New storage rules and the end of Office 365 A1 Plus - What educational institutions need to know now
The latest Updates from Microsoft for M365 Education bring changes that have major implications for educational institutions. On August 1, 2024, the Office 365 A1 Plus program, which offered schools free subscriptions and desktop apps to facilitate the transition to the cloud, will end. At the same time, Microsoft is adjusting the storage rules for educational institutions: At the next contract renewal, but from August 2024 at the earliest, schools will receive 100TB of shared storage for OneDrive, SharePoint and Exchange as well as an additional 50GB and 100GB per user for A3 and A5 subscriptions respectively.
These changes make an efficient storage and backup strategy essential. With SPIRIT/21’s “M365 Backup to AWS” service, we offer educational institutions a secure, scalable and cost-effective solution to protect and manage M365 data in the long term.
Why is an M365 Backup to AWS useful for educational institutions?
Data security is playing an increasingly important role in education. While the new Microsoft changes create stricter storage limits, they also bring risks—from accidental data loss to stricter compliance requirements. A regular M365 backup on AWS offers:
Avoid loss of productivity due to data deletion or accidental purges.
By offloading backups to AWS, you reduce costs for additional M365 storage.
Meet data storage and archival retention requirements for sensitive data.
Schools can reduce the risk of outage or data loss by storing backups outside of the M365 tenant.
Our solution: Step by step to a secure backup
SPIRIT/21 supports educational institutions in setting up a robust M365 backup solution to the AWS cloud. Our structured approach includes:
1. Initial meeting & getting to know you:
We explain the process, objectives and benefits of the M365 Backup to AWS service.
2. Identification workshop:
Here we analyze your backup needs, clarify data volumes to be migrated and identify compliance requirements.
3. Migration preparation:
SPIRIT/21 supports you in setting up an AWS account and the preparatory configuration of your AWS environment.
4. Migration of backups:
We take over the migration of your data to AWS and ensure integration into existing systems.
5. Results report:
After the migration, we present the results to you together with AWS so that you benefit from a reliable backup solution in the long term.
Get started on a secure, future-proof data strategy with SPIRIT/21
Take the opportunity to optimally secure your M365 data with a backup to AWS. Our team will support you in creating a customized and future-proof storage solution for your educational institution.
Contact us for an initial consultation and let’s work together to develop the best strategy for your requirements.
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