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Monday, October 19, 2026

Amazon RDS for SQL Server Gets Snapshot Support on Read Replicas

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now lets you create snapshots directly on read replicas without promoting them first—a game-changer for backup and disaster recovery workflows. This means faster Multi-AZ enablement on large storage configs and more predictable recovery timelines, available across all AWS Regions and GovCloud for SQL Server Enterprise Edition.

source: [aws/whats-new]