Best Practices for Microsoft 365

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Note the following best practices:
  • Ensure that you factor in data increase forecast while creating the deduplication storage device.
  • Exclude the deduplication storage location from all anti-virus scanners including Microsoft Defender.
  • Set the deduplication storage concurrent operations according to requirements mentioned for Microsoft 365.
  • Create a deduplication storage device on Solid-state Drives (SSD) or equivalent storage for enhanced performance.
  • Run only one backup job at a time to avoid overlap.
  • If the Backup Exec server is a virtual machine, ensure that:
    • CPU reservation is considered.
    • 100% memory is reserved.
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