--- title: "Amazon S3 Data Protection | Clumio by Commvault " type: "WebPage" language: "en-US" url: "https://www.commvault.com/clumio/workloads/amazon-s3" date: "2025-08-20T14:58:01-04:00" modified: "2026-07-24T08:00:17-04:00" description: "Protect Amazon S3 data with immutable backups and rapid recovery at scale. Restore objects, prefixes, or buckets quickly with Clumio " 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 s3" --- # Clumio Amazon S3 CLUMIO BY COMMVAULT ## Back Up & Recover Amazon S3 Data at Scale Recover Amazon S3 objects, prefixes, or entire buckets to a clean point in time — even after ransomware, accidental deletion, or lifecycle policy errors — at petabyte scale. [Try on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-hdul2n6jr5dou?trk=3cb03459-ec7e-4863-8cfa-9d04dd26709a&sc_channel=el&s) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/S3-updated-date-2026_Hero-screenshot.png) --- ## Billions of objects. One mistake can cascade instantly. --- ## Recover billions of objects at scale Clumio Backtrack enables reverting massive S3 datasets to a specific point in time --- ## Small mistakes can affect entire datasets A single lifecycle policy error or deletion can propagate across your entire data lake --- ## Restore precisely—not everything Granular object-level recovery helps avoid full dataset restores --- ## What is Amazon S3? Amazon S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) is AWS’s highly scalable object storage service for storing and retrieving virtually unlimited amounts of unstructured data. Instead of organizing data into files on disks or blocks on storage volumes, S3 stores data as objects in buckets. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/19-UI-S3-bucket-details.png) --- ## Why Amazon S3 Data Requires Dedicated Protection Amazon S3 is often the system of record for analytics, AI, applications, and data lakes. ## Key Factors - S3 data volumes can grow rapidly and change continuously - Ransomware, misconfiguration, and accidental deletion can affect large datasets at once - Native S3 durability does not address logical corruption or malicious activity ## Resulting Operational Impact - Significant recovery effort during incidents - Delays restoring large or complex datasets - Increased operational and financial risk --- ## How Clumio Supports Amazon S3 Backup and Recovery --- ## Ransomware Resilience Maintains immutable, air-gapped backup copies stored outside the production AWS account to help limit the impact of ransomware and other destructive events. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/14-UI-Backup-overview.png) --- ## Granular, Point-in-Time Recovery Supports calendar-based point-in-time recovery for individual objects, prefixes, or entire buckets. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/S3-updated-date-2026_Hero-screenshot.png) --- ## Operational Simplicity Helps remove the need for backup infrastructure, agents, and scripts by automating protection with the UI, APIs, or infrastructure-as-code. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/19-UI-S3-bucket-details-1.png) --- ## Built for Scale Offers scalable protection for massive S3 environments by helping adapt to growing data volumes and high change rates. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/34-UI-IA-output-short.png) --- ## Business Outcomes Helps organizations recover faster from ransomware and accidental data loss, reduce application and analytics downtime, gain better visibility into protected S3 data, and lower the operational overhead of managing backups at scale. ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/S3backup.png) --- ## Cyber Resilient Businesses Protect Their Cloud Data with Clumio - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Atlassian-color-logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AuditFile-color-logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CAVA-color-logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cox-Automotive-1.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Shields-Health-color-logo.png) - ![](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/xyzt.ai_logo.png) --- > “Clumio does not consume any resources, and it does not affect our infrastructure. Yet it grows as much as we need it to. As much as our data grows, Clumio will serve that purpose.” > > Dimitar Aleksiev > > Director of IT, CAVA Group > “With Clumio Instant Access, if there were to be data loss, we could have our application back up in less than an hour. That’s a game changer. Before, it would have taken us days or weeks to restore our vast repositories of unstructured data. ” > > Mark Seitter > > Consulting Software Engineer, LexisNexis > “Clumio solves a really important problem for us – providing the peace of mind that if we had a catastrophic failure or ransomware event, we will be able to get back up and running.” > > Aaron Budge > > VP Production Engineering and IT, Parchment > “Using AWS Storage Lens, we confirmed that backups through Clumio were 66.7% cheaper than what we were paying previously. That validation came quickly, and it accelerated our internal approval to move forward. ” > > Lida Joly > > CEO, xyzt.ai --- ## Native Amazon S3 vs. Clumio | | Native Protection | Clumio | |---|---|---| | Stores backups in immutable, isolated, air-gapped environments | No | Yes | | Enables high-speed, point-in-time recovery without manual orchestration | No | Yes | | Recovers at cloud scale — objects, prefixes, or full buckets | No | Yes | --- ## Clumio’s Protection Capabilities for Amazon S3 ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Crocus-Icon-1.png) --- Event-driven, incremental S3 backups ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Crocus-Icon-2.png) --- Immutable, air-gapped backup storage ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Crocus-Icon-3.png) --- Object-level, prefix-level, and bucket-level recovery ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Crocus-Icon-4.png) --- Calendar-based recovery and in-place rollback with Backtrack --- ## Frequently Asked Questions Why protect Amazon S3 data if S3 is already durable? Amazon S3 durability protects against infrastructure failure, but it does not address ransomware, accidental deletion, or logical corruption. Backup and recovery workflows are required to restore data after these events. How does Clumio help restore Amazon S3 data? Clumio helps restore Amazon S3 data to specific points in time at the object, prefix, or bucket level using calendar-based recovery and scalable restore operations. What is Clumio Backtrack for Amazon S3? [Clumio Backtrack](https://www.commvault.com/resources/demos/clumio-s3-backtrack-demo) helps deliver near-instant, versioning-based, in-place rollback of Amazon S3 buckets to a specific point in time—even at massive scale. By leveraging Amazon S3 Versioning and object metadata, Backtrack can rapidly restores a bucket’s state without requiring traditional backup restores. It’s ideal for recovering from accidental changes, deletions, or logical corruption across large datasets. What is Instant Access for Amazon S3? [Instant Access](https://documentation.commvault.com/clumio/s3_restores.html#s3-instant-access-securevault-standard-tier-only) provides read-only access to S3 backup data while full restoration continues in the background, helping applications regain access quickly. Why choose Clumio over native Amazon S3 capabilities or scripts? Clumio offers immutable, air-gapped backups, high-speed recovery, and operational simplicity without requiring custom scripts or customer-managed backup infrastructure. --- ## Discover and Learn Resources ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Benefit_M365-Backup_Optimized-Performance_1088x870-800x640-1.jpg) FACT SHEET ## Amazon S3 Fact Sheet Check out the Amazon S3 Fact Sheet to see how Clumio’s Amazon S3 backup can streamline your data protection strategy. [View fact sheet about Amazon S3 Fact Sheet](https://www.commvault.com/clumio/workloads/amazon-s3/fact-sheet) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Appranix_Benefit-Continuous-Protection_1088x870-4.jpg) eBOOK ## The Big Book of S3 Data Protection Learn how Clumio helps you overcome the many challenges of protecting your Amazon S3 data. [Get the eBook about The Big Book of S3 Data Protection](https://www.commvault.com/resources/ebook/the-big-book-of-s3-data-protection) ![](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SupportedTech_Azure_Benefits_MS365Backup_1088x870.jpg) DEMO ## Clumio Backtrack for Amazon S3 Roll back datasets of practically any size, from individual objects to entire S3 buckets with billions of objects. [Watch now about Clumio Backtrack for Amazon S3](https://www.commvault.com/resources/demos/clumio-backtrack-demo) --- ## Clumio Data Risk Assessment Get deeper visibility into the risk posture of your cloud data estate [Get free assessment](/clumio/data-risk-assessment) --- ## Clumio Documentation Explore guides, FAQs, and developer resources to help you protect and manage your data with Clumio. [See the Clumio Support Center](https://support.commvault.com/Account/Login) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Flexible_Crocus_RGB-9.svg) --- ## User Guide Understand the concepts and tasks that let you protect your data with Clumio. [Learn more](https://documentation.commvault.com/clumio/index.html) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Domain-Org-3_Crocus_RGB-7.svg) --- ## Knowledge Base Find answers to frequently asked questions, see starting guides, and get troubleshooting tips. [Learn more](https://api.commvault.com/docs/latest/commvault-rest-api-public/) ![](https://www.commvault.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Control-Panel_Crocus_RGB-6.svg) --- ## Developer Hub Explore API documentation, SDKs, and other developer resources. [Learn more](https://api.commvault.com/docs/SP38/api/cv/ClumioAPIs/clumio-rest-api) --- ## Protect Your Cloud Data Before the Next Incident Gain control, visibility, and confidence across cloud and Google Cloud. Be resilient. Be ready. 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