Placement

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 can operate on either physical or virtual servers. Given its compatibility with virtual servers, you have the flexibility to deploy it on your chosen virtualization platform, within a private cloud, or on the infrastructure of a hyperscale cloud provider, such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.

The decision for the final location for running Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is a business decision rather than a purely technical one.

There are several compelling reasons to back up your Microsoft 365 data. Many Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 customers/users opt to store their data locally “at home” within their infrastructure, ensuring they have a copy of their data.

When deciding the placement of servers, consider the final data repository location and the traffic flow. Running the infrastructure on-premises and downloading all data, only to upload it again to an Azure blob container, might not be the most optimal choice.

Recommendations:

• Microsoft Azure: Choose an appropriate machine type (F or D-Type) for best performance. Machine type B is not recommended due to CPU-limitations.

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