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Microsoft 365 Backup in the UK for Government & Public Sector
Enterprise-grade Microsoft 365 protection built for Government organisations.
Beyond Microsoft Retention
Microsoft 365 retention policies are designed for compliance, not backup. We provide independent copies you control, with retention that matches your business needs.
Full Coverage
Exchange mailboxes, SharePoint sites, OneDrive accounts, and Teams conversations all backed up automatically three times daily.
Granular Recovery
Restore individual emails, files, calendar items, or entire mailboxes and sites — quickly and without raising a Microsoft support case.
For UK government organisations, Microsoft 365 holds essential communications, citizen records and sensitive data, and collaboration files. Without dedicated backup, your public sector body risks permanent data loss from retention gaps, malicious deletion, or ransomware.
Cloudswitched offers dedicated M365 backup for UK government organisations. We close the gaps in Microsoft's native retention, ensuring your public sector body can recover any email, document, or Teams conversation regardless of when it was deleted.
How it works for Government businesses
A clear, structured process from consultation to ongoing support.
1
Automated Backup
Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams data is backed up automatically three times daily with no manual intervention required from your team.
2
UK Data Residency
Backup data is stored in UK data centres, ensuring your Microsoft 365 data stays within UK borders for compliance and data sovereignty requirements.
3
Rapid Self-Service and Managed Restore
Simple recoveries can be performed through a self-service portal, while our team handles complex restores including full mailbox or site recovery.
Microsoft 365 Backup in the UK for Government
Complete M365 Coverage
Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams are all protected in a single solution, ensuring no critical data from your public sector body falls through the gaps.
Point-in-Time Recovery
Restore Microsoft 365 data to any point in time, allowing your public sector body to roll back to before an accidental deletion or data corruption event.
Automated Protection
Backups run three times daily without intervention, ensuring citizen records and sensitive data in Microsoft 365 are always protected even when civil servants forget to save locally.
UK Data Sovereignty
All M365 backup data is stored in UK data centres, meeting PSN and Cyber Essentials Plus and data residency requirements for your public sector body.
Microsoft 365 Backup Includes
Exchange Online mailbox backup three times daily
SharePoint Online site and library backup
OneDrive for Business file backup
Microsoft Teams conversation and file backup
UK-based encrypted cloud storage
Granular and full restore capabilities
Why Government businesses choose us
Specialist M365 backup knowledge for UK government organisations
Complete coverage across all Microsoft 365 services
Geo-redundant UK storage with AES-256 encryption
No-obligation M365 protection assessment for your public sector body
Rapid restore capability for individual items or full accounts
Transparent licensing with no surprise charges
Frequently Asked Questions
M365 backup protects your public sector body against accidental deletion, malicious insider activity, ransomware, retention policy gaps, and data loss from departing staff — none of which Microsoft's native tools fully address.
Individual emails or files are typically restored within minutes. Larger restores such as full mailboxes or SharePoint sites complete within hours. Civil servants can request restores directly via our portal.
Yes. Teams chats, channel messages, and shared files are all backed up. Your public sector body can recover specific conversations or entire channels as needed.
Yes. Our backup portal includes search functionality allowing civil servants and administrators to find specific emails, files, or conversations across the entire backup archive.
Shared mailboxes, distribution groups, and Microsoft 365 Groups are all included in backup at no extra charge, providing complete protection for your public sector body.
Free On Boarding worth up to £2,000!
Limited time offer - valid until 31/05/2026
Protect Your Microsoft 365 Data
Find out how we protect your Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams data with independent cloud backup.
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