AWS Backup adds Amazon Redshift Serverless and Aurora DSQL support for AWS Organizations backup policies
AWS has expanded its Backup service to support Amazon Redshift Serverless namespaces and Amazon Aurora DSQL clusters as direct resource types in AWS Organizations backup policies. This enhancement allows organization administrators to create backup policy rules that specifically target these database services across member accounts, rather than relying on broader selection methods. Previously, organizations seeking to back up Redshift Serverless and Aurora DSQL resources through centralized policies had to use tag-based selections or include all resources within member accounts. The new capability provides administrators with granular control to explicitly include or exclude these specific database resource types in organization-wide backup strategies. This direct targeting approach streamlines backup management for enterprises running these serverless database services across multiple AWS accounts. The feature is now available across all AWS Commercial and GovCloud regions where AWS Backup and the respective database services operate. Organizations can implement the new resource targeting through the AWS Backup console or by updating their backup policy configurations according to AWS Organizations documentation.
Why It Matters
This update addresses a significant gap in enterprise backup governance for AWS organizations using newer serverless database services. By enabling direct resource type targeting, it reduces the complexity and potential for misconfiguration in backup policies while providing the precise control that enterprise administrators need for compliance and data protection strategies across distributed cloud environments.
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