AWS Backup adds cross-Region database snapshot copy to logically air-gapped vaults

AWS Backup now supports single-action database snapshot copies to logically air-gapped vaults across AWS Regions. This capability is available for Amazon Aurora, Amazon Neptune, and Amazon DocumentDB snapshots, eliminating the need for an intermediate copying step in target Regions.

You can perform cross-Region and cross-account snapshot copies to protect against incidents like ransomware events and Region outages that might affect your production accounts or primary Regions. Previously, this required a two-step process—first copying snapshots to the target Region in a backup vault, then copying them to the logically air-gapped vault in the same Region. Now, you can complete this in one step, achieving faster recovery point objectives (RPOs) while eliminating costs associated with intermediate copies. This streamlined process also removes the need for custom scripts or AWS Lambda functions to monitor intermediate copy status.

This feature is available for Amazon Aurora, Amazon Neptune and Amazon DocumentDB, in all Regions where AWS Backup supports these databases and logically air-gapped vaults. You can start using this feature today through the AWS Management Console, AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), or AWS SDKs. To get started, refer to the AWS Backup documentation.