AWS Amazons cloud
computing arm launched Backup, a new tool that makes it easier for the
developers to back-up their data. The data can be backed up from different sources
of AWS services and on-premise apps.
The back-up service has been named as Out-of-Box, the service is only available
for the developers currently and can be used for the services such as EBS volumes, RDS Databases, EFS file
system, Storage Gateway Volumes, and
DynamoDB Tables. The backup service is planned for more type’s storage and
the developer can use the AWS storage gateway.
The backup service allows the enterprise to define their
backup policy, retention period and also the ability to move the backup to the
cold storage. By default, the data will
be stored in an AWS S3 bucket. Backup
automates the process of snapshots which is currently available in the for all
the storage facilities except for the EFS file systems. The pricing of snapshot
and backup are all being kept the same, a user has to pay per GB fee for restoring
the data. The Backup is currently kept limited for certain AWS region but soon
will be expanded to across the entire region.
Bill Vass, AWS VP of
Storage, Automation, and Management Service “Cloud has become default
choice for the enterprises, it has
attracted two different types of enterprises that want to tweak the cloud
service a bit and other that wants to fine tune all types of services in the desired architecture.” The early adopters
of the functionality are State Street Corporation, Rackspace and Smile Brands, the number
of enterprises are expected to rise in
adopting the backup. It makes the job of IT admins simple with an easy backup solution without any manual
process.
AWS currently has
few partners that provide backup and storage
solutions, though most of them serve across the cross region, unlike AWS.
