AWS · Continuity

Tag-based AWS Backup

Summary

I designed a strategy that automatically places resources in the correct backup plan. All included resources have a base copy, while production adds longer retention and a copy in another region.

My role: Plan design, implementation and tag-based selection.
Base plan: Regular backup for all included resources.
Production: Additional weekly and monthly retention.
Regional copy: Longer-retention production copies.

Simplified assignmentTags select the plan

ResourcesAWS inventory

SelectionTags

Base planRegular backup

ProductionLonger retention

The problem

Managing every resource manually made it easy to miss new resources or use different criteria. Production also needed longer retention and a regional copy without adding the same cost to every environment.

Decisions

A common minimum level of protection: All included resources receive a regular backup with base retention.
Longer retention for production: Resources tagged as production also receive weekly and monthly plans.
Selective regional copy: Longer-retention production copies are replicated to another region. Base copies remain in the main region.

Result

The strategy is still active. When a new resource is created, the correct tag places it in the right plan. It does not need to be added manually to each plan.