Do we have to use all twelve products?
No. Licences are billed per mailbox, products can be added. You can start with one product, such as MailGuard or SecureMail, and add the others later, without a new contract, without a new onboarding phase and without an additional admin portal.
Which product solves which task?
Protect: MailGuard filters spam, phishing and CEO fraud, DMARC Reports shows who sends in your name, Awareness trains the team with phishing exercises. Communicate: SecureMail encrypts, SecureFiles transfers large and confidential files, Disclaimer applies signatures and mandatory details. Retain and operate: Archive retains audit-proof, business continuity keeps the team working during an outage, Conbool Mail provides the mailboxes. Microsoft 365: 365 Backup backs up, 365 Permissions reviews sharing, 365 Tenants keeps every tenant on template.
How does Conbool differ from a Microsoft 365 add-on?
Conbool sits in front of Microsoft 365 as a separate security layer and can run either as a pre-filter or as a full replacement. EU hosting in Germany, German GmbH as contract partner, DPA under Art. 28 GDPR. No transfers to US hyperscalers in third countries without standard contractual clauses and a transfer impact assessment.
How does Conbool integrate with Microsoft 365?
Technical MX switch in under 30 minutes, parallel operation possible. Outlook add-ins rolled out to all mailboxes via the Microsoft 365 admin center. Sign-in via Entra ID, automatic provisioning when an employee joins and immediate removal when they leave. Existing DMS synchronisation via IMAP, POP3 or MAPI keeps working.
Do we need Conbool Mail to use the other products?
No. The products work with Microsoft 365, with on-premises Exchange and with Conbool Mail mailboxes. Conbool Mail is for everyone who wants email, calendar and contacts on their own domain, operated in Germany.
What do the products do for Microsoft 365?
365 Backup backs up mailboxes, online archives, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Teams chats, Planner and Entra ID and restores individual items. 365 Permissions rates sharing in SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams. 365 Tenants compares every tenant with a template and rolls it out with a dry run. All three run in the same console as email security.
Can a group or IT service provider manage several tenants in one console?
Yes. Conbool is multi-tenant with policies per tenant. Groups manage subsidiaries and business units separately, service providers their customers, all in one console with separate audit logs and, depending on the setup, separate contracts.
Where is the data processed?
In data centres in Germany. The contract partner is Conbool GmbH in Hamburg, with a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR; processors with standard contractual clauses are listed in the DPA. Selected modules can also run in your own data centre.