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SysCloud vs. Microsoft 365 Native Retention

26 Oct 2021

8 min read

Microsoft 365 native data retention and restoration capabilities have various limitations. The following tables highlight the data retention gaps for all critical Microsoft 365 apps across various subscription plans and describes how SysCloud can help address these gaps.

SysCloud vs. SharePoint & OneDrive native retention

Features	SysCloud	O365 E1	O365 E3	O365 E5
Retention and recovery
Restore deleted OneDrive files	Unlimited	93 days or retention policy	93 days or retention policy	93 days or retention policy
Restore deleted SharePoint files or SharePoint sites	Unlimited	93 days or retention policy	93 days or retention policy	93 days or retention policy
Recovery of SharePoint sites post deletion	Unlimited	14 days - contact Microsoft support	14 days - contact Microsoft support	14 days - contact Microsoft support
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SysCloud vs. Teams native retention

Features	SysCloud	All Microsoft 365 licenses
Restore
Restore Teams channels		30 days
Restore Teams files associated with a channel	Unlimited	93 days
Restore Teams site with in-app relationship intact (Teams, channels, apps)
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SysCloud vs. Outlook native retention

Features	SysCloud	O365 E1	O365 E3	O365 E5
Retention and recovery
Backup and restore mailbox		Manual	Manual	Manual
Admin access to mailbox backup		Manual	eDiscovery	eDiscovery
Data retention post account deletion	Unlimited	30 days or as per retention policy.	30 days or as per retention policy.	30 days or as per retention policy.
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SysCloud vs. Exchange Online Contacts native retention

Features	O365 E1	O365 E3	O365 E5
Contacts
Restore contacts to user account (same user or cross user)	Manual	Manual	Manual
Access contact data during Microsoft 365 outages	Only with Classic Outlook on the web	Only with Classic Outlook on the web	Only with Classic Outlook on the web

SysCloud vs. Exchange Online Calendar native retention

Features	O365 E1	O365 E3	O365 E5
Calendar
Restore calendar to user account (same user or a different user)	Manual	Manual	Manual
Access calendar data during Microsoft 365 outages	Limited, only with Classic Outlook on the web	Limited, only with Classic Outlook on the web	Limited, only with Classic Outlook on the web

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SysCloud vs SharePoint & OneDrive native retention
SysCloud vs Teams native retention
SysCloud vs Outlook native retention
SysCloud vs Exchange Online Contacts native retention
SysCloud vs Exchange Online Calendar native retention

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