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Google Cloud Blog·Jun 24·5 min read
Enhanced data resilience with cross-region backups in Backup and DR Service
TL;DR
Organizations face challenges in ensuring data availability during regional outages while managing costs. Google Cloud's Backup and DR Service now offers cross-region backups, allowing backups to be stored in different regions from the primary workload.
✦ Why It Matters
Engineers can implement cross-region backups to enhance data resilience while optimizing costs for their applications.
Key Takeaways
- Implement cross-region backups to optimize data protection costs.
- Choose backup locations to comply with specific data residency regulations.
- Protect against localized disasters with geographically distinct backups.
- Automate backup processes for seamless integration into existing workflows.
How It Works
To implement cross-region backups, users first create a backup vault in a different region from their source resource. Next, they configure a backup plan in the resource's region, selecting the vault in the secondary region.
Finally, they attach the plan to their resource, allowing Backup and DR to handle the data transfer automatically.