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Introduction
- The session focuses on protecting critical data using Amazon EBS snapshots.
- The presenters are Siri (EBS Product Manager), JP (Head of Business Continuity Architecture at SAP), and Denton (EBS Product Manager).
AWS Storage Portfolio Overview
- AWS offers a range of storage solutions, including:
- Object storage: Amazon S3
- Block storage: Amazon EBS
- File storage: Amazon EFS and Amazon FSX
- These services integrate seamlessly and help customers build secure and reliable data estates.
Understanding EBS Snapshots
- EBS snapshots are point-in-time copies of EBS volumes.
- Snapshots are incremental, meaning only the changed data is stored.
- Key use cases for snapshots include:
- Backup and disaster recovery
- Refresh, scale-up, and data handoff workflows
- Backup of on-premises data for migration to the cloud
- Integrations with third-party automation and orchestration solutions
EBS Snapshot Basics
- Snapshots contain all the data required to restore a volume to the state when the snapshot was taken.
- Subsequent snapshots only store the incremental changes, reducing storage costs.
Security Aspects of EBS Snapshots
Encryption
- EBS offers encryption integration with AWS Key Management Service (KMS).
- Encrypted volumes and snapshots can be copied and re-encrypted with different keys.
- Encryption by Default can be enabled at the account level to enforce encryption for all future EBS resources.
Snapshot Sharing
- Snapshots are private by default, but can be shared with other AWS accounts.
- Block Public Access can be enabled to prevent public sharing of snapshots.
Snapshot Lock
- Snapshot Lock provides immutability and write-once-read-many (WORM) protection.
- Snapshots can be locked in Governance mode (editable) or Compliance mode (non-editable).
- Locked snapshots cannot be deleted or modified during the specified retention period.
Immutability and Ransomware Protection for SAP RISE
- JP discusses how SAP RISE leverages EBS snapshots and Snapshot Lock for immutability and ransomware protection.
- SAP RISE uses a combination of EBS snapshots, Lambda functions for lifecycle management, and Snapshot Lock to achieve:
- Faster backup and restore times
- Resilience through regional snapshot storage
- No performance impact on applications
- Flexible lifecycle management
- Cost-effective backups
- Encryption using KMS keys
- Immutability and ransomware protection
Data Protection with Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager (DLM)
- DLM is a policy-based lifecycle management solution for EBS snapshots.
- Customers can create policies to automate snapshot creation, retention, and archiving.
- DLM supports application-consistent snapshots by integrating with AWS Systems Manager.
- Default Policies in DLM can automatically protect all EBS volumes in an account, reducing the risk of unprotected data.
Recycle Bin for EBS Snapshots and AMIs
- Recycle Bin helps protect against accidental or malicious deletion of snapshots and AMIs.
- Customers can create retention rules to specify which resources should be placed in Recycle Bin when deleted.
- Rule Lock feature prevents modification of retention rules, even by malicious actors.
- Exclusion tags can be used to bypass Recycle Bin for non-essential resources.
Conclusion
- The presenters encourage attendees to try out the recent features, such as time-based snapshot copy and Recycle Bin with exclusion tags.
- A hands-on builder session on EBS-related features is coming up next.