How to Use Synology Active Backup for Microsoft 365 & Google Workspace

Buy a Synology NAS on Amazon - lon.tv/jxlp2 (compensated affiliate link) - Many Synology NAS devices have the ability to back up Microsoft 365 for Business along with Google Workspace domain accounts! In this video we step through the setup process for both platforms and show you how they work once a backup has been made. See more Synology videos: lon.tv/synology
VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
01:23 - Synology NAS Compatibility
01:39 - Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Requirements
01:51 - Microsoft 365 Set up Process
10:05 - Microsoft First Backup
10:36 - Google Setup Process
20:34 - Google First Backup
21:50 - Restoration Portals
22:22 - Microsoft Portal
23:30 - Microsoft Portal Restoration Process
24:53 - Microsoft Portal Email Backup & Restoration
27:13 - Microsoft Portal Accounts Access
28:22 - Google Portal, Gmail Restoration
30:18 - Google Portal Restoring User Files
31:00 - Portal Search
31:52 - User Portals
33:52 - Conclusion
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[@cheerlin]

The restoring from within folder structure is much better than having to dig through the recycle bin in OneDrive , thanks for the demo

[@azuretriedge3]

This can be useful for the company I’m in. We no longer have access to code42 as a backup solution so this could be a good alternative.

[@dawgdaes]

Can not use this feature with office 365 for family. Huge bummer.

[@cheerlin]

Hi can it see and restore deleted files and folders that reside in a shared folder in OneDrive for business?

[@joeriverhaegen9639]

Thank you for your good tutorial. I was wondering, how do you calculate the amount of storage needed on the synology to backup and retain the data for a long period ? For example, the customer has a total of 1TB data (mail,onedrive etc). How much storage would be needed to go back for 1 year ? Best regards, Joeri

[@LonSeidman]

It's really hard to calculate.. How much will be used depends on how many files are being changed, the size of those files, etc. If you have some huge databases that are changing hourly that's a very different amount vs. a bunch of word documents at a few k bytes each.

[@joeriverhaegen9639]

Thank you for your quick feedback. When there are no databses involved but just pictures, video’s and Documents. Would a 4 TB be sufficiënt or would you prefer go much higher like 8 or 16 Tb ? Thank you for your response.

[@manolisdse9489]

What about backing up shared folders in Google workspace ?

[@bobwilliams6336]

Can the backups be encrypted on the NAS but not on OneDrive?

[@paulvincent1494]

yes but back up your personal 365 - NO.

[@maxtorsumitomo6249]

"reviewed by synology for accuracy". good for sharing it in the disclaimer but bad that you're not as independent anymore

[@Jeff_Darcy]

If he got a fact/process wrong, Synology should have the opportunity to make sure it's correct. We're talking about facts here, not opinions. It's a shame that people might view that as "not independent" when Lon is one of the few people to accurately disclaim his relationship with the product or company.

[@LonSeidman]

This is not a fair assessment. They did not direct the content and in fact had no changes either.