Veeam Backup for AWS is Veeam’s native, agentless data‑protection solution designed specifically for Amazon Web Services. It delivers secure, cost‑optimized backup, recovery, and ransomware‑resilience for EC2, EBS, RDS, VPC configurations, and more while integrating seamlessly with the broader Veeam Data Platform when customers require cross‑cloud consistency.
Veeam Backup for AWS provides automated policy‑driven protection, snapshot orchestration, backup to Amazon S3 or Veeam Data Cloud Vault, cost‑calculated retention, and flexible recovery workflows across accounts and regions.
What’s Special About Veeam Backup for AWS
- AWS‑native & agentless backup and recovery built for cloud‑first security and cost efficiency.
- Automated policy‑based protection for EC2, EBS snapshots, Amazon RDS, and more.
- Flexible, cost‑optimized storage options, including Amazon S3 tiers and immutable backups with Object Lock.
- Cross‑cloud mobility when paired with Veeam Backup & Replication, enabling recovery from AWS to on‑premises or other clouds.
- Ransomware & cyber‑resilience features, including immutability, encryption, IAM separation, API‑based backups, and air‑gap strategies.
- Multi‑account / multi‑region protection and centralized monitoring.
Key Capabilities
- AWS‑Native Backup & Snapshot Orchestration
Veeam orchestrates AWS snapshots and performs image‑level backups for:
- Amazon EC2 instances
- EBS volumes
- Amazon RDS databases (native snapshot orchestration & backups)
- Amazon VPC configuration backups
Snapshots can be replicated across regions and accounts for higher resiliency.
- Policy‑Driven Automation
- Auto‑protect new AWS workloads using tag‑based or resource‑based policies.
- Define backup frequency, retention, scheduling, and tiering to S3 or Glacier classes.
- Built‑in cost visibility and projected cost estimation before jobs run.
- Secure & Immutable Backup Storage
- Backup to Amazon S3 with Object Lock immutability.
- Integration with Veeam Data Cloud Vault for secure, always‑immutable cloud storage.
- Built‑in encryption and IAM role separation.
- Fast & Flexible Recovery
- Restore entire EC2 instances, volumes, or files.
- Cross‑region and cross‑account restores.
- Restore EC2 → on‑premises, EC2 → Azure, and more (when paired with Veeam Backup & Replication).
- Restore RDS databases to original or alternate locations.
- Multi‑Cloud & Hybrid Mobility
When connected to the Veeam Data Platform:
- Migrate workloads from AWS to other environments.
- Perform cloud‑native DR and hybrid cloud recoveries.
- Achieve unified policy governance across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, and physical workloads.
- Enterprise‑Ready Security
- End‑to‑end encryption (in flight and at rest).
- Immutability for backups using S3 Object Lock.
- Least‑privilege IAM design guidelines.
- Logs, auditing, and API‑driven restore workflows for compliance.
Business Impact
- Reduce cloud costs with intelligent snapshot management, S3 tiering, and built‑in cost calculators.
- Increase cyber‑resilience using immutable backups and multi‑account isolation.
- Accelerate recovery of key AWS services with flexible, fast restore workflows.
- Reduce operational overhead through automation, policy‑driven protection, and centralized reporting.
- Enable hybrid + multicloud strategy, integrating AWS workloads directly into the Veeam Data Platform.
