Google Workspace Backup

Bacula Enterprise’s Google Workspace Backup Module is a robust, scalable solution designed to protect data across Google Workspace services. It supports both free Gmail accounts and enterprise-level Workspace subscriptions. With advanced parallelization, flexible configurations, and a flat licensing model, it enables secure, efficient, and cost-effective backup and recovery for cloud-based environments 

Features

• Backup and restore for Gmail, Google Drive (My Drive and Shared Drives), and Google Workspace metadata
• Granular restore options for emails, attachments, mailbox settings, Drive files, comments, and permissions
• Support for incremental and differential backups
• Advanced filtering and selection using names, labels, and regular expressions
• Export capabilities for emails (RFC 822 format) and attachments
• Hash checks during backup and restore for data integrity
• Multi-threaded and parallelized operations for high performance
• Network resiliency and automatic discovery of backup targets
• Restore to original or alternate entities, or to local file systems

Capabilities

• Operates on Linux-based systems (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, SLES)
• Supports both native Google Workspace files and regular file formats
• Enables backup of trash, file versions, shared elements, and mailbox configurations
• Provides detailed HTML reports for restore operations
• Integrates with Bacula’s centralized backup infrastructure
• Designed for large-scale, multi-tenant environments

Benefits

• Comprehensive Protection: Covers all major Google Workspace services with deep restore capabilities
• Scalability: Flat licensing model allows unrestricted growth without added costs
• Security: Ensures data integrity and protects against accidental or malicious loss
• Efficiency: High-performance architecture with parallel processing and automation
• Compliance: Supports long-term retention and audit requirements beyond Google’s native limits