Automate the delivery of AWS Backup Audit Manager reports via email
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This article provides a step-by-step guide for automating the delivery of AWS Backup Audit Manager reports via email. It explains how to set up a solution that sends backup compliance reports as email attachments to specified email addresses, allowing users to audit their backup and disaster recovery strategy conveniently.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Prerequisites for setting up the solution
- Step 1: Deploying an AWS CloudFormation stack to create required resources like IAM role and Lambda function
- Step 2: Configuring AWS Backup report plan for single or multiple AWS accounts
- Step 3: Configuring S3 event notifications to trigger the Lambda function when a new report is uploaded
- Step 4 (Optional): Configuring Amazon EventBridge Scheduler to run on-demand reports hourly for critical workloads
- Cleaning up the deployed resources
- Conclusion highlighting the benefits of the automated report delivery solution
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