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Protect Amazon RDS and Aurora databases
Recover Amazon RDS and Aurora databases to a precise point in time with immutable, air-gapped backups.
Snapshots Don’t Always Equal Recovery.
Up to 8x lower long-term retention costs
Versus native approaches for database retention
Can you recover the exact record—or the whole database?
Traditional recovery often requires restoring full snapshots
Query data directly from backups
Retrieve records without full database restores
What is Amazon RDS backup and recovery?
Amazon RDS backup and recovery is the practice of protecting managed relational database instances — Aurora, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, Oracle — using immutable, point-in-time copies designed to survive ransomware, accidental deletion, and snapshot retention limits.
Why Amazon RDS Requires Dedicated Protection
While Amazon RDS and Aurora provide built-in backup capabilities, organizations often require stronger cyber resilience, longer retention, and more flexible recovery to protect business-critical databases.
Key Factors
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Native backups may not provide the immutable, air-gapped protection needed to recover from ransomware or account compromise.
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Long-term retention and compliance requirements can exceed the capabilities of native backup and snapshot management.
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Database failures, accidental deletion, and application errors require flexible recovery options that minimize downtime and data loss.
Resulting Operational Impact
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Increased risk of prolonged outages and data loss following cyberattacks or operational failures.
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Greater administrative overhead managing backup policies, retention, and recovery across multiple databases and AWS accounts.
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Higher storage costs and reduced operational efficiency for long-term database protection and compliance support.
How Clumio Supports RDS
Automated, Unified Database Protection
Provides automated, policy-driven backups to help simplify recovery, compliance, and cyber resilience.
Cost-Efficient Long-Term Retention
Cuts archival storage costs by up to 90% while enabling long-term compliance without dedicated archival infrastructure.
Immutable, Air-Gapped Data Security Controls
Isolates immutable backups outside the production AWS account to minimize the impact of ransomware, accidental deletion, and account-level compromise during recovery.
Granular, Query-Based Recovery
Supports audits and investigations by enabling simple query-based recovery of individual records without full database restores.
Business Outcomes
Helps organizations recover faster from ransomware and accidental data loss, reduce database downtime, simplify compliance and audit readiness, and lower the operational overhead of managing Amazon RDS backups.
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Native Amazon RDS vs. Cloud-Native Protection
| Native RDS Protection | Cloud-Native Protection | |
|---|---|---|
Immutable, air-gapped storage outside the production account | No | Yes |
Query individual records directly from backups | No | Yes |
Cost-efficient long-term retention | No | Yes |
Native RDS Protection
Cloud-Native Protection
Immutable, air-gapped storage outside the production account
Query individual records directly from backups
Cost-efficient long-term retention
Clumio’s Protection Capabilities for Amazon RDS
Automated, policy-based RDS backups
Immutable, air-gapped backup storage
Cost-efficient long-term retention
Query-based record recovery
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should AWS customers protect Amazon RDS and Aurora databases?
Even with AWS’s built-in RDS capabilities, relational databases remain vulnerable to accidental deletion, data corruption, ransomware, and misconfigurations. Native RDS automated backups have limitations around retention and cross-account visibility and managing snapshots at scale can become complex without immutability, air-gapping, and centralized compliance controls.
How does Clumio protect Amazon RDS and Aurora databases?
Clumio protects Amazon RDS and Aurora with automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and immutable, air-gapped storage, enabling organizations to be able to recover from ransomware, accidental deletion, and data corruption without managing backup infrastructure.
How is Clumio used for long-term archival and compliance support in Amazon RDS?
For databases with long-term retention requirements, Clumio supports air-gapped, immutable backups that can be retained for compliance and audit purposes. These backups are queryable, enabling record-level retrieval during audits without requiring full database restores.
How does Clumio support ransomware recovery for Amazon RDS?
Clumio takes automated, incremental backups and stores protected copies in an isolated environment outside the production AWS account. This supports recovery workflows following ransomware or cyber incidents and provides centralized visibility and reporting.
How is Clumio used for short-term operational recovery in Amazon RDS?
Clumio can orchestrate and manage in-account RDS automated backups to support recovery from accidental deletions or corruption. This allows teams to use existing AWS snapshots for short-term operational recovery while applying consistent policies and visibility.
Discover and Learn Resources
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Clumio Documentation
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