Amazon.com, Inc.
Database operational continuity

Abstract:

A distributed system responds to a request to enable a restoration capability for a database instance by beginning a process for replicating configuration and transaction data for the database instance. The system associates the replicated configuration and transaction data with a first account and a second account, and prevents termination of the replication process except where consent for the termination is provided by both accounts. In response to a request to restore the database instance, the distributed system accesses the configuration and transaction data using the second account.