Build Your DynamoDB Backup Game Plan

DynamoDB runs some of the most important, high-scale workloads in the world, and its backup model works differently from relational or VM-based systems. That makes every retention, recovery, and cost decision matter more than teams expect. And because everything fails—and deletes are permanent—you need a backup plan you trust.

As DynamoDB footprints grow, the same challenges show up again and again: rising costs as tables multiply, choosing when to use PITR vs. on-demand vs. exports, and figuring out how to make backups actually useful for audits, investigations, or fast recovery.

In this Cloud Cuts session, AWS and Eon walk through the DynamoDB backup patterns that work at scale. We’ll cover when each AWS-native feature fits, where teams extend the foundation with smarter workflows, and how to mix these tools confidently without overspending.

You’ll learn:

• How to use PITR, on-demand, and incremental exports as a clear AWS-native baseline
• How teams manage backups across thousands of tables and accounts without manual orchestration
• Where item-level restore, retention automation, and cost savings make the biggest impact
• How to make backups usable for audits, investigations, and day-to-day visibility
• Simple patterns that prevent retention sprawl and stop costs from creeping up

If you’re running DynamoDB at scale and want cleaner answers on cost, recovery, and compliance, this session gives you the playbook teams are using in the field.