Why would you need third-party archiving in Office 365?

Online archive mailboxes in Office 365 are essentially unlimited and free – but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for third-party archiving, even though it comes at a cost.

Why would you need third-party archiving?

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First of all, just getting all that legacy mail up to the cloud can be a challenge.  And then, using built-in archiving has limitations:  preservation is generally on a per-mailbox basis and essentially “mixes” preserved emails with operational email data.  It can be confusing when it’s time to retrieve archived information, something that third parties do very well versus what’s built into Office 365.

The Barracuda Message Archiver is ideal for organizations looking to reduce their email storage requirements and boost user productivity with mobile or desktop access to any email ever sent or received. The cloud-connected appliance uses the Barracuda Cloud to move information to the cloud as a secondary tier of storage. In addition, the Barracuda Message Archiver also provides a powerful, yet simple platform for eDiscovery and compliance. You can order a risk-free, 30-day trial of the Barracuda Message Archiver on our corporate site here.