Amazon EBS Volume Clones now supports copying volumes across accounts
Elastic Block Store ยท 2026-09-09
Actions
Technical Details
| Regions | all |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
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.