AWS Backup

2 documented AWS Backup cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

2 inefficiencies

AWS BackupCER-0071
Redundant Backup Data from Full Copies and Overlapping Plans in AWS Backup
AWS Backup stores backups incrementally for many resource types: the first backup is full and later backups capture only changes, such as changed blocks for EBS snapshots. However, AWS Backup does not deduplicate data across different...
Storage
AWS BackupCER-0399
Long-Term AWS Backup Recovery Points Kept in Warm Storage
Every AWS Backup recovery point is created in warm storage. For several resource types, a backup rule can move recovery points to a lower-cost cold storage tier after a set number of days, but the transition is optional and off unless the...
Storage