AWS Backup expands support for Amazon Aurora PITR to six Regions
AWS Backup ยท 2026-04-23
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Technical Details
| Regions | Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Canada West (Calgary), Mexico (Central) |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your backup plans to include Amazon Aurora clusters in the newly supported regions, ensuring that continuous backups or PITR is enabled on the associated backup rule to maintain data integrity and recovery options.
For Platform Teams
Integrate the expanded AWS Backup support for Amazon Aurora PITR into your platform architecture, leveraging the additional regions to provide more robust data protection and recovery solutions for your database clusters.
For Executives
Evaluate the expansion of AWS Backup support for Amazon Aurora PITR to six new regions to enhance data protection and recovery capabilities, ensuring business continuity and compliance with data retention policies across a broader geographic footprint.
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