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Upgrade to Boxafe 2.0 (scheduled to release in July 2022), to enjoy enterprise-class SaaS backup/restore features
QNAP® Systems, Inc. today announced changes to Boxafe, the Google™ Workspace and Microsoft 365® backup solution. These features will take effect from version 2.0, including new features and license plans.
Boxafe 2.0 enhances not only its performance but usability for enterprises.
- Roles and permissions: IT staff can efficiently manage thousands of employee SaaS accounts while securing personal data by flexibly designating backup/restore job permissions, such as Global Admin, Domain Admin, Auditor, and customized user roles.
- Improved backup management: While previous Boxafe stores backup data in a hidden path in the NAS volumes where Boxafe is installed, upcoming versions support backing up with customized storage paths. It includes backup to local spaces, cloud (via HybridMount), iSCSI, or VJBOD. To ensure data safety, backup data will be kept even if users uninstall Boxafe.
- Secondary backup for doubled protection: To reduce user effort, Boxafe 2.0 supports easy secondary backup with Hybrid Backup Sync and the relinking function to existing backup data. Data recovery can be easy and fast by using full data export/restore, allowing users to restore backup data to a single folder by overwriting the original data.
License plans from Boxafe 2.0
To fully enjoy enterprise-class backup/restore features, users can upgrade Boxafe to version 2.0. Before upgrading, consult the following table to see the new limits for Free licenses.
| New license plan | For Google Workspace | For Microsoft 365 |
| Free | $0 for 30 users + 10 Shared Drives | $0 for 30 users + 10 SharePoint sites + 5 teams in Teams |
| Paid subscription | Monthly/annual fee per user + Unlimited Shared Drives | Monthly/annual fee per user + Unlimited SharePoint sites + Unlimited teams in Teams |
| Enterprise | Bespoke (Please contact us if your business has 1,000+ users in one domain.) | Bespoke (Please contact us if your business has 1,000+ users in one domain.) |
For a better understanding of new license plan, please see the use scenario examples below:
- Company A uses Google Workspace. They have 25 email accounts and 10 Shared Drives with 100+ files inside. They can use the Free plan.
- Company B uses Google Workspace. They have 200 email accounts and uncountable Shared Drives. They must purchase 170 licenses. They also can backup/restore unlimited Shared Drives.
- Company C uses Microsoft 365. They have 30 email accounts, 10 SharePoint sites (with many files), and 5 teams in Teams (with many files). They can use the Free plan.
Further details will be announced soon. To learn more, visit www.qnap.com.
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