AWS Releases
Amazon Web Services releases and Terraform AWS provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 681 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New infraawsgaengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances now in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. These instances offer significant performance improvements and better price-performance compared to previous generations, benefiting a wide range of general-purpose workloads. They are available immediately for use via the AWS Management Console.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineermediaaws-ec2 ·
EC2 C7i-flex, M7i-flex, and M7i Instances Now in Hyderabad Region
Amazon EC2 C7i-flex, M7i-flex, and M7i instances, powered by custom Intel Sapphire Rapids processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region. These instances offer improved performance and price-performance benefits over previous generations and comparable x86 processors from other cloud providers. They are suitable for a wide range of workloads, from general-purpose applications to compute-intensive tasks like ML and video streaming, with options for various instance sizes and bare metal configurations.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineermediaaws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker Inference Supports OpenAI-Compatible APIs
Amazon SageMaker Inference now supports OpenAI-compatible APIs, allowing direct integration with tools like OpenAI SDK and LangChain by simply changing the endpoint URL. This feature simplifies connecting to SageMaker endpoints, enabling users to leverage existing code and authentication with custom models and VPCs. It offers flexibility in instance choice, data privacy, model execution, and autoscaling, with authentication managed via AWS credentials. The capability is available today in multiple AWS regions.
feature announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecationaws-s3 ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.46.0: New resources, enhancements, and bug fixes
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.46.0 introduces several new resources, including ones for AWS Bedrock Agent, IAM Access Keys, and Observability, enhancing IaC capabilities for these services. It also includes significant enhancements to existing resources like AWS Bedrock Agent Runtime and CloudFront distributions, along with crucial bug fixes for S3 buckets and X-Ray resource policies. This release impacts engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure through Terraform, with specific attention to `aws_xray_resource_policy` requiring recreation for `policy_name` changes.
feature patch announcement - AWS What's New securityawsgaarchitect ·
AWS Security Hub Extended adds 21 partner solutions in 9 categories
AWS Security Hub Extended now offers 21 curated partner solutions across nine security categories, including new additions for endpoint, identity, and data security. This expansion provides customers greater flexibility in selecting solutions tailored to their enterprise needs, with unified billing and support benefits. The new solutions are available today in all commercial AWS Regions, enabling better risk identification and response across security domains.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsengineeraws-dynamodb ·
AWS releases ExtendDB, an open-source DynamoDB API adapter
AWS has launched ExtendDB, an open-source project implementing the DynamoDB API with pluggable storage backends. This allows developers to use the DynamoDB programming model in environments outside of AWS, such as on-premises or developer laptops, without code rewrites. The initial release supports PostgreSQL as a backend and is available under the Apache 2.0 license, inviting community contributions. ExtendDB is beneficial for local development, testing, and deploying DynamoDB-compatible workloads in diverse environments.
announcement feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineeraws-s3aws-ec2aws-eksaws-ecs ·
AWS Local Zone available in Istanbul, Türkiye
AWS has launched a new Local Zone in Istanbul, Türkiye, making its infrastructure closer to end users. This expansion aims to reduce latency, meet data residency needs, and support modern cloud workloads. The zone offers access to EC2 instances, S3, EBS, ECS, EKS, VPC, Direct Connect, and Application Load Balancer, and is accessible via the EC2 console or API.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityinfraawsgaengineeraws-ec2aws-lambda ·
Amazon Inspector now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
AWS announces the expansion of its automated vulnerability management service, Amazon Inspector, to the Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region. This move extends security coverage to customers in this new region, enabling continuous vulnerability assessments and automated scanning of EC2 instances, container images, and Lambda functions. New users are eligible for a 15-day free trial to evaluate the service's capabilities and associated costs.
announcement feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Console adds Local Zones to Region Selector
AWS Management Console now displays Local Zones in the Region selector, unifying the experience for managing global infrastructure. This change allows customers to easily navigate to and manage resources within their opted-in Local Zones from a single view. The feature simplifies operations for those using multiple Local Zones across different parent regions and is available now. Users can access it by navigating to the Region selector within the AWS Management Console.
announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.44.0: New resources and enhancements
HashiCorp's AWS provider has been updated to version 6.44.0, introducing multiple new resources and enhancements across various AWS services. Key additions include new data sources and resources for AWS Glue, Application Auto Scaling, and DynamoDB, alongside improvements to existing configurations like EC2 Client VPN and FSx file systems. These updates aim to provide broader coverage and more refined control over AWS infrastructure management via Terraform, impacting engineers and architects managing cloud resources.
feature patch announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsaws-s3aws-iam ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.42.0: New resources, breaking change, and enhancements
HashiCorp's AWS provider has released version 6.42.0, introducing multiple new resources and enhancements across various AWS services. A notable breaking change affects `aws_mq_configuration` resource destruction, now requiring explicit `mq:DeleteConfiguration` IAM permissions or opting into `skip_destroy`. This release adds new data sources and list resources for services including EC2, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and EBS, benefiting engineers managing cloud infrastructure via Terraform.
breaking feature patch announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsgadeprecationengineeraws-s3aws-ec2aws-dynamodbaws-eks ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.39.0: New Data Sources and Bug Fixes
This release introduces several new data sources for IAM, NetworkManager, and AWS UXC, alongside new list and regular resources for EKS, Organizations, SageMaker, and Workmail. Enhancements include attribute additions and support for resource identities across various services. Several bug fixes are also included, notably addressing issues with EKS access entry tags, service principal names, DynamoDB table creation timeouts, and Elasticache Serverless Cache parameters.
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