This short, easy-to-read research paper by IDC provides their view on why having a backup of Office 365 data is essential. Key findings include:
- Office 365 is the center of business productivity and ensuring data protection is imperative
- Without an enterprise-grade backup strategy for Office 365 enterprises are exposed to many risks
- Relying on Microsoft’s native backup capabilities in Office 365 is a risky strategy
- Microsoft’s shared responsibility in Office 365 is limited to infrastructure