Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports cross-account snapshot sharing with additional storage volumes

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What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your database management practices to utilize cross-account snapshot sharing for Amazon RDS for SQL Server, ensuring you can restore, copy, and manage snapshots across accounts with additional storage volumes.

For Platform Teams

Adopt the new cross-account snapshot sharing capability for Amazon RDS for SQL Server to improve database backup strategies and compliance, leveraging the ability to scale storage up to 256 TiB with additional volumes.

For Executives

Evaluate the new cross-account snapshot sharing feature for Amazon RDS for SQL Server to enhance compliance and operational efficiency by enabling isolated backup environments and diagnostics across AWS accounts.

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