Microsoft 365 Backup vs Archive vs Retention vs Inactive Mailbox
Microsoft 365 Backup, M365 Archive, Purview retention, EOA, and inactive mailbox - what each one actually does, and where third-party archivers fit.
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Microsoft 365 backup best practices: A practical guide for IT teams
Microsoft 365 plays a critical role in modern business communication and collaboration with services such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business. However, many organizations overestimate Microsoft 365’s native protection and recoverability. In reality, Microsoft 365 operates under a shared responsibility model. While Microsoft ensures infrastructure availability and uptime, organizations are responsible for protecting and recovering their data.
Obkio Microsoft Teams Monitoring vs. Microsoft Teams Admin Center
Most IT teams rely on Microsoft Teams Admin Center as their default monitoring tool to find and fix Microsoft Teams issues, but there's a gap between what it shows and what actually causes call quality problems. Teams Admin Center gives you Microsoft's perspective on what happened after an MS Teams call ended. It doesn't tell you what was happening on your network, on your users' devices, or in the five minutes before the complaints started coming in.
Improved Microsoft 365 private status integration
Keeping track of your Microsoft 365 services just got easier. We’ve rolled out an update to the Microsoft 365 integration that removes manual setup and improves visibility. All services in your account can now automatically appear as components, so you can monitor them right away.
Common Microsoft 365 Issues and How Expert Support Solves Them
Microsoft 365 has become a cornerstone for modern business operations, enabling collaboration, communication, and productivity across teams and locations. While the platform offers powerful tools and flexibility, it is not immune to technical challenges. From performance slowdowns to security concerns, businesses often encounter issues that can disrupt workflows and impact efficiency. Understanding these common problems-and how expert support addresses them-can make a significant difference in maintaining smooth operations.
Microsoft 365 Departed User Archiving: The Complete Guide for Enterprise IT
When an employee leaves your organisation, a clock starts ticking. Microsoft begins deleting their data — OneDrive files, Exchange Online emails, Teams conversations — within days of their account being disabled. For most large enterprises this is happening continuously, quietly, and without IT teams necessarily knowing until someone asks for data that no longer exists.
Achieving Microsoft 365 Certification Success with Proven Study Approaches
Microsoft 365 certifications are highly valued credentials that validate expertise in managing modern workplace environments. Certifications like MS-100 and MS-101 focus on enterprise administration, security, and compliance, making them essential for IT professionals aiming to specialize in Microsoft 365 solutions. With organizations increasingly adopting cloud-based productivity tools, certified professionals are in high demand.
Microsoft Teams outage on December 19, 2025
On December 19, 2025, Microsoft Teams experienced a performance degradation that affected communication for various users. Despite a significant volume of reports from the community, official health dashboards remained in a normal status throughout the event. This incident serves as a case study for why IT teams benefit from secondary monitoring sources.
Beyond the Horizon: Peace of mind, not just backup: Crafting continuity for Microsoft 365
Why organizations need true Microsoft 365 backup: shared responsibility, ransomware, retention, offboarding and practical recovery tactics from real world scenarios.
A New, Simpler Microsoft Teams Integration For Redgate Monitor
Microsoft is retiring Office 365 connectors, but there is now a new and easier way to send Redgate Monitor alert notifications to Teams, ready-formatted. Microsoft is retiring Microsoft 365 (Office 365) connectors on 31 March 2026. After that date, any Redgate Monitor alert notifications configured through the old connector method will stop appearing in Teams. From Redgate Monitor 14.1.0, there’s now a new and much simpler way to do it.