Loop Backup for Microsoft 365.
A closer look.

Loop Backup offers independent cloud-to-cloud protection for Microsoft 365, often still referred to as Office 365. Its UK service page lists Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams among the supported workloads. The buying decision begins with understanding which information your organisation needs to recover and how that requirement maps to the service.

Build a short inventory before evaluating any backup product. Include mailboxes, shared working areas and important document collections. Identify the people responsible for each and the types of incident that would cause disruption. This makes a demonstration more useful because you can ask about concrete recovery scenarios rather than general features.

The landing page advertises four automatic backups a day, unlimited retention, and point-in-time or single-item restoration. These are useful starting points for an evaluation. Confirm how they operate for each workload you use, including which content and attributes are captured and what a completed restoration looks like.

Test a representative recovery during the evaluation. Choose a non-critical item, record the steps and check the result in its intended destination. Discuss the handling of larger recoveries and the support available if a job needs investigation. A repeatable procedure is more valuable than relying on an assumed recovery time.

Free assisted setup is advertised through a Google Meet or Zoom call. That may help organisations that want guidance while connecting their environment and reviewing the initial configuration. Prepare questions about permissions, protected accounts and the chosen storage region so the session addresses your actual operating requirements.

Before connecting the service, agree who can approve access and who will administer the account. Ask the provider to explain the permissions requested and how access can be reviewed. Record the decisions made during setup, including any exclusions, so another authorised colleague can understand the configuration later.

Once protection is running, assign ownership of routine checks. Decide who reviews job status, investigates exceptions and requests support. Include onboarding and departures in that routine: staffing changes should trigger a check that the intended information remains covered under the agreed account and retention arrangements.

Keep a simple recovery guide alongside the setup record. Identify the authorised contacts, escalation route and the information needed to raise a support request. Review it when responsibilities change. This helps turn a subscription into a manageable business process rather than an account that only one person understands.