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Google Vault eDiscovery vs. Retention Rule vs. SysCloud’s Backup for Google Workspace
6 Dec 2021
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Gopika
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Google vault's retention policy feature is essential but come with limitations that could reach in data loss:
- Google Vault allows for the retention, search, and export of data but lacks the ability to restore data, leaving organizations vulnerable to data loss.
- Relying on Google Vault as a backup solution is risky due to its export limitations, lack of support for certain apps, and the inability to recover data after deletion.
eDiscovery holds and retention rules available with Google Vault allow businesses to preserve critical data stored in Google Workspace services. However, these tools should not be confused with the backup, restore, and other data protection capabilities provided by a third-party cloud backup solution like SysCloud.
Below is a table comparing eDiscovery and retention rules in Google Vault with SysCloud backup.
eDiscovery and retention rules in Google Vault vs. SysCloud backup for Google Workspace
| eDiscovery Using Vault | Retention Rules Using Vault | SysCloud Backup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Use case | |||||
The eDiscovery tool in Google Vault allows administrators to search for specific content, place it on hold or export it to be presented as legal evidence. | Default and custom retention rules allow organizations to retain important business data stored in various Google Workspace services. | SysCloud backup for Google Workspace automatically backs up all business data up to three times a day. | |||
License requirement | |||||
To access eDiscovery in Google Vault, organizations need to purchase any of the following licenses:
| To access archive, organizations need to purchase any of the following licenses:
| Organizations can access SysCloud backup by purchasing the SysCloud backup for Google Workspace license for its users. | |||
Services covered | |||||
Google Vault eDiscovery covers Gmail, Google Drive, Google Groups, Chat content, and does not cover apps like Contacts, Calendar, Sites. | Organizations can apply retention rule to Gmail, Google Drive, Google Groups, Chat, Sites, and Google Meet content in Google Vault.Retention rules cannot be applied to services like Calendar and Contacts. | SysCloud backup is available for Google Workspace secure Gmail, Google Drive, Contacts, Calendar, Shared Drive, and Sites data. | |||
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