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Learn about new features and updates in IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft™ 365.

Release Date: March 23, 2026

General Updates

Backup data e-discovery enhancements:
  • IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft 365 now uses the Teams Export API model B for Teams Chat backup. To protect Teams Chat, you can configure an IBM Storage Protect for Cloud Microsoft 365 (All permissions) app profile with the required permissions in addition to a custom app.
  • In Settings > Backup, you can now configure exclusion policy for Teams backup, allowing you to define container‑name conditions to exclude specific containers for Teams mailbox and channel conversations from protection.
  • Backup data e-discovery has been enhanced with richer search capabilities:
    • The SharePoint Online module is now supported for both metadata-based and content-based searches.
    • File type and File name filters are now available for the Exchange Online module, enabling targeted searches for emails by attachment type and name.
    • A Mailbox type column is now available in the search results of Exchange Online.
  • The following features are now available for capacity-based subscriptions with multi-Geo enabled:
    • You can now configure regional storage quota and notification thresholds in Settings > Notification. Notifications will be sent when storage usage reaches the specified thresholds.
    • You can now view the subscription consumption report for Microsoft 365 services by each assigned region in Subscriptions.
  • A Container column is now available in the downloaded backup job report to show the container each item belongs to.
  • When restoring Standard Channels without an existing team to their original location, the Microsoft Import API is used to preserve high fidelity.
  • OneNote files larger than 2 GB can now be backed up successfully due to Microsoft API updates.