Backup and snapshots. Before implementing a dedicated cloud-native solution, our primary pain point was the fragmented and manual nature of our data protection strategy. We were relying on a patchwork of custom-written Lambda scripts to trigger EBS snapshots, which was brittle and difficult to manage at scale.
The operational value was apparent within the first week. The time my engineering team spent maintaining and troubleshooting backup scripts dropped by over 80% almost immediately. However, the true business value crystallized during our first full-scale DR test. A recovery process that had previously taken a team of engineers the better part of a day was successfully completed in under an hour. That newfound predictability and the confidence it instilled in our business continuity plan was invaluable.
Policy-Based Automation: The ability to define backup schedules, retention, and cross-region replication in a single policy and then apply it dynamically using tags is the cornerstone of our strategy. It is the definition of 'set it and forget it.' Centralized Management Console: The single dashboard for managing our entire multi-account environment is non-negotiable. Cross-Region and Cross-Account DR: This feature is critical for our resiliency and data isolation strategy. The ease of orchestrating failover is a game-changer. File-Level Recovery: For day-to-day operational requests, the ability to mount a snapshot and recover individual files without restoring an entire volume saves an immense amount of time.
The EKS environment solution could be improved.
I have been using the solution for 5 years.
Previously, we used Veeam backup on-premise, and the cost was the first driver to move. After the first usage steps, we see the product fully covers the solution we need.
It is a really good cost-performance option.
We considered Veeam backup as an alternative.
This is a really nice product with nice support.
