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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 awshealthcare ·
AWS HealthOmics adds support for Nextflow 26.04
AWS HealthOmics now supports Nextflow version 26.04, providing access to new features like record types, a strict syntax parser, and enhanced logging. This update helps healthcare and life sciences customers improve workflow readability, reduce costs, and simplify downstream integrations. The new version is available in all AWS HealthOmics regions, with detailed documentation available for workflow developers.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances launched in New Zealand
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. These instances feature custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, offering significant performance and memory bandwidth improvements over previous generations. They are suitable for a wide range of general-purpose workloads, including databases, web applications, and AI models, with M8i-flex instances providing a price-performance benefit for common use cases.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity supports BYO secrets with Secrets Manager
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity now allows referencing existing AWS Secrets Manager secrets directly, enhancing governance and control. Previously, secrets were service-managed, hindering custom encryption, tagging, and policy enforcement. This update enables customers to manage their secrets with their own policies and CMKs, providing full ownership and governance, and is now generally available across 14 AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiinfraawsengineeraws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker HyperPod adds EFA-only network interface option
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports EFA-only network interfaces, allowing users to configure dedicated Elastic Fabric Adapters without requiring traditional Elastic Network Adapters for IP networking. This change is crucial for large-scale AI/ML model development, enabling further scaling of training clusters by preventing IP address exhaustion within VPCs. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where SageMaker HyperPod is supported and is configured via the CreateCluster/UpdateCluster API.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon Quick now supports private VPC connectivity for MCP servers
Amazon Quick now allows private connections to on-premises Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers via VPC, expanding AI workflow capabilities for enterprises. This feature enables secure integration with proprietary applications and internal tools hosted on private networks, previously limited to public internet access. It benefits organizations hosting MCP servers on EC2, Fargate, or Agentcore, allowing natural language interaction with private data sources through Quick, with all traffic secured within your VPC. This enhancement is available across all AWS Regions where Quick is offered.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineergovernment ·
Amazon SES adds tenant-level suppression lists
Amazon SES now supports tenant-level suppression lists, allowing distinct email streams within a single account to avoid interference from one another's bounces and complaints. This feature improves email deliverability for multi-tenant SaaS providers, enterprises with separate business units, and agencies managing multiple brands. Configuration options include suppression scope and reasons, with manual management available via new API operations.
feature - AWS What's New securitygovernanceawsengineeraws-lambdaaws-sagemakeraws-bedrockaws-iam ·
SageMaker Unified Studio supports IAM permissions boundaries
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports custom IAM permissions boundaries for roles provisioned with new projects. This allows organizations enforcing Service Control Policies (SCPs) to adopt SageMaker without altering security postures. Administrators can specify a permissions boundary in the Tooling blueprint, automatically applying it to all new project roles, enhancing control and simplifying compliance.
feature - AWS What's New securityawsgaengineerretailaws-ec2aws-iam ·
Amazon Inspector improves agent-based EC2 scanning
Amazon Inspector has launched the Inspector VM Scanner for agent-based EC2 instances, expanding vulnerability detection for applications like WordPress and Python packages. This new scanner also reduces CPU utilization during scans, minimizing impact on production workloads. Security teams benefit from this enhanced, more efficient scanning which brings agent-based coverage to parity with agentless methods. The update is available in all Inspector regions at no additional cost.
feature - AWS What's New infraaws ·
AWS Direct Connect adds VIF Rate Limiters for dedicated connections
AWS Direct Connect now offers Virtual Interface (VIF) Rate Limiters on dedicated connections to prevent network congestion from traffic spikes. This feature allows setting maximum bandwidth allocations for up to 10 VIFs, dropping excess packets to protect other VIFs on the same connection. New CloudWatch metrics provide visibility into bandwidth usage and dropped packets, aiding in configuration adjustments. VIF Rate Limiters are available in all supported AWS Regions and configurable via the console, API, or SDK.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-bedrock ·
Amazon Bedrock adds CloudWatch metrics for OpenAI/Anthropic APIs
Amazon Bedrock now provides Amazon CloudWatch metrics for inference traffic to the bedrock-mantle endpoint, which supports OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. This allows customers to monitor usage, set up alarms, and plan capacity for generative AI applications running on Bedrock. The new metrics are available in all regions where the bedrock-mantle endpoint is offered and can be accessed via the AWS/BedrockMantle namespace in the CloudWatch console.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineeraws-bedrock ·
OpenAI's GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex now available on Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock now offers production access to OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 models, alongside Codex for AI-assisted software development. This integration provides enhanced capabilities for coding, data analysis, and autonomous tasks within the existing AWS security and governance framework. Pricing aligns with OpenAI's rates and counts towards AWS commitments, making these advanced AI models accessible for enterprise use.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-eksaws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker HyperPod adds AI coding assistant troubleshooting skills
Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now integrates troubleshooting skills with AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Kiro. This feature enables expert-level cluster diagnostics through natural language, streamlining the resolution of complex issues in large-scale AI/ML infrastructure. It benefits operators by reducing the time and expertise needed for debugging, without requiring modifications to existing HyperPod setups. The skills are available today as open source for Slurm and Amazon EKS orchestrated clusters.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineerhealthcare ·
AWS HealthOmics supports Nextflow version pinning at runtime
AWS HealthOmics now lets users specify a Nextflow engine version when starting a run via the StartRun API, allowing for controlled migration and testing of workflows. This feature provides explicit control over execution by overriding any version specified in the workflow manifest, which is particularly useful for regulated environments. It is now available across all AWS HealthOmics regions.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineerhealthcaremediaaws-ec2aws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for SQL Server adds Bring Your Own Media support
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Bring Your Own Media (BYOM), allowing customers to reuse existing Microsoft SQL Server licenses when migrating to AWS. This feature helps reduce costs for organizations moving SQL Server applications from on-premises or other cloud environments to Amazon RDS. It is particularly beneficial for companies looking to adopt a managed database service while leveraging their current license agreements. BYOM is integrated with AWS License Manager for tracking usage and compliance.
feature announcement - AWS What's New governanceawsengineer ·
Amazon Connect improves scheduling for ad-hoc agent activities
Amazon Connect now automatically optimizes the placement of ad-hoc agent activities within schedules, minimizing impact on service levels. This feature allows supervisors to easily schedule non-productive events like training or meetings using flexible placement methods, reducing manual effort. The improved scheduling capability is now available in all AWS regions supporting Amazon Connect agent scheduling.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon Connect increases agent schedule limits
Amazon Connect agent scheduling now supports up to 5,000 agents per schedule, up from previous limits. This change simplifies scheduling for larger or shared agent pools by eliminating the need for multiple schedules, which should reduce operational complexity and improve optimization. The enhancement is available in all AWS Regions where agent scheduling is supported.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineer ·
Amazon Connect Customer adds schedule update notifications
Amazon Connect Customer now automatically notifies agents and supervisors via email or text when agent schedules are published, updated, or when leave requests change status. This feature aims to improve scheduler and agent productivity by eliminating manual notification efforts. It is available in all AWS regions where agent scheduling is supported.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsengineerenergy ·
AWS PCS offers production-ready Deep Learning AMI
AWS Parallel Computing Service (AWS PCS) has launched a production-ready Deep Learning AMI (DLAMI) built on the Deep Learning Base GPU AMI. This AMI simplifies AI/ML training and HPC by pre-installing core infrastructure components like the PCS Agent and Slurm, making it easier to build and scale environments. It is available at no additional cost in all AWS Regions where PCS is available and supports both x86_64 and arm64 architectures.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsengineer ·
Amazon SES adds inbox placement and blocklist monitoring
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) now offers inbox placement metrics and blocklist monitoring for outbound email sending. This feature helps customers understand spam folder placement and proactively monitor domain/IP reputation on public blocklists, aiding in content optimization for better engagement. It expands on existing Virtual Deliverability Manager capabilities by providing visibility into spam folder placement, a previously unavailable metric. The new features are available globally where SES is supported.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
AWS End User Messaging adds RCS support in 20 new countries
AWS End User Messaging now supports Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Business in 20 additional countries, expanding availability to 22 nations. This enables businesses to send verified, branded messages to customers in these regions using the existing SendTextMessage API. The service ensures reliable delivery with an automatic fallback to SMS for unsupported devices, enhancing customer engagement through recognized business identities.
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