It's a common myth that anything kept in Microsoft 365 is automatically safe. Microsoft keeps the service running, but recovering your data after an accidental deletion, a mailbox compromise or a ransomware hit is your responsibility, not theirs.
Independent, third-party backup takes a copy of your email, files and data several times a day and keeps it for months. If something goes wrong, the right version is restored in minutes — and you can prove the restore actually works before you ever need it.
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