Now that you know Office 365 doesn’t backup your data, the question is whether or not you should do it yourself? The answer is, you need to backup your data. Whether it’s because of theft, disaster or a cup of coffee, losing data costs money. In fact, every year businesses spend millions to recover lost data. But it’s not just money you’re saving, you’re also saving the headaches associate with being out of compliance with local, state or federal laws. So when you backup Office 365, know that you’re saving money and your protecting you and your business.
SaaS productivity apps like Microsoft Office 365 make sense in today’s mobile world—the benefits of easy access to documents from any device and improved collaboration are obvious. However, many organizations believe that moving to Office 365 means backup is no longer necessary. According to a recent Enterprise Strategy Group report, one in four businesses don’t believe they need to backup Office 365.