For many organizations, Microsoft has become more than a productivity suite, it's the foundation of their digital workplace. From Microsoft 365 powering collaboration to Azure serving as the strategic cloud platform, enterprises have invested heavily in building a Microsoft-first ecosystem.
As these investments grow, so do expectations around data protection. Customers increasingly want their backup strategy to align with their cloud strategy without introducing additional complexity, fragmented infrastructure, or unexpected costs. They want enterprise-grade protection while maintaining control over where their data resides and how their cloud investments are utilized.
Today, Druva is excited to announce Azure Storage Support for its Microsoft 365 data protection solution, giving customers greater flexibility to protect Microsoft 365 while leveraging Azure Storage as the backup destination.
Microsoft 365 Protection Needs Have Evolved
Microsoft 365 has become the system of record for business-critical collaboration. Emails in Exchange Online, files in OneDrive and SharePoint, conversations in Teams, and identities across Microsoft services are essential to daily operations.
While Microsoft ensures platform availability, protecting customer data remains a shared responsibility. Organizations continue to face challenges including:
Accidental or malicious deletion
Ransomware and insider threats
Long-term retention and compliance requirements
Fast, reliable recovery from cyber incidents
At the same time, many enterprises have standardized on Azure as their preferred cloud platform.
These organizations often ask:
Can our backup data remain within Azure?
Can we leverage our Azure Enterprise Agreement and committed cloud spend?
Can we simplify governance by keeping Microsoft workloads within the Microsoft cloud ecosystem?
At Druva, we've always believed cloud-native data protection should give customers more choice; not more complexity. Azure Storage Support for Microsoft 365 is the latest step in that vision, enabling organizations to align backup storage with their Azure strategy while retaining the simplicity of Druva's SaaS platform.
Introducing Azure Storage Support for Microsoft 365
Druva now enables organizations to use Azure Storage as the backup destination for Microsoft 365 workloads, combining Druva's fully managed SaaS experience with the flexibility of customer-aligned Azure storage.
Customers can continue using Druva's centralized management, policy-based automation, security controls, compliance and governance features, and rapid recovery workflows, while backup data is stored securely in Azure.
The experience remains familiar:
Protect Microsoft 365 through Druva's SaaS platform
Store backup data in Azure Storage
Manage backups, recovery, security, compliance, and governance through a single Druva console
There is no backup infrastructure to deploy, maintain, or scale. It's the same cloud-native Druva experience now with more deployment flexibility for Microsoft-centric organizations.
By bringing Azure Storage to Microsoft 365 protection, Druva gives customers the flexibility to align backup with their Azure strategy without sacrificing the simplicity of a fully managed SaaS platform. The result is three key advantages:
1. Store Microsoft 365 Backups in Azure
Keep your Microsoft 365 backup data natively within the Microsoft Azure storage region that best aligns with your organization's security, compliance, and data residency requirements. Whether driven by regulatory obligations or corporate governance policies, customers gain greater control over where their backup data resides without compromising the simplicity of a cloud-native SaaS solution.
