AWS Backup has introduced support for restore testing of Amazon Aurora continuous backups, enhancing its data protection capabilities. This feature enables automated and periodic restore tests for AWS resources that have been backed up, aimed at helping customers ensure recovery readiness and comply with regulatory requirements. AWS Backup, a fully managed service, facilitates the centralization and automation of data protection for AWS services and hybrid workloads.
To utilize this new feature, customers can begin by configuring a restore testing plan through the AWS Backup console, API, or CLI. The process involves enabling the selection for point-in-time recovery (PITR)-enabled resource types within the restore testing plan. Once enabled, customers can include their Amazon Aurora protected resources in the plan, which then allows AWS Backup to select these resources during restore testing.
The availability of restore testing for Amazon Aurora continuous backups spans multiple global regions, including US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (N. California, Oregon), Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Melbourne, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland, London, Milan, Paris, Spain, Stockholm, Zurich), Middle East (Bahrain, UAE), and South America (Sao Paulo). This wide-reaching availability ensures that a broad spectrum of AWS Backup customers can test their recovery processes to prepare for potential data loss scenarios.