Reduce and control your archive user (AU) license costs.
Significantly reduce what you spend on leavers licenses pending renewal while securing future savings with smart automation features.
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Google AU license costs spiraling out of control?
Reduce costs by controlling your archive users with CloudM Archive.
The retention of ex-employee data is a legal requirement in many jurisdictions. Since Google Archive User (AU) licenses are expensive, you should look for alternatives that ensure data remains accessible while keeping license spend low.
Take control of your data by hosting archived data in your own infrastructure
Reduce costs and avoid vendor lock-in by backing up your data in your organization’s GCP storage bucket.
Reduce manual work to a minimum by automating retention policies and license reassignment
Let your team focus on more important tasks while reducing the risk of mistakes by automating data retention policies and license reassignment as part of your offboarding workflow.
Automatically assigned policies
Use bespoke data retention policies and dynamic groups to ensure that the correct data is archived for each individual user and deleted when applicable, keeping you 100% compliant and your storage costs down.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between CloudM Archive and CloudM Backup?
CloudM Archive is our dedicated solution for your ex-employees. With flexible retention policies, it is a cost-effective alternative to Google Archive User licenses that keeps you compliant with local data retention laws.
CloudM Backup keeps your active user data safe from accidental or malicious deletion, ensuring business continuity and compliance with data protection legislation.
Why should I archive leavers data?
It is important to archive leavers data because the retention of ex-employee data is a legal requirement in many jurisdictions.
Can I use Google Archive User licenses to store my data?
You can, but costs can quickly spiral. CloudM Archive is a cost-saving alternative to Google AU licenses.
Do I need a Google Workspace license alongside the CloudM Archive license?
No. When a user leaves your organization, you can set up your offboarding workflow to automatically remove the associated GWS license so it can be reassigned.
Once the user’s data is in CloudM Archive, it will then only occupy a CloudM Archive license until all data for this user is purged from the Google Cloud Storage bucket as part of your set retention policies.
What data can I archive with CloudM Archive?
You can archive your users Mail and Drive data apart from Google Sites, Google My Maps, Google Jamboard and Google Photos.
What restoration options do you offer?
You can restore individual Mail or Drive data or choose bulk restore of the whole user, all Drive or all Mail data.
What are the benefits of hosting archived data in my own infrastructure?
By storing your data in your GCP cloud storage, you can reduce costs and avoid vendor lock-in.
Is CloudM Archive secure?
Yes, we use encryption and follow strict data protection protocols to keep your information secure. We are ISO 27001 as well as Cyber Essentials certified and comply with regulations such as HIPAA while using secure coding practices. Find out more about our security accreditations here.
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