AWS Backup
AWS Backup is a service that helps you safeguard your important data stored in the AWS Cloud. AWS Backup simplifies the process of backing up and recovering your information, so you don’t have to worry about losing files, databases, or other data.
With AWS Backup, you can centrally manage backups across various AWS services. This means you don’t have to use different tools for each service; AWS Backup brings them all together in one place. It supports popular AWS services like EBS, RDS, and DynamoDB. This centralized management makes it easier to set up and monitor your backups and ensures that your data is protected.
Setting up backups with AWS Backup is straightforward. You can create backup plans to schedule when and how often your data is backed up. Plus, you have the flexibility to choose the storage destination for your backups, such as Amazon S3. AWS Backup also allows you to define retention policies, which determine how long you want to keep your backups, so you’re in control of your data lifecycle.
If something goes wrong and you need to recover your data, AWS Backup simplifies that process, too. You can easily restore your information from the backups you’ve created. AWS Backup gives you peace of mind, knowing that your data is securely backed up in the AWS Cloud and ready for recovery if the need arises.
Exam Preparation Tasks
As mentioned in the section “How to Use This Book” in the Introduction, you have a few choices for exam preparation: the exercises here, Chapter 22, “Final Preparation,” and the exam simulation questions in the Pearson Test Prep Software Online.
Review All Key Topics
Review the most important topics in this chapter, noted with the Key Topics icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 16-2 lists these key topics and the page number on which each is found.