diff --git a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
index 49b7a6714..a08c19bfb 100644
--- a/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
+++ b/src/cli/backup/exchange.go
@@ -160,8 +160,12 @@ func createExchangeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to run Exchange backup")
 	}
 
-	// todo: revive when backups are hooked up to backupOperation results
-	// fmt.Printf("Created backup %s in %s for Exchange user %s.\n", result.SnapshotID, s.Provider, user)
+	bu, err := r.Backup(ctx, bo.Results.BackupID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Unable to retrieve backup results from storage")
+	}
+	print.Backup(*bu)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cli/print/print.go b/src/cli/print/print.go
index e112ee280..1c67a74dd 100644
--- a/src/cli/print/print.go
+++ b/src/cli/print/print.go
@@ -36,6 +36,36 @@ type Printable interface {
 	Values() []string
 }
 
+func print(p Printable) {
+	if outputAsJSON || outputAsJSONDebug {
+		outputJSON(p, outputAsJSONDebug)
+		return
+	}
+	outputTable([]Printable{p})
+}
+
+// printAll prints the slice of printable items,
+// according to the caller's requested format.
+func printAll(ps []Printable) {
+	if len(ps) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if outputAsJSON || outputAsJSONDebug {
+		outputJSONArr(ps, outputAsJSONDebug)
+		return
+	}
+	outputTable(ps)
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Type Formatters (TODO: migrate to owning packages)
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Prints the backup to the terminal with stdout.
+func Backup(b backup.Backup) {
+	print(b)
+}
+
 // Prints the backups to the terminal with stdout.
 func Backups(bs []backup.Backup) {
 	ps := []Printable{}
@@ -54,37 +84,9 @@ func Entries(des []details.DetailsEntry) {
 	printAll(ps)
 }
 
-// printAll prints the slice of printable items,
-// according to the caller's requested format.
-func printAll(ps []Printable) {
-	if len(ps) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	if outputAsJSON || outputAsJSONDebug {
-		outputJSON(ps, outputAsJSONDebug)
-		return
-	}
-	outputTable(ps)
-}
-
-// output to stdout the list of printable structs as json.
-// if debug is false, calls ps.Printable() first
-func outputJSON(ps []Printable, debug bool) {
-	sl := make([]any, 0, len(ps))
-	for _, p := range ps {
-		if debug {
-			sl = append(sl, p)
-		} else {
-			sl = append(sl, p.MinimumPrintable())
-		}
-	}
-	bs, err := json.Marshal(sl)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error formatting results to json: %v\n", err)
-		return
-	}
-	fmt.Println(string(pretty.Pretty(bs)))
-}
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tabular
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // output to stdout the list of printable structs in a table
 func outputTable(ps []Printable) {
@@ -103,3 +105,37 @@ func outputTable(ps []Printable) {
 			AlternateColors: false,
 		})
 }
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// JSON
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+func outputJSON(p Printable, debug bool) {
+	if debug {
+		printJSON(p)
+		return
+	}
+	printJSON(p.MinimumPrintable())
+}
+
+func outputJSONArr(ps []Printable, debug bool) {
+	sl := make([]any, 0, len(ps))
+	for _, p := range ps {
+		if debug {
+			sl = append(sl, p)
+		} else {
+			sl = append(sl, p.MinimumPrintable())
+		}
+	}
+	printJSON(sl)
+}
+
+// output to stdout the list of printable structs as json.
+func printJSON(a any) {
+	bs, err := json.Marshal(a)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "error formatting results to json: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Println(string(pretty.Pretty(bs)))
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/operation.go b/src/internal/operations/operation.go
index 78dd415c7..7175914e5 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/operation.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/operation.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package operations
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/internal/kopia"
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ const (
 // Specific processes (eg: backups, restores, etc) are expected to wrap operation
 // with process specific details.
 type operation struct {
-	ID        uuid.UUID `json:"id"`        // system generated identifier
 	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"createdAt"` // datetime of the operation's creation
 	Options   Options   `json:"options"`
 	Status    opStatus  `json:"status"`
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ func newOperation(
 	sw *store.Wrapper,
 ) operation {
 	return operation{
-		ID:        uuid.New(),
 		CreatedAt: time.Now(),
 		Options:   opts,
 		kopia:     kw,
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/operation_test.go b/src/internal/operations/operation_test.go
index 4f44b1614..1fcbc5031 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/operation_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/operation_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package operations
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func TestOperationSuite(t *testing.T) {
 func (suite *OperationSuite) TestNewOperation() {
 	t := suite.T()
 	op := newOperation(Options{}, nil, nil)
-	assert.NotNil(t, op.ID)
+	assert.Greater(t, op.CreatedAt, time.Time{})
 }
 
 func (suite *OperationSuite) TestOperation_Validate() {
diff --git a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
index 19bf9f297..1a816b3c6 100644
--- a/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/pkg/repository/repository.go
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ func (r Repository) NewRestore(
 		sel)
 }
 
+// backups lists a backup by id
+func (r Repository) Backup(ctx context.Context, id model.StableID) (*backup.Backup, error) {
+	sw := store.NewKopiaStore(r.modelStore)
+	return sw.GetBackup(ctx, id)
+}
+
 // backups lists backups in a repository
 func (r Repository) Backups(ctx context.Context) ([]backup.Backup, error) {
 	sw := store.NewKopiaStore(r.modelStore)