Welcome to the Ventoo Cloud Backup documentation. This documentation provides a complete overview of how to set up, manage, and operate Ventoo Cloud Backup in a structured and secure way. It is designed to support both first time users and administrators who are responsible for daily operations.
Ventoo Cloud Backup is built to protect business critical data across multiple platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure Virtual Machines, servers, workstations, and mobile devices. The documentation guides you from the initial onboarding through the configuration and ongoing use of Ventoo Cloud Backup, ensuring a clear and reliable setup without unnecessary complexity.
Whether you are just getting started or maintaining an existing backup environment, these guides help you understand how the different components work together and how to apply best practices for data protection, retention, and security.
Documentation structure and quick access
To help you navigate efficiently, the documentation is organised into the following main areas. Each section can be accessed independently and supports a specific phase of using Ventoo Cloud Backup.
Getting Started with Ventoo Cloud Backup
This section focuses on onboarding and initial setup. You will learn how to activate your Ventoo Cloud Backup account, create additional users, and configure the first backup services for Microsoft 365, Azure Virtual Machines, servers, workstations, and mobile devices.
Manage Ventoo Cloud Backup
This area covers the operational side of Ventoo Cloud Backup. It explains how to manage protection plans, configure alarm messages, and create reports and evaluations to maintain visibility and control over your backup environment.
Create Protection Plans
This section explains how to design and apply protection plans. You will learn how to create backups for individual users or objects, configure group backups, reuse existing backup configurations, and set up backup plans for Azure Virtual Machines. Protection plans define scheduling, retention, encryption, and optional recovery features.
Restore with Backups
In this section you will find all instructions for restoring data and systems from existing backups. It explains how to restore files folders and complete systems for Microsoft 365 as well as Azure Virtual Machines servers and workstations. The goal is to make data available again quickly and in a controlled manner after a data loss and to safely apply different recovery options.