration with Microsoft’s Azure Blob Storage.

“With Office 365, Microsoft is responsible for the uptime of the Office 365 infrastructure, but backup and management of the data is the customer’s responsibility. Companies that want to keep their Office 365 data in Azure; it gives them a cost-effective, scalable and secure solution to do so. This latest release also adds additional performance improvements for backing up SharePoint and OneDrive for Business,” he explains.

Ease of use is built into the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure, with turnkey deployment via the Azure Marketplace, while recovery capabilities are also delivered with features like file-level recovery for native snapshots and Veeam backups.

An ibuilt-in cloud cost estimator tool will provide customers with cost controls and savings, while integration with Veeam Backup & Replication will allow customers to take control of their cloud data by protecting and managing Azure backups alongside their cloud, virtual and physical data.

“With 114% Y/Y growth, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 continues to be the fastest growing product in Veeam’s history,” said Ratmir Timashev, co-founder, and EVP, sales and marketing, Veeam. “Just as in the on-premises days with customers backing up and protecting their data, the need persists with SaaS solutions to backup and protect this same critical information. Veeam Backup for Office 365 delivers on this need and, with the rapid rise in adoption for Azure we’re seeing across our customer base, Veeam is excited to build from our work with Microsoft and deliver a native backup solution developed specifically for Azure-based workloads,” he adds.

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v4 enables IT decision-makers from cloud-first companies who prefer to store their Office 365 backups in Azure a cloud-optimised solution leveraging cost-efficient Azure Blob Storage for doing so.

“As cloud storage becomes increasingly popular as a backup strategy, Veeam’s support for Azure Blob Storage enables organisations to eliminate the need for on-premises storage, enabling faster RTOs, improving availability, reducing costs and accelerating our customers’ journey to the cloud,” said Tad Brockway, corporate VP, Azure, storage, media and edge, Microsoft.

Benefits of the new version include the ability for customers to reduce costs with object storage and pay for what is consumed; leverage unlimited scalability with unlimited storage capacity; and simplify deployment in the public cloud and no complex planning.

Veeam customers will soon be able to extend Backup & Replication to protect Azure-native instances
with following integrated capabilities:

• Cloud-native data protection built for Microsoft Azure workloads, with support for native snapshots and Veeam backups and cloud optimised for long-term data retention in Azure Blob.

• Reliable recovery technologies to achieve iRTOs, including file-level recovery of native snapshots and Veeam backups, as well as the ability to restore to an on-premises data centre or any other Veeam supported environment.

• Drive cost savings with ancloud cost estimator tool. Simulate policy charges to avoid excessive costs before starting backups.

Archana Venkatraman, research manager, IDC, says cloud is seen as the engine for business growth and innovation, and cloud spending across IaaS, SaaS and PaaS continues to grow at a fast rate.

“As cloud applications such as Microsoft Office 365 become the centre of business productivity, excluding them from enterprise backup strategy is risky because the customer has the ultimate and exclusive responsibility for all business data wherever they reside. Savvy enterprises are beginning to understand the risks of data loss in cloud applications due to ransomware or internal threats such as accidental deletions, and identify SaaS data protection as a key priority. They are evaluating cloud-native backup solutions to protect and manage the data sprawl in their new cloud environments,” he said.

About Troye
It’s a 51% Black Women-Owned Level 1 BEE Information Technology solutions specialist and professional managed IT services provider. The accreditation was issued in May 2018 by South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) accredited BEE verification agency Honeycomb.
Over the past decade, the company has designed and implemented superior integrated IT solutions for its small, medium and enterprise customers – concentrating on end-to-end virtualisation solutions.
It invests heavily in its customers through service excellence. This ensures a better understanding of the customer’s business and their technology requirements. Ii enables customers to focus on their core business activities with the assurance that their investment in technology is safeguarded.
The firm focuses on minimising both cost and risk, maximising ROI, driving innovation and safeguarding their customer’s business for the future.