Your Data, Protected: Why Essential Tech Is Moving to Commvault for Backup and Recovery
Your business runs on data — emails, documents, calendars, customer records, and more. Whether you’re using Microsoft 365, working remotely, or storing files in the cloud, keeping that data safe is critical. That’s why Essential Tech has reviewed our backup options and chosen Commvault® as our new preferred provider.
What Is Commvault?
Commvault® is a trusted global leader in data protection. It helps businesses back up and recover their digital information — from emails and files to entire systems — quickly, securely, and reliably. Think of it as a safety net for your business: if something goes wrong, Commvault helps you bounce back fast.
Why This Matters
It’s easy to assume Microsoft automatically backs up everything in Microsoft 365. In reality, Microsoft follows a Shared Responsibility Model: they ensure the availability and security of the platform, but you’re responsible for backing up and protecting your own data — including emails, Teams chats, SharePoint files, and OneDrive folders.
This means that if data is accidentally deleted, compromised by ransomware, or lost due to a system failure, Microsoft won’t automatically restore it for you. Without a proper backup solution, recovery can be slow, expensive, or even impossible.
That’s why Essential Tech is introducing Commvault — to give you a reliable, secure way to protect and recover your Microsoft 365 data, and everything beyond it.
Protecting Your Data
The risks businesses face today go beyond simple mistakes. Ransomware attacks can lock or encrypt files until a ransom is paid. Malicious insiders may deliberately delete or alter data. Even well intentioned staff can accidentally remove critical information. And when systems fail or outages occur, access to vital records can be interrupted.
On top of that, compliance requirements are stricter than ever. Regulations demand that businesses retain, protect, and recover data quickly and securely. Falling short can mean fines, reputational damage, and loss of customer trust.
Commvault, delivered through Essential Tech, ensures your business can withstand these challenges and recover fast, without costly downtime or data loss.
Why We Chose Commvault
After evaluating several options, Commvault stood out for its breadth and resilience. It protects Microsoft 365, Azure, laptops, servers, and more — all from one platform. It brings cyber resilience features like ransomware recovery and rapid restore, smart automation powered by AI, and endpoint protection for remote teams.
What You Can Expect
With Commvault, you’ll gain more than just backup — you’ll gain confidence. Your data will be backed up securely, with faster recovery times if something goes wrong. You’ll be protected against ransomware, accidental deletion, and insider threats.
Commvault also delivers extended retention beyond Microsoft’s recycle bin limits, so your data is available long term. Granular recovery and eDiscovery tools make audits and legal requests easier to handle. Compliance ready storage, encryption, and zero trust access controls help you meet regulatory requirements without extra complexity.
Another key safeguard is air gapped backups — isolated, immutable copies of your data that attackers simply can’t reach. Even if ransomware spreads across your systems, the air gapped copy remains untouched, ready to restore. Think of it as keeping a spare set of keys in a locked safe at another location — even if someone breaks in, they can’t get to them.
Together, these layers — ransomware recovery, compliance ready storage, granular restore, automation, and air gapped backups — give your business confidence that recovery is always possible, no matter the threat.
All of this comes in a cost effective SaaS model: no hardware, no hidden fees, automatic updates, and flexible subscription pricing. And because it’s built on Microsoft Azure, it scales with your business, ready for whatever comes next.
What’s Changing for You
- Current clients: We’ll be in touch soon to guide you through a seamless transition to Commvault.
- New clients: Commvault will be included in our standard service offering from day one.
- Pricing: Competitive, with full disaster recovery and failover capabilities — keeping your business running even if something goes wrong.
Ready To Learn More?
We’re excited to bring this upgrade to you. Contact us if you’d like to learn more, or to schedule a demo with our Team.
Your data. Always recoverable. Always protected.