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  "description": "Microsoft 365 Backup management for SharePoint and OneDrive will be integrated into the SharePoint Admin Center by mid-May 2026. This centralizes backup configuration without changing user experience or data handling. No action is required, but admins should update documentation and inform teams.",
  "path": "/m365-message-center/message/mc1310678/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T00:00:12.000Z",
  "site": "https://blog.tophhie.cloud",
  "tags": [
    "Set up Microsoft 365 Backup | Microsoft Learn"
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  "textContent": "**[Introduction]**\n\nTo simplify backup administration and align with how SharePoint admins work today, Microsoft is integrating **Microsoft 365 Backup management directly into the SharePoint Admin Center**. This centralized experience lets admins configure and manage backup for SharePoint and OneDrive without switching to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.\n\n**[When this will happen:]**\n\n  * General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We began rolling out in **early-May 2026** and expect to complete by **mid-May 2026**.\n\n\n\n**[How this affects your organization:]**\n\n**Who is affected:**\n\n  * SharePoint administrators\n  * Organizations using or planning to use **Microsoft 365 Backup for SharePoint and OneDrive**\n\n\n\n**What will happen:**\n\n  * Backup configuration and management for SharePoint and OneDrive will be available directly in the **SharePoint Admin Center**.\n  * Admins will no longer need to switch to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center to manage Backup.\n  * Existing Microsoft 365 Backup settings and policies are respected.\n  * No change to user experience.\n  * The feature is **available by default** for eligible tenants; no additional enablement is required.\n\n\n\n**[What you can do to prepare:]**\n\nNo immediate action is required.\n\n**Recommended actions for admins:**\n\n  * Review the **Microsoft 365 Backup** section in the SharePoint Admin Center once the feature is available.\n  * Update internal admin documentation or runbooks to reflect the new management location.\n  * Inform helpdesk or operations teams that Backup is now managed from the SharePoint Admin Center.\n\n\n\n**Learn more:** Set up Microsoft 365 Backup | Microsoft Learn\n\n**[Compliance considerations:]**\n\n**Compliance question**| **Explanation**\n---|---\nDoes the change alter how existing customer data is processed, stored, or accessed?| Backup administration is accessed through a new admin surface (SharePoint Admin Center), but underlying data handling and storage remain unchanged.\nDoes the change alter how admins can monitor, report on, or demonstrate compliance activities?| Admins can manage and monitor Microsoft 365 Backup from an additional centralized admin experience, improving operational oversight without changing compliance data.\nDoes the change include an admin control?| Backup configuration and management controls are available to SharePoint admins through the SharePoint Admin Center.",
  "title": "MC1310678: Microsoft 365 Backup management through SharePoint Admin Center",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-15T00:00:12.702Z"
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