Version 1.1.0 of CodeTwo Backup for Office 365 has been released
We have just released the first official update to our youngest product, CodeTwo Backup for Office 365. The program had its premiere just a few weeks ago. It is the first full-blown solution on the market allowing Office 365 administrators to create, keep and restore local backup copies of Exchange Online mailboxes.
The newest release introduces an important security feature enabling password-protection of local storages in which Exchange Online backups are kept. It is also now possible to set password authentication for server connections used by the application.
For a full list of changes, please go to the version history page. The update is free of charge for all current license holders.
NOTE: Storages and server connections created in the program prior to the update will not feature the password protection function. This function is available only in storages and server connections created after performing the update to CodeTwo Backup for Office 365 1.1.0.
Starting October 31, 2018, the support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.0 and 1.1 is discontinued in Office 365. This means that TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will still work, but Microsoft will not provide support in case of connection/compatibility issues. For this reason, we have updated all our software that connects to or otherwise interacts with Office 365. To avoid possible issues in the future, we recommend that you update your software to the latest version.
Version 2.3.x of CodeTwo Backup (CodeTwo Backup for Office 365 and CodeTwo Backup for Exchange) is now available. Together with the usual improvements in performance and stability (you can expect less throttling), the new release also includes some great new features: support for Modern Authentication (OAuth 2.0),backup and restore of archive mailboxes,shared mailboxes no longer require licenses.
On March 31, 2019 we celebrate the World Backup Day, a special day reminding us of the importance of data backups. This is a perfect time to look closer at you company backup systems. Are they in place? Do they actually work and can you use them when it’s really needed? To me this is going to be personal. Why? No longer than yesterday, I was confident that I have my home backups under control. Now I am tearing my hair out as I have lost about 1TB of photographs from like… my whole life. What a pain! Having my personal tragedy in mind, take a moment to double-check your backups. Not only the private backups but more importantly backups that are supposed to secure your company data – just in case.
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Andrew O says:
This is not a post related to Backup for Office 365. However, this is the only location I could see to post this suggestion. Specifically, I’m looking at your Exchange Folder Sync product. Have you considered adding the ability to synch to Office365 folders. I suspect that the current version is using MAPI or CDO for connectivity right? If it’s using EWS, it should not be to difficult to add this functionality. Is this a realistic idea? I’ve looked at other products out there, i.e. Add-on Exchange Central and Add2Exchange Enterprise Sync. They all have shortcomings. I like the approach you’ve taken with Exchange Folder Sync, as it easily solves the shared calendar issue with mobile devices like IOS and Android because of the limitations of EAS with shared calendars. With this feature, your product would allow Office365/Hybrid users to have the same functionality as on premise Exchange 2013. Thanks.
We have just released the first official update to our youngest product, CodeTwo Backup for Office 365. The program had its premiere just a few weeks ago. It is the first full-blown solution on the market allowing Office 365 administrators to create, keep and restore local backup copies of Exchange Online mailboxes.
This is not a post related to Backup for Office 365.
However, this is the only location I could see to post this suggestion.
Specifically, I’m looking at your Exchange Folder Sync product. Have you considered adding the ability to synch to Office365 folders. I suspect that the current version is using MAPI or CDO for connectivity right? If it’s using EWS, it should not be to difficult to add this functionality. Is this a realistic idea? I’ve looked at other products out there, i.e. Add-on Exchange Central and Add2Exchange Enterprise Sync. They all have shortcomings. I like the approach you’ve taken with Exchange Folder Sync, as it easily solves the shared calendar issue with mobile devices like IOS and Android because of the limitations of EAS with shared calendars. With this feature, your product would allow Office365/Hybrid users to have the same functionality as on premise Exchange 2013.
Thanks.