AWS Backup launches a low-cost warm storage tier for Amazon S3 backups

AWS Backup introduced a low-cost warm storage tier for Amazon S3 backup data that can reduce costs by up to 30%. After S3 backup data resides in a vault for 60 days (or longer based on your settings), you can move it to the new low-cost warm storage tier. The low-cost tier provides the same performance and features as the warm storage tier, including ransomware protection, recovery, and auditing. Use the new low-cost warm storage tier to reduce storage costs for business, compliance or regulatory data you must retain long-term. With this launch, you can now configure automatic tiering for all S3 backups for all vaults in an account, a specific vault, or a bucket within a vault by setting an age threshold of 60 days or more. When you enable tiering, existing backup data beyond the threshold automatically moves to the low-cost warm tier, delivering immediate cost savings with no action required and no performance impact. This low-cost storage tier is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Backup for Amazon S3 is available. There is a one-time transition fee when data moves to the low-cost warm tier. For additional pricing information, visit the [AWS Backup pricing page](https://aws.amazon.com/backup/pricing/). To learn more about AWS Backup for Amazon S3, visit the [product page](https://aws.amazon.com/backup/faqs/) and [technical documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/s3-backups.html). To get started, visit the [AWS Backup console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/backup).