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Backup to Amazon S3 at a Glance
Direct Backup
Send backups of your production machines directly to Amazon S3
Backup Copy
Keep a copy of your primary backup in Amazon S3 to guarantee data availability
Instant VM Boot
Boot your VMs directly from backups in Amazon S3 for near-instant recovery
Ransomware Protection
Apply S3 Object Lock to ensure backup data immutability for as long as you need
File Recovery
Restore individual files and folders without starting a full backup recovery
Object Recovery
Restore objects of apps like Exchange, Active Directory, and SQL Server
Highlights
- Improved Data Availability
With a copy of your backups stored in Amazon S3, your data is safe and accessible even if your primary backup is unavailable or you’re dealing with hardware failure in your production environment. - Uninterrupted Operations
In the event of an emergency, you can swiftly boot your business-critical VM or physical server directly from the backup in Amazon S3 to a VMware virtual machine to avoid disruption to your operations. - Greater Efficiency
Set policies and backup schedules to simplify and automate the management of routine and error-prone tasks. This way you improve productivity and boost efficiency. - Ransomware Protection
Apply S3 Object Lock to keep your data immutable using the WORM model and protect your backups from accidental deletions, overwriting and ransomware.
Why back up to Amazon S3 with NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Back Up Directly to Amazon S3
By using NAKIVO Backup & Replication, you can send backups and backup copies of your production machines, e.g., a Windows server backup, to Amazon S3. After an initial full backup, you can choose to perform incremental backups to send only new data to Amazon S3. This way you get faster and smaller backups and save on cloud storage costs. Backup to Amazon S3 with NAKIVO Backup & Replication simplifies the management of daily backups of terabytes of data that can be accessed at any time and from anywhere. You can also use Amazon S3 to store an additional copy of your backups, thus ensuring continuous availability of your data.
Recover Full VMs and Servers
With your backups in Amazon S3, you can respond to a VM or physical machine failure with the multiple recovery options in NAKIVO Backup & Replication. For the fastest recovery, boot VMs directly from compressed backups with Flash VM Boot and resume your workflow in seconds. Or perform a full recovery of your VMs and physical servers directly from Amazon S3. You can also near instantly recover Windows and Linux physical servers and workstations from backups to VMware VMs while preserving data consistency. Even if you are running an infrastructure with hundreds of servers, you can have them running in minutes in the event of a failure.
Advanced Backup Copy
Using different types of backup media and locations is your best bet against a single point of failure. To avoid losing access to your data during a failure, send a copy of your backups to Amazon S3 or copy your backups from the cloud to tape or disk. To save storage space, copy only the most important backups and their recovery points. NAKIVO Backup & Replication allows you to manage both on-site and remote backup storage locations from one centralized dashboard. This means simpler and more efficient administration and improved visibility into data protection activities.
Recover Individual Files and Objects
With Backup to Amazon S3, you can instantly recover individual files and folders to their original location or to a different machine or folder without initiating a full-scale recovery of a source machine. You can also restore objects of Microsoft applications such as Exchange, Active Directory, and SQL Server. Recover the files and objects you need directly from compressed backups. Just find the backup, choose the recovery point and start the recovery process. Use the advanced search functionality in NAKIVO Backup & Replication to search and browse for the items you need.

Ransomware-Proof Backups
NAKIVO Backup & Replication allows you to use the S3 Object Lock functionality to protect your backups in Amazon S3 from ransomware and other malicious or accidental deletions. By enabling S3 Object Lock for a specified retention period, you specify how long you want your recovery points in Amazon S3 to remain immutable. This means that objects are stored in Compliance Mode using the write-once-read-many (WORM) model. No authorized user or third party can overwrite or modify objects until the expiration of this retention period nor can they modify or shorten this period.
Policy-Based Data Protection
You can improve productivity and save time by automating some of the routine backup management tasks. With NAKIVO Backup & Replication, you can automate sending backups and backup copies to Amazon S3 by assigning backup policies to your protected machines and workloads. This means that you would no longer need to monitor your environment for changes and manage the newly added machines manually. You can also schedule your routine backup activities, thus saving even more time and preventing job overlaps. With tasks automated, you can focus your resources on other core work activities and minimize the risk of human error.
Backup Data Size Reduction
NAKIVO Backup & Replication provides built-in data compression for maximum space savings in the cloud. Choose from three compression levels: lower compression levels are faster with a smaller CPU load while maximal space savings are more resource-intensive. Alternatively, compression can be disabled for backups and backup copies sent to Amazon S3. Whichever option you choose, when it comes to recovery, you can restore entire machines or individual items right from a compressed backup, without decompressing it first. Reducing the size of your backups saves cloud storage space and hence the associated costs, which is especially important for expanding infrastructures.
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