Scalable, Customizable, and Automated Backup Management
Managing backups across cloud environments can be challenging, particularly when dealing with large-scale infrastructure and constantly evolving workloads. With tag-based protection, organizations can automate backup assignments, ensure broad resource protection, and tailor policies to fit their needs – all through an open-source approach designed for flexibility and scalability leveraging Google Cloud Backup and DR.
Why Open Source? Flexibility and Customization
Traditional backup management often requires manual configurations, making it difficult to scale. By leveraging open-source automation, this solution allows users to:
- Customize backup policies using VM tags that align with business needs (e.g., application, environment, or criticality).
- Eliminate manual effort with automated backup assignments and removals.
- Ensure bulk resource protection, dynamically adjusting backup coverage as infrastructure scales.
- Integrate seamlessly with existing Google Cloud workflows, APIs, and automation tools.
With open-source flexibility, users can tailor backup strategies to fit their exact needs – automating, scaling, and adapting in real-time.
Scalable and Dynamic Backup Management
This approach provides:
- Bulk inclusion/exclusion of projects and folders, simplifying administration.
- Dynamic adjustments based on real-time tag updates.
- Cloud Run automation to execute backups at scheduled intervals (hourly, daily, weekly, etc.).
- Comprehensive protection reports, ensuring visibility into backup coverage.
Seamless Google Cloud Integration
To maximize efficiency, this open-source backup automation ensures:
- Role-based access through predefined Google Cloud permissions (Tag Viewer, Backup, and DR Backup User).
- Enhanced security by ensuring only authorized VMs are included in backup plans.
Get Started with the Open-Source Script
The backup automation script is available on GitHub, allowing users to customize and contribute to its development:
🔗 Explore the repositoryBy leveraging Google Cloud’s open-source backup automation, teams can effortlessly scale, automate, and customize their backup strategies – reducing operational overhead while ensuring critical resources remain protected.
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