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- Restore EC2 instance to a desired configuration at some previous time.
- Perform forensic investigation in Amazon Cloud (AWS).
- Recover lost or accidentally deleted data in EC2 or RDS.
- Make data available in another Amazon Region for disaster recovery.
- Recover quickly from accidental EC2 instance terminations.
- Manage snapshots effectively (avoid snapshot sprawl).
- Backup RDS data beyond AWS maximum allowable range.
- Avoid issues with AWS native backups (MyISAM, temp tables).
Detailed Specifications and Service Limitations
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Regions
All including GovCloud
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EC2 instance types
- All EBS-Root instances
- S3 instances are not supported
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Operating Systems
All AWS supported operating systems
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RDS Instance Types
All
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Policy Types
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
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Retention Interval
Unlimited
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Missing backup and replication alerts
Yes
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Maximum number of concurrent backups jobs
Unlimited but throttled
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Maximum number of concurrent EC2 replication jobs
Unlimited but throttled
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Maximum Number of concurrent RDS snapshot replication jobs
1 per AWS Account\Region
Cost effective backup solution for only a $1 per instance per month.
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