AlloyDB for PostgreSQL Gains CMEK Backup Vault & Cross-Region Backup Support
Google Cloud has announced the general availability of two significant backup features for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. Backup vault support for instances encrypted with customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) is now available, providing immutable and indelible storage with enforced retention policies. Additionally, cross-region backups for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL clusters are now generally available, enabling protection against regional outages by storing backups in a distinct secondary region.
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- Backup and DR
Backup vault support for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL instances encrypted with customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) is generally available (GA), providing immutable and indelible storage with enforced retention. For more information, see Encrypt AlloyDB for PostgreSQL cluster backups . Announcing the general availability (GA) of cross-region backups for AlloyDB for PostgreSQL clusters. You can now protect AlloyDB for PostgreSQL clusters against regional outages by storing backups in a distinct secondary region of your choice. To learn more, see Backup vaults for immutable and indelible backups .
https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#September_01_2026
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