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Timestream for InfluxDB Finally Gets Backup and Restore!

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Hi, it's Shiichan! Today's news is one time-series database fans have been waiting for: Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB just got backup and restore.

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What was announced?

AWS's What's New page announced that Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now lets you create and manage your own backups and restore your data on demand. You can trigger one-time, on-demand backups, schedule automated recurring backups at whatever frequency and retention you choose, and restore a backup either to a new resource or in place of an existing one. This is available for both the InfluxDB 2 and InfluxDB 3 engines, through the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, and the Timestream for InfluxDB API.

Why it matters

Until now, there wasn't much fine-grained control over when or how your data got protected. This update hands that control back to you — for example, you can now take an on-demand backup right before a risky migration or configuration change, instead of hoping your data stays safe.

What changes

Here's what you can actually do with it:

  • On-demand backups: trigger one whenever you need it
  • Automated backups: define up to four automated backup configurations per resource, choosing hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or custom schedules, each with its own retention period
  • Incremental backups: the first backup is a full copy, and subsequent ones are incremental, reducing the performance impact of ongoing backups
  • Restore: create a new resource that inherits the source configuration, or replace an existing resource with the backup

On the security side, if the source resource uses a Customer Managed KMS key, its backups are protected with the same key.

Wrap-up

  • Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB now supports on-demand and scheduled automated backup and restore
  • Available for both the InfluxDB 2 and 3 engines, via console, CLI, and API
  • Up to four automated backup configurations per resource (hourly through custom schedules, each with its own retention), with incremental backups after the first
  • Restore lets you create a new resource or replace an existing one, and KMS keys carry over automatically

If you're running Timestream for InfluxDB in production and want to set your own data protection rules, this update has been a long time coming.

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