TechTalk with Markus

AvePoint Products and Services

A few weeks ago, Dominik Meier and I had the opportunity to attend the AvePoint bootcamps in Cologne and Zurich. In the following, I would like to summarize the most important findings from these bootcamps.

The bootcamps highlighted AvePoint's strong focus on helping organizations manage and protect their digital assets, optimize collaboration, and increase productivity. Of particular note was AvePoint's commitment to providing solutions that not only ensure data protection, but also ensure business continuity even in crisis situations such as ransomware attacks, user errors or service outages. The versatility of AvePoint's tools, which span multiple cloud environments and platforms, makes the company a leading provider for organizations looking to strengthen their digital processes.

AvePoint's portfolio is broad, ranging from backup and recovery solutions to AI-powered workplace management tools. Although the company offers a variety of products and services, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight two particularly outstanding solutions that were presented during the bootcamps: AvePoint Cloud Backup and AvePoint AvaBot.

Both products offer significant benefits to organizations of all sizes, helping them to manage their cloud-based environments more efficiently. In this blog, I will focus on these two solutions and explain how they address the key challenges organizations face in managing big data and the complexity of the modern workplace.

TechTalk

In Part 1 we are covering AvePoint Cloud Backup and AvePoint AvaBot.

Cloud Backup

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Advantages of AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365

AvePoint Cloud Backup offers a comprehensive backup platform protection. It ensures business continuity against service outages, ransomware attacks, user errors, and configuration errors. Here are some key advantages:

Wide Range of Protection: AvePoint doesn’t just protect emails and files. It safeguards a wide range of Microsoft 365 assets, including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Viva Engage, Planner, Project Online, Power Platform, and more.
Secure and Flexible Data Protection: AvePoint Cloud Backup offers secure and flexible data protection, allowing you to choose the right cloud storage for your business.
User-Friendly: Users have found AvePoint Cloud Backup to be a reliable and worry-free backup option. The integration with the Teams app reduces the workload for administrators.
Resilience Against Data Loss: Whether it’s user error, an outage, or a ransomware attack, AvePoint ensures business resiliency with its award-winning data backup and restore technology.

How it Works

How AvePoint Cloud Backup Works

AvePoint Cloud Backup is designed to be straightforward and simple to use. Here’s how it works:

Automatic Backup: AvePoint performs automatic backups up to four times a day. Your environment is protected from the moment you activate the product.
Flexible Backup Schedules: AvePoint offers options to lower the backup frequency and set the time for the first backup at your own discretion.
Granular & Full-Fidelity Restore: AvePoint allows on-demand, granular recovery of Microsoft 365 content to the online or offline storage location of your choice while maintaining all metadata and permissions.

Storage Options and Data Backup

AvePoint Cloud Backup provides flexibility in terms of where the backup data is stored. Customers can choose to store backups in AvePoint’s scalable Azure Storage or any data center of their choice. Supported storage locations include Microsoft Azure, Amazon S3, Amazon S3-Compatible Storage, Dropbox, and any data destination accessible via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

In terms of data backup, AvePoint’s backup service automatically performs scheduled backups while encrypting the data with customer-owned encryption keys. This adds another layer of security. Backups are generally run approximately every six hours and can also be run manually if needed. In conclusion, AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 offers a comprehensive, secure, and flexible solution for data protection. It not only ensures business continuity but also provides peace of mind knowing that your data is safe and recoverable when needed.

AvaBot

AvePoint AvaBot

AvePoint AvaBot is an innovative tool that helps organizations streamline their digital workplace. It provides a clear understanding of your users, data, collaboration, and security, creating the foundation to maximize the value of AI in your business operations.

Advantages of AvePoint AvaBot

AvePoint AvaBot offers a range of advantages to help organizations manage their digital workplace more effectively:

Enriched Experiences: AvaBot deploys AI-driven tools augmenting employees’ capabilities and creating more meaningful work.
Improved Decision Making: AvaBot leverages AI insights to optimize decisions, reduce risk, and drive better outcomes.
Increased Efficiency: AvaBot automates repetitive tasks with AI to boost productivity and free-up workers to focus on higher-value work.

How it Works

How AvePoint AvaBot Works

AvePoint AvaBot uses a straightforward approach to digital workplace management:

AI-Driven Tools: AvaBot deploys AI-driven tools that augment employees’ capabilities. This creates more meaningful work and enriches experiences.
AI Insights: AvaBot leverages AI insights to optimize decisions, reduce risk, and drive better outcomes. This improves decision making.
Automated Tasks: AvaBot automates repetitive tasks with AI to boost productivity. This frees up workers to focus on higher-value work.

In conclusion, AvePoint AvaBot is a comprehensive solution that can help organizations manage their digital workplace more efficiently and effectively. By providing a central platform for digital workplace management, AvePoint AvaBot not only simplifies the process but also provides valuable insights that can help organizations optimize their operations.