ARC Region switch adds three new capabilities: post-recovery workflows, RDS orchestration and AWS provider support for Terraform
Amazon RDS ยท 2026-02-27
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Technical Details
| Regions | all |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your disaster recovery plans to leverage the new ARC Region switch capabilities, including post-recovery workflows, RDS orchestration blocks, and Terraform integration, to automate and streamline your recovery processes.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the new ARC Region switch capabilities to enhance your disaster recovery architecture, reduce operational toil, and integrate with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code management.
For Executives
Evaluate the new ARC Region switch capabilities to improve disaster recovery orchestration, automate post-recovery workflows, and integrate with Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code, ultimately reducing operational overhead and engineering effort for multi-Region applications.
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