Case Study: Columbia Power & Water Systems achieves local control and fast recovery of Office 365 data with Veeam

Public Utility Maintains Control of its Microsoft Office 365 Data with Veeam

Columbia Power & Water Systems (CPWS), a public utility serving about 30,000 customers in Columbia, Tennessee, wanted to move to Microsoft Office 365 for improved collaboration and availability but was concerned about retaining long‑term access and control of historical email data. Before migrating from on‑premises Exchange, IT needed a reliable way to back up and manage Office 365 data to meet legal, compliance and operational requirements.

CPWS deployed Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 to create local, historical backups of Exchange Online mailboxes, calendars and contacts. The solution ensured smooth migration to Office 365, gave the utility full control of current and archived data, and made restores fast and simple — delivering continuous availability, compliance assurance and confidence to expand Veeam across its environment.

Columbia Power & Water Systems

Karen St.Clair

IT Manager