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Restore Deleted AD/Office 365 User in AD Connect Environment

Restore Deleted AD/Office 365 User in AD Connect Environment

In this post, we will walk through the process of restoring a deleted user in an environment that leverages Directory Sync/Azure AD Connect. The process isn’t overly intensive – It entails restoring the deleted user in Office 365, restoring the Active Directory account, and performing a hard match between the on-prem and cloud account. In our case, we will restore the Active Directory object from Veeam as the environment did not have the AD recycle bin enabled. Restore Deleted User…

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Database Recovery Using a Zerto Failover Test

Database Recovery Using a Zerto Failover Test

Update – Big thanks to vBrownBag for guest posting this article on their blog! A few weeks back, we discussed Zerto’s ability to perform point-in-time file level restores directly from the replication journal. However, what if the data you need from 30 minutes ago isn’t readily compiled into a file or requires manual intervention to produce; such as a database backup or a PST export of Exchange mailbox items? Introducing Zerto Failover Tests for data recovery. A Zerto Failover Test has the ability to spin…

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File Level Restores from Zerto Journal

File Level Restores from Zerto Journal

Today I wanted to walk-through a Zerto journal file restore. This feature has been available since version 4.5 but fills such a crucial need in many organizations. The recovery process allows you restore a file or folder utilizing any checkpoint in the journal. When compared to traditional nightly backups, this can be a game changer when it comes to data loss. With Zerto RPOs typically in seconds, you can granularly restore data back to the moment right before data corruption or loss….

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