Spanning Extends SaaS Data Protection Service to Include SharePoint Online
September 21 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Demand for Cloud-to-Cloud Backup and Restore
Services for SharePoint Online Data Reflects Strategic Use of SaaS
Applications in the Enterprise
Spanning Cloud Apps LLC, a leading provider of SaaS data
protection, today announced that it has extended its
enterprise-grade Office 365 data protection solution to SharePoint
Online data. With support for SharePoint Online, Spanning Backup
for Office 365 better meets the needs of customers utilizing
Microsoft’s market-leading SaaS collaboration offering. Daily
automated and on-demand backup and rapid restore for SharePoint
Online is available now.
According to a recent research report, 66 percent of all
SharePoint licenses in 2017 include the use of SharePoint Online
and that number is expected to grow to 89 percent by 2020. This is
mirrored by the projected decline in SharePoint on-premises
licenses from 46 percent in 2017 to 16 percent by 2020. This clear
shift in adoption of SharePoint Online is fueling demand for
third-party data protection as companies increasingly realize that
they are responsible for protecting their business-critical content
from data loss events caused by threats such as ransomware and
human error.
In the past 12 months, Spanning Backup for Office 365 revenue
has more than tripled, driven by an increase in market demand,
success in enterprise sales and service expansion across Europe,
Australia and New Zealand. Spanning has backed up more than 4
billion objects of critical Office 365 data.
“Moving to the cloud provides organizations with many benefits,
including improved collaboration capabilities, reduced costs and
increased security — but it is not without risks,” said Jeff
Erramouspe, CEO, Spanning. “SharePoint Online is a vital tool for
collaboration across enterprise teams and encompasses sensitive
internal data. By extending Spanning’s key benefits to SharePoint
Online, we’re protecting the data that’s the most critical—and
relevant—to the enterprise.”
“As a busy organization using Office 365, we have quickly
adapted to changes in the platform, including the addition of new
functionality and applications, such as SharePoint Online,” said
Robin Berumen, Vice President, Information Technology at American
Realty Advisors (ARA). "As a Spanning customer, we are confident
that our Office 365 data, including SharePoint, is protected and
can be easily restored with Spanning Backup for Office 365."
Like all cloud applications, SharePoint Online data is at risk
of corruption, accidental or malicious deletion or other data loss
events. Additionally, SharePoint Online’s complexity makes its data
extremely difficult or impossible to recover once lost. In a recent
report, Gartner recommended "Investment in a third-party backup
tool for OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online to provide
more-secure protection against insider threats and offer consistent
recovery points for easier, faster and more flexible recovery
options."
With the addition of data protection for SharePoint Online,
Spanning Backup for Office 365 customers now receive backup and
restore capabilities for SharePoint Online content including
automated, point-in-time backup snapshots of document library
contents in Team Sites, Group sites and Microsoft Teams. Spanning
Backup for Office 365 also protects OneDrive for Business, Mail,
and Calendar. By incorporating Spanning Backup for Office 365 into
their security programs, IT admins can ensure corporate data is
protected and is quickly recoverable from inevitable data loss
events, reducing operational downtime and maintaining compliance
with internal and external audit requirements for business
continuity.
Spanning Backup for SharePoint Online is now available to new
and existing customers around the world who meet the licensing
criteria and is included in the per-user per-year pricing. For more
information, please visit Spanning.com.
About SpanningSpanning Cloud Apps is the leading provider
of backup and recovery for SaaS applications, helping organizations
protect their information in the cloud. The company provides
powerful, enterprise-class data protection for G Suite, Salesforce,
and Microsoft Office 365. Spanning Backup is the most trusted
cloud-to-cloud backup solution for thousands of companies and
millions of users around the world. Learn more at www.spanning.com.
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