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 governanceaws ·
Amazon Connect allows scheduling tasks up to 90 days in advance
Amazon Connect now supports scheduling tasks up to 90 days in the future, enabling better planning and tracking of long-running customer follow-up work. This feature allows organizations to proactively manage complex workflows, such as insurance claim processing, by ensuring tasks are routed to the appropriate teams with context at the right time. The capability is accessible via the StartTaskContact API, flows, or the agent workspace and is available in all commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) regions.
feature - AWS What's New securityawspreviewengineeraws-s3 ·
AWS Shield Advanced adds DDoS attack flow logs
AWS Shield Advanced now offers DDoS attack flow logs, providing packet-level visibility into traffic during attacks. This feature aids forensic analysis and compliance by publishing detailed log data to S3, CloudWatch Logs, or Data Firehose. Available in all Shield Advanced regions, it requires protection with Shield Advanced and log delivery configuration.
feature - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineeraws-redshift ·
Redshift Serverless: Minimum capacity reduced to 4 RPU in 7 new regions
Amazon Redshift Serverless now allows a minimum base capacity of 4 Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) in seven additional AWS regions, down from the previous 8 RPU minimum. This change lowers the entry cost for Redshift Serverless, making it more accessible for development and production workloads with minimal compute needs. The update is now available in specific Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, South America, and AWS GovCloud regions.
feature patch - AWS What's New networkingawsazuregapreviewengineer ·
AWS Interconnect adds free 500 Mbps tier for multicloud connectivity
AWS Interconnect now offers a free 500 Mbps tier for private multicloud connectivity, simplifying cross-cloud connections for customers. This managed service provides resilience and is compatible with Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud, with Azure support planned. The free tier allows evaluation and operation of workloads between AWS and another CSP at no charge on the AWS side, including a CloudWatch Network Synthetic Monitor.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for Oracle supports April 2026 RU and Supplemental Patch Bundle
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the April 2026 Release Update (RU) for versions 19c and 21c, and the Supplemental Patch Bundle (SPB) for 19c. This update includes critical security patches and is recommended for all Oracle database products. The SPB provides additional patches for specific use cases like Oracle Spatial and Data Pump. Updates can be applied via the AWS Console, SDK, or CLI, with options for automatic minor version upgrades and staggered rollouts using AWS Organizations.
feature patch - AWS What's New awsga ·
Oracle Database@AWS expands to 20 AWS Regions
Oracle Database@AWS is now available in eight additional AWS regions, bringing the total to twenty. This service allows customers to run Oracle Exadata systems within AWS data centers, enabling migration of on-premises Oracle Exadata and RAC applications. Customers in Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific can now leverage this for in-region data residency requirements, with setup managed via AWS Marketplace and the AWS Management Console.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaaws-s3 ·
Amazon S3 Tables expand to two new AWS Regions
Amazon S3 Tables, featuring built-in Apache Iceberg support for data lakes, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) and Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Regions. This expansion allows more users to benefit from streamlined tabular data storage, automatic table maintenance for cost and query optimization, and broad engine compatibility. S3 Tables also integrate with Intelligent-Tiering for automated cost management based on access patterns. The feature is now accessible in these additional regions, though users should consult the documentation for a full list of supported locations.
feature - AWS What's New governanceawsengineer ·
AWS Budgets widget added to Billing and Cost Management Dashboards
AWS Billing and Cost Management now offers a Budgets widget for its dashboards, allowing users to monitor budget performance alongside other cost reports in a single view. This enhancement reduces the need to navigate between separate pages, benefiting finance teams and cloud administrators by enabling faster budget monitoring and easier stakeholder reporting. The feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions at no extra cost.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-iam ·
AWS IoT Core: New APIs for MQTT Connection Management
AWS IoT Core now offers GetConnection and ListSubscriptions APIs for managing MQTT client connections. These features provide enhanced visibility into device connectivity, allowing engineers to troubleshoot issues and monitor client behavior more effectively. The APIs are available in all supported AWS regions and complement existing management capabilities.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
AWS Resilience Hub Next Generation GA
AWS Resilience Hub's next generation is now generally available, offering enhanced resilience assessment for critical workloads. This update introduces a new application model, dependency discovery, AI-powered failure analysis, and organization-wide reporting, benefiting platform engineering and SRE teams. It is available in select AWS Regions, with existing customers able to migrate at their own pace.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securitygovernanceinfraawsengineer ·
AWS Organizations adds CloudTrail events for account membership changes
AWS Organizations now automatically emits CloudTrail events for accounts joining or leaving the organization. These new events, AccountJoinedOrganization and AccountDepartedOrganization, enhance visibility for security teams and administrators, aiding in the detection of unauthorized activities. The events provide details on how accounts joined or departed, along with timestamps, enabling real-time notifications and supporting use cases like fraud detection and security monitoring.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Connect adds generative AI post-contact summaries in 8 new languages
Amazon Connect now offers generative AI-powered post-contact summaries in eight new languages, including Portuguese, French, and German, along with regional English variations. This enhancement allows for automated, concise overviews of customer interactions across channels, reducing the need for agents to review full transcripts. Organizations can now generate summaries in the language of the conversation, improving agent efficiency and manager oversight for global support operations. These new language capabilities are available in all AWS Regions where the feature is currently supported.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
Claude Opus 4.8 available on AWS via Bedrock and Claude Platform
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8, their most capable general availability model, is now accessible on AWS. This model offers significant improvements in agentic coding, complex knowledge work, and long-running autonomous tasks, benefiting developers and enterprises building AI applications. Customers can access it through Amazon Bedrock for integrated AWS features or the Claude Platform on AWS for direct Anthropic experience with AWS billing and authentication.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineer ·
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless Next Generation GA
AWS announced the general availability of the next generation of Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, featuring 20x faster auto-scaling and resource provisioning in seconds. This fully managed search and vector engine offers scale-to-zero pricing, potentially saving customers up to 60%, and decouples compute and storage for independent scaling. It also simplifies network connectivity with new endpoints and offers native integrations with AI development platforms, making it available today in all commercial AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awshealthcaremedia ·
Amazon WorkSpaces Applications supports Windows Desktop OS BYOL
Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now supports Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for Windows Desktop operating systems, allowing customers to use existing licenses for streaming desktop applications. This change offers potential cost savings by eliminating OS fees and provides a consistent user experience between on-premises and cloud environments. The feature is available in multiple AWS Regions and requires meeting Microsoft's licensing requirements.
feature - AWS What's New securityinfraawsengineermediagovernmentaws-dynamodb ·
DynamoDB Streams adds PrivateLink for FIPS in AWS GovCloud
Amazon DynamoDB Streams now supports AWS PrivateLink for FIPS endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. This enhancement enables government agencies to establish private connectivity to DynamoDB Streams, enhancing security and simplifying network architecture. This allows for secure, real-time data streaming applications that meet federal compliance requirements. The feature is available in AWS GovCloud (US) and other select AWS Regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS IoT Core adds direct messaging for point-to-point device communication
AWS IoT Core now supports sending direct, point-to-point messages to connected devices, improving visibility into delivery and reducing costs. This new feature enables sending messages to individual devices and receiving delivery acknowledgments. The functionality is available in all AWS IoT Core regions, including China and GovCloud.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineerfinance ·
AWS Partner Central adds Total Contract Value (TCV) for deal sizing
AWS Partner Central now allows partners to estimate deal sizes using Total Contract Value (TCV), converting it to forecasted Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). This enhancement aims to accelerate opportunity submission and improve forecast accuracy for partners by eliminating manual MRR estimations. The feature is available globally via the Partner Central console and API, benefiting partner sales teams and improving pipeline accuracy.
feature patch - AWS What's New aiawsengineer ·
Amazon Connect Assistant integrated into UI builder
Amazon Connect's AI assistant is now available within the UI builder, allowing contact center managers to create and modify Views using natural language prompts. This feature can reduce the time needed to build Views by up to 70%, enabling managers to configure layouts, components, and styling conversationally. The assistant also provides recommendations and troubleshooting, speeding up the development process.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-ec2aws-sagemaker ·
P5.48xl instances with NVIDIA H100 GPUs now available on AWS SageMaker in Tokyo
Amazon SageMaker notebook instances now support P5.48xl instances with NVIDIA H100 GPUs in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region. These instances offer up to 4x faster deep learning and HPC performance compared to previous generations, reducing ML model training costs by up to 40%. They are suitable for training and deploying large language and generative AI models, with general availability starting now.
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