Written by: Maurice Kevenaar, Evernex Cloud Solutions Engineer
We are pleased to announce a significant expansion of our Microsoft 365 Backup platform with the introduction of Entra ID Backup. With this addition, organizations can now protect not only their Microsoft 365 data, but also the identity layer within their Microsoft tenant.
Identity plays a critical role in access, security, and daily operations. By extending backup capabilities to Entra ID, we help ensure that both your data and the structure that governs access to it can be recovered quickly and reliably.
What Entra ID Backup delivers
It protects a broad set of identity-related objects, including users, groups, and roles. These components are essential to maintaining secure access and operational continuity. The scope of protection is built on the capabilities provided by Veeam.
This added layer of protection helps mitigate risks such as accidental deletion of user accounts, configuration or synchronization errors, and security incidents affecting identity systems.
Simple and transparent licensing
The licensing model is straightforward and cost-effective. Billing is based solely on the number of active users in your environment. Users with an active status and a member role are licensed, while disabled accounts and guest users are still backed up but not billed. This approach ensures you only pay for users who actively require protection.
Integrated onboarding and management
Entra ID Backup is enabled through a dedicated onboarding process within our existing platform. Once activated, it is fully integrated into the Microsoft 365 Backup portal, allowing you to manage all backup services from a single interface — with no added complexity.
Bundle advantage for existing Microsoft 365 Backup customers
Organizations that already use our Microsoft 365 Backup service for mailbox protection can benefit from a bundle discount when adding Entra ID Backup. This bundled approach makes it more cost-effective to extend protection from data to identity, while keeping everything within a single platform.
Strengthening your backup strategy
With this feature, your backup strategy becomes more complete — covering both data and identity in a single solution. This integrated approach enhances resilience and helps your organization recover more effectively from disruptions involving either data loss or identity-related issues.
Interested in activating Entra ID Backup, need implementation advice, or want to learn more about bundled offerings? Contact us.