What is the primary purpose of AWS Backup?

The primary purpose of AWS Backup is to centralize and automate data backup across AWS services. This service allows users to create and manage backups for multiple AWS resources from a single location, simplifying backup management. By providing a unified approach, AWS Backup ensures that compliance and regulatory requirements are met more easily while reducing the potential for human error during backup processes.

With AWS Backup, users can define backup plans that automate the backup process, schedule regular backups, and establish retention policies for their data. This capability is particularly useful in large environments where managing backups manually across different services would be complex and time-consuming.

The other options, while they may seem relevant, do not accurately capture the core functionality of AWS Backup. Although it may indirectly contribute to reducing operational costs or enhancing application performance through effective data management, those are not its primary objectives. Similarly, managing user access policies is not part of AWS Backup's defined purpose, but rather falls under IAM (Identity and Access Management) functionalities within AWS.