Arctera, Data Protection
Locked Out: When Identity Becomes the Weak Link
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Barnaby Wood
Director of Product Management, Backup Exec, Arctera
What’s New: Arctera™ Backup Exec
Discover the latest features including built-in Microsoft Entra ID protection and smarter Microsoft 365 backups to enhance your cyber resiliency.
Here’s why customers choose us
The Backup Exec approach reduces overhead, shrinks attack surfaces, and ensures fast, confident recovery.
Simple
One console. One license. One workflow. No juggling, no bolt-ons, no wasted time.
Secure
Entra ID identity protection, ransomware-resilient storage, role-based access, multi-factor authentication, and anomaly detection – all built in, never sold as extras.
Unified
Microsoft 365, hybrid, physical, and virtual – all protected together. Identities and data, side by side, in one seamless system.
Latest Release Overview
Backup Exec now protects not just the data but the identity configurations that control it. Microsoft Entra ID, the foundation of access, is backed up and restored in minutes. Faster Microsoft 365 performance, simplified security, and broader platform reach make this release a step forward in cyber resilience.
What's new
Built-in Entra ID protection: Backup and restore users, groups, apps, and relationships, closing identity gaps attackers rely on.
Faster Microsoft 365 backups: Shorter backup windows and stronger performance for SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and large datasets.
Expanded platform & cloud support: Granular Exchange and SharePoint Subscription Edition restores, WORM on OVHcloud S3, and new AWS and Google regions.
New Recommendation tool: A free standalone utility that scans Microsoft 365 environments and recommends the optimal Backup Exec deployment.
Additional Capabilities
Simple, secure, unified data protection
Discover the power of Backup Exec's capabilities
Anomaly detection.
Identify unusual behaviour and irregularities in the backup process such as unauthorized access, potential data corruption, or sudden spikes in backup size.
Malware scanning.
Ensure backup and restore files are malware-free to prevent reinfection, protect backups, and safeguard systems relying on the data.
Microsoft 365 protection.
Protection for Microsoft 365 ensures data, including emails, OneDrive files, SharePoint, and Teams content, is securely backed up.
Performance improvements.
Faster backups and restores, reducing disruption and potential for data loss.
Deduplication enhancements.
Enhanced deduplication removes redundant data, reducing storage needs, cutting costs, speeding up backups, and easing network strain.
Simplified licensing.
A single, all-inclusive license covering all backup features and functionality, simplifying and reducing administrative overhead.
Latest security and bug fixes.
Stay up tp date with the latest security patches and bug fixes to enhance the stability and security of your backup environment.
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