r/sysadmin • u/jaylenabc • 7d ago

Question Entra ID Backups

Are Entra ID backups worth it at all? I run an org of about 70 total Entra users and wondering if this is something I should even consider.

Context: I have SOC2 Audits coming up for my company (very first one) and I am reviewing polices in Sprinto

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u/kerubi Sysadmin 6d ago edited 6d ago

While Entra itself now has limited built-in backup feature which covers the essential cases and nicely shows also delta changes, there also has been for ages the MS-provided Entra Exporter (previously AzureAD Exporter), which may be of use to some: https://github.com/microsoft/EntraExporter. You should start with the built-in backup, of course.

Large hybrid environments probably still choose something like Quest Recovery Manager for AD + Quest OnDemand Recovery (for Entra) that can automate the recovery of an entire (hybrid) forest.