Disaster Recovery
Are you looking for information about disaster recovery in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365? In this archive you will find all our posts about disaster recovery.
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Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery: Prerequisites, Backup, and Restore in Detail
Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery is a new backup and recovery capability for directory objects that is natively integrated into Microsoft Entra. Supported objects are automatically backed up once per day and retained for five days (backup history). Microsoft Entra Backup and Recovery is currently in preview and helps restore identity objects, policies, and application objects to a previously known state after unintended or unwanted changes.
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Soft Delete in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access: Easily Restore Deleted Policies
Thanks to Soft Delete, a deleted policy in Microsoft Entra Conditional Access remains available for up to 30 days and can be fully restored during this retention period. This enables the complete recovery of deleted policies without significant effort, including all conditions, assignments, and access controls. A variety of scenarios can lead to policies being deleted: accidental removal, faulty automations, tenant clean-ups or malicious changes. Soft Delete ensures rapid recovery and prevents the permanent loss of critical access rules as well as time-consuming rebuilds.
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Microsoft Entra ID: Revoke User Access in an Emergency
At a time when digital security is becoming increasingly important, managing user access is a crucial factor in protecting sensitive data and resources. Microsoft Entra provides companies with powerful tools to control and monitor access to critical information and systems. Especially in critical situations, such as compromised user accounts or employee departures, it is essential to quickly and securely revoke access to minimize potential security risks.
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Installation and Configuration of Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync
Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync is an advanced synchronization solution that enables seamless integration of objects from Active Directory into Microsoft Entra ID. This technology simplifies synchronization by orchestrating the deployment of Active Directory objects within Microsoft Entra ID in the Microsoft Cloud Services. For the on-premises infrastructure, only the installation of a lightweight agent is required, reducing complexity and enhancing efficiency.
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Azure AD Connect: High Availability with Staging Mode
The ability to run an Azure AD Connect installation in staging mode, prepared identically by importing the active configuration, allows a High Availability solution to be created for Azure AD synchronization with minimal effort. In case of a disaster recovery of the Azure AD Connect service, only the staging mode on the prepared server can be deactivated due to the high availability. The synchronization from Active Directory to Azure Active Directory continues to work seamlessly.