Stop Backing Up by Hand: A Day 0 to Day 2 Guide to Automating Cloud Protection
Rubrik, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
Rubrik gives a code-first framework for automating cloud data protection via Terraform, pipeline gates and event-driven response.
Drawn from a Rubrik Forward talk called 'The Automated Cloud', this post lays out a framework for automating cloud data protection end to end, with forkable code examples.
The problem it addresses is a pattern familiar to anyone working in cloud data protection: infrastructure moves fast and protection does not keep up, leaving newly created resources unprotected.
Day 0 covers infrastructure as code with a Terraform import demo.
Day 1 covers protection that keeps pace with deployment, using a GitHub Actions pipeline gate.
Day 2 covers orchestrating a security response through an Azure Function triggered by security events, so protection reacts automatically rather than waiting on a human.