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Amazon Redshift announces hands-off automated cross-region backups

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Amazon Redshift announces automated cross-region snapshot copy, enabling hands-off backups of provisioned clusters and serverless workgroups to destination regions.

  • Automatically copies the most recent snapshot continuously and incrementally with no manual intervention
  • Eliminates need to wait for next scheduled snapshot; uses most recent available snapshot
  • Provides business continuity options by backing up to chosen destination region(s)
  • Configure retention period for automated snapshots in destination region; user snapshots retained until deleted
  • Restore snapshots to new provisioned cluster or serverless workgroup in destination region
  • Available in all AWS Commercial and GovCloud (US) regions

Automated cross-region snapshot copy simplifies disaster recovery by removing manual backup management and ensuring continuous protection across regions.



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