Whether in the cloud or on-premises, BlueXP backup and recovery has given users the flexibility to create backup copies in their preferred object storage system. Now it adds a new feature: the ability to use an existing storage bucket as the target for backup data.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at this new bring-your-own-bucket feature and see what it can add to your backup solution.
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Bring Your Own Bucket (BYOB) is a model that adds flexibility to the traditional cloud storage solutions. As a conceptual extension of Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS), BYOB allows clients to employ their own storage buckets for cloud data storage.
The BYOB model seamlessly integrates with existing cloud infrastructures using APIs, enabling you to leverage your own bucket in the cloud. This alignment not only simplifies data management but also may help to bridge consistency gaps between primary and secondary data.
You also achieve streamlined data transfer between your on-premises systems and your own storage buckets in the cloud while negating the need for intermediary storage and reducing data latency. To achieve this, a BYOB model helps with the following:
The answer is threefold: cost savings, security, and performance. BYOB lets you unlock substantial cost savings by utilizing your existing cloud storage contracts and subsequently minimizing expenses on third-party storage solutions.
On the security front, data stored in client-controlled buckets reduces exposure to third-party risks. Besides controlling where and how your data is stored, you can also implement your own encryption methods.
As for performance, BYOB's seamless integration with existing systems ensures high efficiency by allowing storage administrators to choose hardware and software suited for high performance storage requirements, such as SSDs, high-speed disks, and advanced caching solutions.
Originally, NetApp's BlueXP backup and recovery took an automated approach, where an object storage bucket was automatically created at the customers’ cloud provider account as part of the backup activation workflow.
Now, with the recently announced support for BYOB in BlueXP backup and recovery, users can back up their data to any bucket created externally from BlueXP. This shift from automated to manual bucket selection allows users to manage your data storage with greater precision.
Activating this feature is straightforward. A new UI-based activation wizard guides you through the process, allowing you to choose between creating a new bucket or choosing an existing storage bucket. You can input API details of existing cloud storage buckets into the wizard, establishing a secure connection between BlueXP and the chosen bucket.
Defining your backup strategy in the BlueXP backup and recovery interface.
If you already have preexisting storage buckets to use, there are a number of advantages in using them as your backup targets.
Leveraging BYOB with BlueXP backup and recovery grants finer control and customizability by allowing users to utilize existing cloud storage infrastructure and giving the ability to precisely manage data storage locations and configurations.
Leveraging the BYOB storage model through BlueXP backup and recovery empowers enterprises with greater control over customization and safeguarding critical data backup and recovery operations.
Besides capitalizing on the geo-replication features with your preferred cloud storage provider, the new BYOB feature integrates with BlueXP backup and recovery's native automation capabilities to ensure periodic backups, minimizing data loss during a recovery event.