Amazon EBS Volume Clones now supports copying volumes across accounts

Elastic Block Store ยท 2026-09-09

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What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your volume management processes to utilize the new cross-account copy feature for EBS volumes, ensuring volumes are shared via AWS RAM and re-encrypted with target account KMS keys for enhanced security.

For Platform Teams

Integrate the cross-account EBS volume copy capability into your platform architecture to support secure data sharing across accounts, reducing the risk of data breaches and improving operational efficiency.

For Executives

Evaluate the new cross-account EBS volume copy feature to enhance data isolation and security for development and production environments, enabling safer experimentation with production data in isolated accounts.

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