With Enterprise Workloads, you can protect your critical data stored in AWS S3 buckets using our cloud-native, agentless solution.
It integrates seamlessly with your existing AWS S3 environment to deliver secure, simplified, and cost-effective data protection—without the need for additional AWS infrastructure.
Our solution creates a completely separate, secure backup in the cloud—a true "airgap" that keeps your backups isolated from your AWS systems and protected against cyberattacks.
You have complete control: back up specific files or entire buckets, and restore across any AWS account or region.
Best of all, it’s designed for maximum cost-efficiency—eliminating egress fees, extra compute requirements, multi-region redundancy complexities, and S3 object versioning overhead.
Understanding AWS S3
Let’s start with the AWS S3 basics.
An S3 bucket is a large folder in the cloud where all your files (called objects) are stored. Every bucket has:
Objects (files or data you upload).
Metadata (information about the file, such as name, size, and creation date).
Objects and their versions
When you upload a file to AWS S3, it becomes an object. A key feature here is versioning. When enabled, AWS S3 safeguards your data from accidental deletions or overwrites by keeping every modification as a distinct version. For instance, if you upload document.txt and later upload a modified version, AWS S3 saves both document.txt v1 and document.txt v2. This is incredibly valuable for tracking changes, reviewing historical data, or recovering an earlier draft if needed.
Smart storage tiers for cost savings
AWS S3 provides various storage classes that help you optimize costs according to your data access frequency. Of these, Druva supports the following two:
AWS S3 Standard storage tier
AWS S3 Intelligent Tiering
You can manually assign objects to these tiers or set up lifecycle policies to automatically move objects between tiers based on rules you define, optimizing your storage costs over time.
Additional features
AWS S3 comes with essential features to manage and protect your data:
Encryption: This protects your data by using encryption keys, keeping it secure from unauthorized access.
Lifecycle Policies: Automatically managing your files – moving them to cheaper storage or deleting them after a set time.
Permissions: You have full control over who can access your buckets and their contents, ensuring your data remains private and secure.