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Amazon RDS announces Cross-Region Automated Backups in four additional AWS Regions

Published
July 1, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/amazon-rds-cross-region-automated-backups-additional-aws-regions/

Cross-Region Automated Backup Replication for Amazon RDS

Cross-Region Automated Backup replication for Amazon RDS is now available in four additional AWS Regions, enhancing disaster recovery capabilities for mission-critical databases.

  • New Regions: Mexico (Central), Europe (Ireland), US West (N. California), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
  • Benefits: Automated backup replication between specified regions, quick recovery with minimal data loss, and frequent transaction log uploads for a low Recovery Point Objective (RPO).
  • Setup: Configure via Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI.
  • Supported Databases: Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MySQL, Db2, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server.

For more information, refer to the Amazon RDS documentation.




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