#AvePoint Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 August 2024

Release Date for the Commercial Environment: August 4, 2024

Release Date for the US Government Environment: August 11, 2024

#General Updates

• AvePoint Cloud Backup Express is now generally available. For the subscription information, navigate to the subscription consumption report on the Subscription page.

• In Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365, administrators can now configure the End-user restore settings to control whether to allow the flow creator and owners to export Power Automate cloud flows in ReCenter.

• Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 now offers enhanced customer support through the integration of the AVA chatbot. If you have any product-related inquiries, the chatbot is readily available to assist you.

• We have enhanced the retention logic for Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 subscription renewals. If your updated subscription has a shorter retention period than your current configuration, your retention periods will be automatically adjusted to match the new subscription limits. If your updated subscription has the same or longer retention period than your existing configuration, no changes will be made. To verify your configuration and ensure you are aware of any changes, refer to Settings > Retention.

• For BYOS customers, you can now set a password for encryption keys and configure whether to allow Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 to copy the encryption keys to your BYOS storage weekly through Settings > System > Encryption keys.

• AvePoint Cloud Backup Express now offers an optimized restore experience with the addition of fast recovery tags for fast recovery points.

• The Notification center has been updated to display alerts for subscription expiration, out-of-policy conditions, and changes to BYOS. It no longer displays information about purchased and consumed data sizes. For detailed subscription information, refer to the subscription consumption report.

• Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 now offers enhanced permission control by enabling administrators to assign either View Only or View and Edit permission to users for backup management.

• If you switch your storage from the default AvePoint storage to BYOS, you have the option to retain all current backup data stored in AvePoint's storage for 90 days. During this time, you can contact AvePoint support for assistance with data migration.

• You now have the ability to restore backup data from either OneDrive or a SharePoint Online site to a Group site.

• Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 now supports SharePoint Online for Data subject access requests. You can discover and delete site collections from SharePoint Online backups in response to GDPR-related requests.

• The Recovery Point column is now available in the restore and export job report to show the recovery point selected for restore or export.

#ReCenter for Microsoft 365

• ReCenter now supports end user export of Power Automate cloud flows. Administrators can control whether to allow the flow creator and owners to export Power Automate cloud flows from ReCenter by configuring the End-user restore settings in Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365.

• The filters in Request history now support multiple selections, and the applied filter conditions are displayed at the top of the table for easy removal.