Previously, restoring a snapshot of a Redshift Serverless namespace required manual re-granting of datashare permissions to consumer clusters and recreation of consumer databases, even if restoring to the original namespace. The new feature automatically maintains datashare permissions during restore operations to the same producer namespace, reducing administrative effort and potential errors. Consumer namespaces retain unchanged datashare access after restore, further easing management.
Additionally, AWS Redshift integrates EventBridge notifications to inform administrators about changes such as dropped datashares, revoked consumer access, or public accessibility alterations during restore. This capability supports streamlined disaster recovery and testing workflows, and is available in all AWS regions that support Amazon Redshift.
Source & further reading
Amazon Redshift Serverless now maintains datashare permissions during restore ↗Source published 2026-03-05. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.