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Guidance for Backup & Recovery on AWS

How it works

This Guidance demonstrates how to backup your cloud data and resources and perform recovery operations within your cloud environment. It will help you scale when your cloud presence grows, and due to the iterative nature of the capitabilities, you won’t need to start from the beginning. Deploying this Guidance helps ensure you are meeting your business goals, recovery point objectives (RPOs), and recovery time objectives (RTOs), so you have a clear path to host cloud production workloads.

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Additional considerations

Establishing your backup and recovery capability in the cloud is important for several critical reasons. For one, data is a valuable asset to any organization, and in a cloud environment, data is even more susceptible to various threats such as human errors, software glitches, and cyberattacks. By conducting regular backups, businesses can make sure that their valuable data is preserved and can be restored to a previous state in case of any unforeseen event. This minimizes the risks of data loss and potential financial, reputational, or legal consequences.

Another reason is due to the cloud being so highly dynamic, with constant updates, changes, and scaling of resources. This dynamic nature introduces the risk of misconfigurations or system failures, which could lead to the loss of data. Implementing robust backup and recovery procedures means that businesses have a reliable safety net in place, giving them the confidence to experiment, innovate, and adapt to evolving market demands without fearing catastrophic data loss.

Finally, regulatory compliance and data governance are becoming increasingly stringent, with severe penalties for mishandling or failing to protect sensitive information. Properly managed backup and recovery operations in the cloud help organizations maintain compliance with industry regulations and data protection laws. By demonstrating a commitment to data integrity and security through comprehensive backup strategies, businesses can build trust among customers and partners, which is essential for long-term success in today’s competitive and data-driven business landscape.

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