Service description for Microsoft 365 Backup
Service description valid from 26.08.2022
The service includes a fully operational backup platform, licenses, storage space, based on market-leading backup technology
Service Content | Including? |
Backup software license included | Ja |
Operation, administration and maintenance of the backup platform | Ja |
Cloud-based storage with the supplier | Charged according to consumption |
Standard Backup Policy included | Ja |
The backup solution is licensed per user in accordance with the number of licensed users in the customer's Microsoft 365 tenant and supports backup of Mail, Onedrive, Sharepoint and Teams. The customer is charged a unit price per user and consumed storage.
The service is provided under the applicable General Terms and Conditions as published on the Supplier's website. If there is a conflict between the General Terms and Conditions and this Service Description, this Service Description takes precedence.
Assistance that is not included in this service description is provided in accordance with the service description: "Hourly-based Consulting Services" as published on the Supplier's website.
SLA Point | SLA Value |
Backup software license included | Ja |
Technical operation and administration backup platform included? | Ja |
Monitoring of system health and backup jobs | Ja
The backup platform is monitored and operated throughout Braathe's std operating operations Backup jobs notify our operating personnel in the event of errors, which are then followed up in accordance with the SLA point "Error correction in the event of errors in backup jobs" |
Error correction in case of errors in backup jobs | Correction of errors in the backup system is included. Correction of underlying errors in the Customer's systems or M365 tenant that trigger errors in the backup system is not included. The supplier can assist with error correction in the customer's systems as an hourly consulting service |
Free technical debugging backup platform | Ja |
Automatic inclusion of new users in M365 | Yes, all new users in the customer's Tennant are included in the backup. |
Exclusion of users from M365 backup | Yes, the customer himself registers Microsoft 365 users who are to be excluded from backup in their own group (No_M365Backup). The group is established in the tenant at the start of the service. The customer is himself responsible for managing membership in the group. |
Data excepted from backup | Yes, Teams Chat messages.
Must be actively ordered due to costs from Microsoft The customer must order access to the Teams Export API |
Backup method | Snapshot based backup |
Backup frequency | Daily |
Assistance with restoring data | Yes - according to "Hourly-based Consulting Services" |
Description | Std Policy |
Daily Backup | Ja |
Number of backups per day | 1 |
Storage backup history | 1 year from changes in source data |
The customer can choose a different backup history of up to 3 years by contacting in writing support@braathe.no
Microsoft 365 Backup supports the backup of content in the tenant in line with what is supported by the supplier's backup software. Currently, the following are supported:
Description | Supported |
Organizational level | Mail, Archive, OneDrive, Sites, Teams |
Groups in M365 | Members with Mail, Archive, OneDrive and Site.
Group mail, Group Site |
Users in M365 including Shared and Public mailboxes | Mail, Archive, OneDrive and Site |
The customer is responsible for arranging their systems so that the backup system will function as intended. This includes, but is not limited to, creating necessary accounts and accesses. The supplier submits a specification for this when ordering. The supplier can assist the customer with necessary adaptations such as hourly consulting services.
The customer is responsible for providing the necessary access to the Microsoft 365 tenant for setting up and operating the backup as well as creating the necessary group "No_M365Backup" which is used to exclude users from backup.
The customer is also responsible for ordering access to the Teams Export API if a backup of Teams chat messages is to be run. (NB there are separate costs in the Microsoft tenant for this)
History with backup status is stored for 1 year in the supplier's backup system and contains detailed status of each individual backup run. The customer can receive a daily report by e-mail to a pre-specified e-mail address. This can be ordered by contacting support@braathe.no.
Reporting on the amount of storage consumed and the number of licenses appears on the monthly invoice.
7.1 Establishment
The service is charged with 1 month's subscription fee for establishing a basic service and ordered additional services. Any technical set-up and other assistance will be invoiced on an ongoing basis according to the Supplier's current hourly rates. The service is invoiced from the time of establishment.
7.2 Prices and invoicing
The applicable service price is stated on the Supplier's website. The service is charged as follows:
The invoicing period is 3 months at a time and is invoiced 1 month within the started 3-month period.
7.3 Agreement period and termination
The service is delivered with a main period of 12 months after commencement Termination and termination
The agreement can be terminated prior to automatic renewal with 90 days' notice, after which it switches to rolling 3-month periods. Termination is sent in writing to sales @braathe.no.
The customer's systems and data will be able to be restored up to 14 days after termination, after which the data is permanently deleted from the Supplier's systems.
The solution is at all times limited by the functionality and options available in the Backup software used as well as limitations in the Customer's systems that are backed up.
The backup solution significantly reduces the likelihood of data loss, but is not to be considered a guarantee that data can be reconstructed under any given situation. The customer must assess their own need for any insurance that covers data loss. The customer himself is responsible for correcting errors or deficiencies in his systems that prevent the backup from working properly. The supplier can assist as an hourly consultancy service at the request of the customer.