Amazon RDS for SQL Server: Cross-Account Snapshot Sharing with Additional Storage Volumes

AI Impact Summary

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports cross-account snapshot sharing, expanding beyond the standard functionality. This enables customers to create isolated backup environments in separate AWS accounts for compliance and disaster recovery, while preserving the configuration of additional storage volumes up to 256 TiB. This introduces new operational considerations around managing snapshots and restores across accounts, particularly concerning IAM permissions and potential data transfer costs.