Veeam Data Cloud Step-Up License for Microsoft 365
Enhance your Microsoft 365 data protection with the Veeam Data Cloud Step-Up License, extending comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities across your entire organization.
- Extended Coverage: Moves beyond basic M365 backup to cover all your data with advanced management.
- Enhanced Protection: Safeguards critical business data against accidental deletion, cyber threats, and retention policy gaps.
- Simplified Management: Centralizes data protection for M365, reducing complexity and administrative overhead.
- Scalable Solution: Provides a clear upgrade path to ensure your data protection scales with your business needs.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Veeam Data Cloud Step-Up License is designed to upgrade existing Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Faculty licenses. This license extends robust data protection and management capabilities, ensuring that your critical Microsoft 365 data is secured and recoverable.
This solution is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations that rely heavily on Microsoft 365 for daily operations. It fits into environments where IT managers or professionals need to ensure business continuity and compliance by protecting vital information stored in services like Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams.
- Advanced Data Protection: Secures all your Microsoft 365 data, including emails, files, and collaboration content.
- Streamlined Recovery: Enables quick and reliable restoration of lost or corrupted data.
- Compliance Assurance: Helps meet regulatory and internal data retention requirements.
- Centralized Management: Offers a single pane of glass for managing M365 backups.
- Cost-Effective Upgrade: Provides a clear and efficient path to enhanced data protection from existing licenses.
This license offers a vital upgrade for businesses seeking to fortify their Microsoft 365 data protection strategy without adding significant overhead.
What This Enables
Enable comprehensive M365 data protection
Enable teams to secure all critical data within Microsoft 365, including emails, files, and collaboration content. Streamline recovery processes to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
cloud-based productivity suites, hybrid cloud environments, SaaS application users, remote workforce enablement
Meet stringent data retention policies
Automate the enforcement of data retention policies across all Microsoft 365 services, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and internal governance. Protect against accidental deletion or malicious data alteration.
regulated industries, compliance-focused organizations, data-sensitive operations, long-term data archival needs
Simplify M365 backup management
Streamline the management of Microsoft 365 backups through a centralized platform, reducing administrative burden and complexity. Provide IT professionals with clear visibility and control over their data protection status.
IT departments with limited resources, organizations standardizing on Microsoft 365, managed IT services environments
Key Features
Upgrade Path from M365 Faculty
Provides a clear and cost-effective way to enhance data protection from existing Veeam M365 licenses.
Extended Data Coverage
Secures all critical Microsoft 365 data, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Teams.
Centralized Management Console
Offers a single interface for managing backups, simplifying administration and improving visibility.
Rapid Restore Capabilities
Enables quick and reliable recovery of individual items or entire data sets, minimizing downtime.
Compliance and Retention Support
Helps organizations meet regulatory requirements and internal data retention policies for M365 data.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust data protection and long-term retention to meet strict regulatory compliance mandates like SEC Rule 17a-4 and FINRA regulations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to HIPAA and HITECH regulations, necessitating secure, auditable, and readily recoverable patient data stored within Microsoft 365.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly sensitive client data and must maintain strict confidentiality and data integrity, often with extended retention requirements.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage vast amounts of student and research data, requiring reliable backup and recovery solutions to ensure continuity and protect intellectual property.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a step-up license?
A step-up license allows you to upgrade an existing license to a more advanced version or feature set. In this case, it upgrades Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Faculty licenses to Veeam Data Cloud capabilities.
What data does this license protect?
This license extends protection to all your critical Microsoft 365 data, including emails, files stored in OneDrive and SharePoint, and data within Microsoft Teams.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is for businesses that already use Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Faculty licenses and want to enhance their data protection strategy for their Microsoft 365 environment.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.