--- title: "Amazon DynamoDB Backup and Recovery | Clumio by Commvault  " type: "WebPage" language: "en-US" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio/workloads/amazon-dynamodb" date: "2025-08-19T16:05:50-04:00" modified: "2026-08-26T13:21:44-04:00" description: "Protect Amazon DynamoDB tables from ransomware, corruption, and outages with immutable backups and fast recovery from Clumio by Commvault. " image: "https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/clumio-thumbnail-1200x630-1.jpeg" breadcrumbs: - name: "Commvault Home" url: "https://www.commvault.com/" - name: "Clumio" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio" - name: "Workloads" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio/workloads" - name: "Amazon dynamodb" --- # Clumio Workloads – DynamoDB CLUMIO BY COMMVAULT® ## Protect Amazon DynamoDB with Enterprise-Grade Backup and Fast Recovery Move beyond native protection with immutable backups, partition-level recovery, and restore-ready resilience designed for cloud-scale DynamoDB environments. [Try on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-hdul2n6jr5dou?sr=0-1&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa) --- ## When Data Changes Instantly, So Do Mistakes. --- ## Restore in minutes—not days Near-instant, in-place rollback to a prior point in time --- ## One bad write replicates everywhere Errors propagate across partitions and services instantly --- ## Recover only what’s broken Partition-level recovery instead of full table restores --- ## What Is Amazon DynamoDB? Amazon DynamoDB is AWS’s fully managed, serverless NoSQL database service designed for high performance and virtually unlimited scalability. It stores key-value and document data, delivering single-digit millisecond latency for applications. DynamoDB automatically handles infrastructure, scaling, availability, and replication, allowing developers to focus on building applications rather than managing databases. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/40-DDb-Restore-Task.png) --- ## Why Amazon DynamoDB Requires Dedicated Protection Amazon DynamoDB powers mission-critical applications with highly available, continuously changing data. ## Key Factors - DynamoDB data changes continuously across high-volume, business-critical workloads. - Application errors, accidental deletions, and ransomware can impact large datasets in seconds. - Native recovery capabilities have limitations for granular recovery, long-term retention, and cross-account protection. ## Resulting Operational Impact - Slower recovery from application failures and data corruption. - Increased operational effort to restore specific records or partitions. - Greater business risk from prolonged downtime and data loss. --- ## How Clumio supports Amazon DynamoDB Backup and Recovery --- ## Automated, Scalable Backup Operations Helps reduce backup overhead with automated, policy-based protection while simplifying backup reporting and protection visibility. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/22-UI-Compliance-overview.png) --- ## Immutable, Air-Gapped Security Controls Combines immutable, air-gapped backup storage with multi-factor authentication, SSO integration, and role-based permissions to strengthen security and access control. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/14-UI-Backup-overview.png) --- ## Cross-Region Recovery and Audit Readiness Provides cross-account and cross-region DynamoDB recovery and enables simple SQL-based record retrieval to support audits, testing, and investigations. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/46-DDB-Record-Restore-Advanced.png) --- ## Granular, In-Place Table Rollback Accelerates recovery for critical workloads with [Clumio Backtrack for DynamoDB](https://www.commvault.com/blogs/clumio-backtrack-for-dynamodb) by enabling partition-level rollback to a previous point in time. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/40-DDb-Restore-Task.png) --- ## Business Outcomes Helps organizations recover faster from ransomware and accidental data loss, reduce application and analytics downtime, gain better visibility into protected DynamoDB data, and lower the operational overhead of managing backups at scale. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/outcomes-888x550-1.png) --- ## Native Amazon DynamoDB Protection vs. Clumio | | Native DynamoDB Protection | Clumio | |---|---|---| | Stores backups in immutable, isolated, air-gapped environments | No | Yes | | Enables high-speed, point-in-time recovery without manual orchestration | No | Yes | | Supports in-place, partition-level rollback | No | Yes | --- ## Clumio’s Protection Capabilities for Amazon DynamoDB Protect Amazon DynamoDB with automated backups, immutable storage, and fast, granular recovery from data loss and operational errors. ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Data-Transformation_Crocus_RGB_36c39d-2.svg) --- ## Automated, policy-based DynamoDB backups ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Secure-Data-Storage_Crocus_RGB-3.svg) --- ## Immutable, air-gapped backup storage ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Flex_Crocus_RGB-4.svg) --- ## Cross-account, cross-region recovery ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cache-Recycle_Crocus_RGB-2-4.svg) --- ## Partition-level rollback with Backtrack --- ## Frequently Asked Questions How does Clumio protect Amazon DynamoDB data? Clumio protects Amazon DynamoDB with immutable, air-gapped backups and cloud-native recovery workflows. This helps organizations recover from incidents such as accidental deletion, data corruption, ransomware, and operational failures without managing backup infrastructure. How is DynamoDB backup different from traditional database backup? Amazon DynamoDB is a fully distributed, high-throughput NoSQL service, which requires protection that can scale with partitions and transaction volume. Clumio is designed for AWS-native, NoSQL workloads and supports consistent recovery without the limitations of legacy, infrastructure-based database backups. How does Clumio restore Amazon DynamoDB tables after an incident? Clumio supports multiple recovery options for DynamoDB, including cross-account and cross-region restores, as well as point-in-time recovery. With [Clumio Backtrack](https://www.commvault.com/blogs/clumio-backtrack-for-dynamodb), customers can perform fast, in-place rollbacks of DynamoDB tables with partition-level precision. What is Clumio Backtrack for Amazon DynamoDB? [Clumio Backtrack](https://www.commvault.com/blogs/clumio-backtrack-for-dynamodb) is designed to support in-place rollback of Amazon DynamoDB tables to a previous point in time, helping teams recover from application errors or unintended changes. It can provide granular recovery without requiring full table restores or pre-provisioned infrastructure. Can Clumio help reduce downtime for DynamoDB-based applications? Clumio’s cloud-native architecture supports fast recovery workflows without requiring customers to size or manage recovery infrastructure. This helps minimize application disruption following data-related incidents. --- related resources ## Discover and Learn Resources ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AI-face-crocus888x500.png) SOLUTON BRIEF ## Clumio Backup and Recovery for Amazon DynamoDB Improve application resilience with significant cost savings [View the Solution Brief about Clumio Backup and Recovery for Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.commvault.com/resources/solution-brief/clumio-backup-and-recovery-for-amazon-dynamodb) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Thumbnail_Blog-Stop-Arguing-2026.png) BLOG ## Restore Only What Matters: Clumio Backtrack for DynamoDB Help reduce the complexity of restoring huge tables. Recover specific partitions in your live table instead of restoring the entire table. [Read the Blog about Restore Only What Matters: Clumio Backtrack for DynamoDB](https://www.commvault.com/blogs/clumio-backtrack-for-dynamodb) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ransomware-Protection-AirGap-888x500-1.png) CHECKLIST ## Defense Against Ransomware Attacks Follow these best practices to protect your cloud data from ransomware. [View the List about Defense Against Ransomware Attacks](https://www.commvault.com/document/clumio-best-practice-checklist-defense-against-ransomware-attack) --- ## Clumio Data Risk Assessment Get deeper visibility into the risk posture of your Cloud data estate. [Get free assessment](https://www.commvault.com/clumio/data-risk-assessment)