Announcing the general availability (GA) of cross-region backups for Backup and DR Service.

Announcing the general availability (GA) of cross-region backups for Backup and DR Service. Customers can now protect Compute Engine instances, Compute Engine disks, and Filestore instances against regional outages by storing backups in a distinct secondary region of their choice. This functionality enhances disaster recovery capabilities, provides a cost-effective way to ensure regional resilience, and helps maintain strict control over data residency. To learn more, see Backup vaults for immutable and indelible backups.