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AWS Backup extends restore testing support to seven additional AWS Regions

AWS Backup now offers restore testing in seven new regions: Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Israel (Tel Aviv), Mexico (Central), and Canada West (Calgary). This enables automated restore tests and measurement of restore job completion times against recovery time objectives (RTO).

AWS Backup restore testing is now available in seven additional AWS Regions: Asia Pacific (Taipei), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Israel (Tel Aviv), Mexico (Central), and Canada West (Calgary). Restore testing helps automate and periodically run restore tests of supported AWS resources across storage, compute, and database services. Users can create restore testing plans that automatically select recovery points, run restores on a schedule, and measure restore job completion time against recovery time objectives (RTO). This helps evaluate recovery readiness and meet regulatory and compliance requirements for disaster recovery and business continuity. To get started, visit the AWS Backup console, AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), or AWS SDKs. For a complete list of supported Regions and features, visit the AWS Backup documentation. To learn more about restore testing, visit the feature documentation and pricing page.

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