Enhancing Data Protection in Microsoft Office 365

White Paper by Osterman Research

Published August 2019

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Organisations that opt to deploy Office 365 will generally be well-served: it’s a solid platform that will satisfy a number of business requirements for archiving, security, data protection, encryption and other key business processes.

However, Osterman Research recommends that Office 365 deployments include an accompanying, robust data protection solution. Office 365 does not yet include adequate controls to protect against data deletion by rogue administrators in all cases, so essential corporate data can be cleared maliciously or even accidentally, storage costs for retention can end up growing quickly, and backup capabilities in the platform violate the well-established “3-2-1 Rule”. Osterman Research recommends the use of a third-party solution that will address Office 365 data protection holistically, offering support for Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams and other capabilities in the Office 365 platform.