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Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

Published
February 24, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/rds-exports-s3-available-gov-cloud/

Amazon RDS

Snapshot Export to S3 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) regions, enabling you to export snapshot data in Apache Parquet format for analytics, data retention, and machine learning use cases. Snapshot export to S3 supports all DB snapshot types and runs directly on the snapshot without impacting database performance. The exported data can be analyzed using AWS services like Amazon Athena, Amazon SageMaker, or Amazon Redshift Spectrum, or with frameworks like Apache Spark.

Snapshot Export to S3 is supported for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL - Compatible Edition and Amazon Aurora MySQL, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS for MySQL, and Amazon RDS for MariaDB snapshots. You can create a snapshot export with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI.

What to do

  • Use Snapshot Export to S3 for your RDS snapshots in AWS GovCloud (US) regions.
  • Export snapshot data in Apache Parquet format for various use cases.
  • Analyze exported data using AWS services or big data processing frameworks.

Source: AWS release notes




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