AWS Backup & Disaster Recovery Explained: RPO, RTO, DR Strategies & AWS Backup (Module 13)

Learn how to recover when things go wrong on AWS. In this module we measure recovery with RPO and RTO, compare the four disaster recovery strategies (backup and restore, pilot light, warm standby and multi-site active/active), and then protect your data with AWS Backup: backup plans, vaults, cold storage, Vault Lock, logically air-gapped vaults, organization-wide policies, Audit Manager and restore testing. Every concept comes with a worked example, quick checks, and three real-world scenarios solved on screen. This is Module 13, the final module of the "AWS Cloud Fundamentals: Complete Beginner Course" playlist. What you'll learn • High availability vs disaster recovery • RPO and RTO, with a worked example • The four DR strategies, and how to choose the cheapest one that works • Why replication is not a backup • Failing over traffic, and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery • AWS Backup: plans, rules, vaults, cold storage and continuous backups • Protecting backups: cross-account copies, Vault Lock, air-gapped vaults • Backup policies across AWS Organizations, Audit Manager and restore testing Scenarios solved in this video 1. Recover within 1 hour, losing at most 1 minute of data, at the lowest cost 2. Stolen admin credentials used to delete every backup 3. 200 accounts, and auditors want proof of daily backups, 7-year retention and tested restores Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:39 High availability vs disaster recovery 1:22 RPO and RTO 2:08 Example: RPO and RTO 2:57 Four DR strategies 3:35 Backup and restore 4:29 Pilot light 5:13 Warm standby 6:02 Multi-site active/active 6:55 Quick check: which strategy? 7:39 Replication is not backup 8:23 Failing over traffic 9:11 AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery 9:56 Scenario 1 10:48 Scenario 1: answer 11:17 AWS Backup 12:06 Backup plans and vaults 12:52 Example: a backup plan 13:33 Snapshots, continuous backups and cold storage 14:23 Quick check: lifecycle 15:03 Protecting your backups 15:59 At scale: Organizations and Audit Manager 16:45 Restore and restore testing 17:33 Scenario 2 18:19 Scenario 2: answer 18:57 Scenario 3 19:48 Scenario 3: answer 20:24 Recap and best practices All facts are based on official AWS documentation. Account names, Regions and times in the examples are placeholders. Credits AWS Architecture Icons © Amazon Web Services. AWS and the AWS logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Line icons: Tabler Icons (MIT). Fonts: Caveat and Inter (SIL Open Font License). Narration voice generated with Chatterbox by Resemble AI (MIT). #AWS #DisasterRecovery #AWSBackup #CloudComputing #AWSCertification