AWS Backup

Concept

AWS Backup is a managed service for taking and managing backups of many AWS services from one place. Its core idea is the backup plan, which says when backups happen and how long they are kept. Backups are stored in a protected place called a backup vault, and each backup is called a recovery point. When needed, backups can be copied to another Region or another account. Together with AWS Organizations, you can apply the same backup rules to many accounts.

Simple example

Regularly photocopying all of a household’s important papers — deeds, certificates, passports — and keeping the copies in a safe locker.

Why it’s needed

If data is deleted, something goes wrong, or there is a ransomware attack, you need a backup to go back to how things were. Taking backups separately in each service is a hassle.

Where it’s used

One rule for EC2, EBS, RDS, DynamoDB and EFS together: “Back up every day, keep for 30 days.”

Azure equivalent

Azure Backup

Remember

AWS Backup = the central locker for all your backups. Write the rule once, and it keeps running on its own.

Learn more

For details and the latest information, see the official documentation:

• AWS Backup — AWS official documentation ↗