Amazon Backup launches a low-cost warm storage tier for Amazon S3 backups
Amazon Backup introduced a low-cost warm storage tier for Amazon S3 backup data, reducing costs by up to 30%. After S3 backup data resides in a vault for 60 days (or longer based on your settings), you can move it to the new low-cost warm storage tier. The low-cost tier provides the same performance and features as the warm storage tier, including ransomware protection, recovery, and auditing.
Use the new low-cost warm storage tier to reduce storage costs for business, compliance or regulatory data you must retain long-term. With this launch, you can now configure automatic tiering for all S3 backups for all vaults in an account, a specific vault, or a bucket within a vault by setting an age threshold of 60 days or more. When you enable tiering, existing backup data beyond the threshold automatically moves to the low-cost warm tier, delivering immediate cost savings with no action required and no performance impact.
This new storage tier is now available in Amazon Web Services China (Beijing) Region, operated by Sinnet and Amazon Web Services China (Ningxia) Region, operated by NWCD. There is a one-time transition fee when data moves to the low-cost warm tier. For additional pricing information, visit the Amazon Backup Pricing Page.
To learn more about Amazon Backup support for Amazon S3, visit the Amazon Backup product page, and documentation.