Actifio GO Backup and DR Service
Legacy names Actifio GO, Backup and DR
Centralized cloud backup and disaster recovery service for Compute Engine VMs, databases, and file systems.
Naming timeline
- Actifio GO
Copy data management and backup platform acquired by Google Cloud.
- Backup and DR ServiceCurrent name
Rebranded and launched natively as Google Cloud Backup and DR Service (GA on September 30, 2022).
What is Actifio GO called now?
Actifio GO is now called Backup and DR Service, with the latest change on 9 September 2022 (GA Launch). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Backup and DR. Centralized cloud backup and disaster recovery service for Compute Engine VMs, databases, and file systems. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.
Also known as
- Google Cloud Backup and DR
Technical identifiers
Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.
| REST / gRPC APIs | backupdr.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | gcloud backup-dr |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/backupdr.* |
| Terraform Resources | google_backup_dr_backup_vault google_backup_dr_backup_plan google_backup_dr_management_server |
Managed via backupdr.googleapis.com and gcloud backup-dr.
Notes & disambiguation
- Originated from Google Cloud's acquisition of Actifio in December 2020 (formerly offered as Actifio GO on Google Cloud) and launched natively as Backup and DR Service in September 2022.
- On September 30, 2026, the legacy Actifio-based management console was deprecated in favor of native Google Cloud Console backup vaults and backup plans.
Sources & official documentation
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