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Safeguard Amazon EC2 Instances and EBS Volumes

Recover quickly from outages, ransomware, and operational failures with immutable, air-gapped backups. 

Infrastructure Can be Rebuilt. Compromised Data Cannot.


Faster recovery

Versus native EBS snapshot restore for large-volume workloads 


Snapshots don’t protect against compromise

If attackers access your account, they can delete recovery points  


Air-gapped, immutable backups

Data is isolated outside your AWS account boundary 

What is Amazon EC2 and EBS?

Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) is AWS’s virtual server service that lets you run applications in the cloud with scalable compute capacity.   

Amazon EBS (Elastic Block Store) provides persistent block storage volumes that attach to EC2 instances, storing operating systems, applications, and data.  

Together, EC2 and EBS form the foundation for running stateful workloads such as databases, enterprise applications, and virtual machines on AWS. 

Why Amazon EC2 and EBS Require Dedicated Tools

While native snapshots provide basic resilience, business-critical EC2 instances and EBS volumes often require stronger cyber resilience, longer retention, and faster recovery from outages and ransomware. 

Key Factors

  • EC2 instances and EBS volumes support mission-critical applications that demand rapid recovery.
  • Ransomware, accidental deletion, and configuration errors can disrupt multiple workloads simultaneously.
  • Native snapshot capabilities can limit long-term retention, cyber resilience, and cross-account recovery.

Resulting Operational Impact

  • Longer recovery times

    for critical applications during outages and cyber incidents.
  • Increased operational effort

    to manage backups, restores, and disaster recovery.
  • Greater business risk

    from extended downtime, data compromise, and operational disruption.

How Clumio Supports Amazon EC2 and EBS Backup and Recovery

Fully Managed SaaS Backup Infrastructure

Built as a serverless platform that incrementally tracks event changes, there is nothing to deploy, manage, or secure within your account.

Immutable, Air-Gapped

Stores backups in immutable, isolated storage to strengthen recovery with authenticated access and comprehensive audit trails. 

Fast, Consistent Recovery

Enables rapid, consistent restoration of EC2 instances and EBS volumes to accelerate application-wide disaster recovery. 

Simple, Guided Restore Experience

Uses intuitive, calendar-based views to quickly locate recovery points and rapidly restore instances and volumes with minimal effort. 

Business Outcomes

Accelerates recovery from ransomware and accidental data compromises, minimizes application downtime, enhances visibility into safeguarded EC2 instances and EBS volumes, and simplifies large-scale backup management. 

Native Amazon EC2 and EBS vs. Clumio

Clumio’s Capabilities for Amazon EC2/EBS

Safeguard Amazon EC2 and EBS with automated backups, immutable storage, and rapid recovery to minimize downtime and strengthen cyber resilience. 


Automated, policy-based EC2 backups


Immutable, air-gapped backup storage


Cross-account, cross-region recovery


Fast instance and volume recovery

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Clumio safeguard Amazon EC2 instances and EBS volumes?

Clumiosafeguards Amazon EC2 instances and EBS volumes with immutable, air-gapped backups stored outside your production AWS account. It uses cloud-native APIs to help support resilient recovery from operational failures, ransomware, and data corruption. 

How is EC2 and EBS backup different from traditional virtual machine backup?

Cloud environments like AWS use dynamic, API-driven infrastructure where traditional on-premises backup approaches don’t scale well. Clumio is built for AWS workloads, leveraging APIs such as Amazon EBS Direct APIs to deliver scalable, policy-driven resilience and simplified management across EC2 and EBS assets. 

Can Clumio restore Amazon EC2 instances and EBS volumes quickly after an incident?

Yes. Clumio supports fast, consistent recovery workflows for EC2 instances and EBS volumes without requiring pre-provisioned recovery infrastructure. Backup tiers include options for file-level and instance/volume restores based on your recovery needs. 

Does Clumio support application-wide or granular recovery for EC2/EBS workloads?

Yes. Clumio enables both application-wide recovery of EC2 instances (including attached EBS volumes) and granular file- or directory-level restores from backups. 

Is Clumio suitable for regulated workloads?

Yes. Clumio supports policy-driven retention, audit visibility, governance controls, and immutable backup storage – helping organizations address regulatory and compliance requirements in AWS environments. 

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