Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive

 

Were you approached by some backup vendors this week? Was that approach about M365 backup?

There's probably a good reason for that. First of all, because it's largely known that there's a "Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility Model" where users and organization data it's your responsibility.
Something very well represented in this Veeam example:

Well, it seems now that Microsoft changed the game a little bit. In the last week Microsoft Inspire 2023 event, they showed "Microsoft 365 Backup" and "Microsoft 365 Archive".

Microsoft 365 Backup

Microsoft 365 Archive

There's not yet information about licensing/costs but take a look at the available links:
Microsoft Inspire 2023 - Microsoft 365 Backup and Microsoft 365 Archive

Microsoft Blog - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-syntex-blog/welcome-to-microsoft-inspire-2023-introducing-microsoft-365/ba-p/3874887