AWS Backup: Centralized Data Protection

AWS Backup simplifies protecting your data across AWS services. Instead of configuring backups separately for each service, you create backup plans centrally. I set up a plan that backs up my RDS databases, EBS volumes, and S3 buckets with a single policy. It supports lifecycle management—moving backups to colder storage over time. The vault lock feature adds an extra layer of compliance by making backups immutable. It's the kind of service you set up once and forget until you need to restore.