Exchange EWS Backup

The Bacula Exchange EWS Backup Module is a high-performance, enterprise-grade solution designed for item-level backup and restore of Microsoft Exchange environments, including on-premises Exchange and Office 365. It enables organizations to protect and recover individual mailbox items such as emails, attachments, contacts, tasks, and calendar events—either locally or remotely—with precision and speed.

Features

• Item-Level Backup & Restore: Supports granular recovery of messages, appointments, contacts, tasks, and attachments.
• Flexible Backup Types: Full, incremental, and differential backups with parallel processing capabilities.
• Advanced Filtering: Enables filtering by content type (e.g., spam, privacy-sensitive data) and supports exclusion of specific data from indexing.
• Mailbox Discovery: Automatically detects and indexes mailboxes for streamlined backup operations.
• Export Functionality: Allows exporting data in formats compatible with other mail services.
• Restore Flexibility: Restore to original Exchange service, alternate destinations, or local file systems.
• Content Indexing: Emails are indexed for easy browsing and search during recovery.
• Network Resilience: Built-in mechanisms ensure reliable performance over unstable connections.
• Detailed Reporting: Generates user-friendly reports for backup and restore operations.

Capabilities

• Cross-Platform Compatibility: Works with both on-prem Exchange and Office 365.
• Remote Access: Backup and restore operations can be performed remotely.
• Privacy Controls: Unique features to exclude sensitive data from backup or indexing.
• Migration Support: Facilitates data migration between Exchange environments or to other platforms.

Benefits

• Efficiency: Reduces backup time and storage usage with incremental and differential backups.
• Precision: Restores only the data needed, minimizing downtime and disruption.
• Security: Offers strong privacy controls and secure data handling.
• Flexibility: Adapts to various deployment models and recovery scenarios.
• Scalability: Suitable for organizations of all sizes, from SMBs to large enterprises.