Veeam Software today announced the latest version of its solution, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8. This update offers more advanced and flexible immutable protection for Microsoft 365 data, allowing businesses to ensure the security of their data through a multi-layered immutability strategy based on Zero Trust.

This ensures that backed up data cannot be modified or deleted, keeping its integrity intact. Veeam currently protects the critical data of more than 21 million Microsoft 365 users, ensuring operational continuity for its customers in the event of any eventuality.

“Losing critical data, files and communications hosted in Microsoft 365 is a catastrophic scenario for any organization,” said John Jester, CRO at Veeam. “That’s why we protect over 21 million users today – more than any other vendor in the market – making Veeam the #1 data resiliency solution for Microsoft 365. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 ensures that despite anticipated cyberattacks and data disruptions, organizations have immediate access to critical business information to ensure business continuity.”

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 offers comprehensive protection by combining immutable backups with storage on various platforms such as Azure, Amazon S3 and IBM Cloud. The update includes Veeam Proxy Pools, which improves efficiency by distributing traffic across multiple proxies, enabling faster and more scalable backup in large environments.

Additionally, Veeam introduces Linux-based backup proxies, reducing costs, and expands support for Microsoft Teams, protecting both private and shared channels, thus responding to customer needs.

Key features of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 include:

  • Complete immutability: The most complete backup immutability for Microsoft 365 on the market.
  • Enterprise scale: Purpose-built architecture designed to manage the largest enterprise data sets.
  • Added support: Private and shared Teams channels, Linux-based backup proxies, and MFA access to the UI.