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 680 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon Location Service Adds Public Transit and Intermodal Routing
Amazon Location Service now supports public transit and intermodal routing within its CalculateRoutes API operation. This feature allows developers to build applications that plan complex journeys combining various transport modes like buses, trains, walking, and driving. It is particularly useful for mobility, logistics, and urban planning use cases. This enhancement is available in multiple AWS Regions.
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 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 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 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 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 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 - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecation ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.47.0: New Resources, Enhancements, and Bug Fixes
HashiCorp's Terraform AWS provider has been updated to version 6.47.0, introducing several new resources for AWS Bedrock Agent Core and S3 Control, alongside numerous enhancements and bug fixes. Key updates include additions for managing S3 multi-region access points and Bedrock agent configurations, plus deprecations for 'id' attributes in favor of more specific field names across several data sources. These changes primarily impact engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform, offering more granular control and improved consistency.
feature patch - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 X8i instances expand to new AWS regions
Amazon EC2 X8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in Singapore, Sydney, and AWS GovCloud (US-West) regions. These instances offer enhanced performance and memory capacity for memory-intensive workloads like SAP HANA, databases, and analytics. They are suitable for users running these types of workloads and looking for improved performance compared to previous generations.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS Multi-AZ replication now uses ENA Express
Amazon RDS Multi-AZ instances now leverage ENA Express, utilizing AWS's SRD protocol to enhance replication traffic between Availability Zones. This update promises up to 25 Gbps single-flow bandwidth, reduced latency variability, and increased write throughput for write-intensive workloads. The feature is available at no extra cost for several RDS engines and can be enabled on existing instances via a start-stop or compute scaling action.
feature patch - 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 infraawsgaengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances available in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. These instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and significantly higher memory bandwidth compared to previous generations. They are ideal for memory-intensive workloads, databases, web applications, AI recommendations, and SAP workloads, with R8i-flex providing flexible size options for varied compute utilization.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-iam ·
AWS VPC IPAM adds tags for pool allocations
AWS VPC IPAM now supports tags on IP address pool allocations, allowing users to organize and govern IP usage via existing AWS tagging workflows. This feature enables centralized governance through IAM and Service Control Policies, and simplifies searching and filtering allocations by tag. It is available in all AWS Regions where IPAM is supported at no additional cost.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-s3aws-ec2 ·
AWS Transform enhances migration assessments with new capabilities
AWS Transform now provides advanced migration assessment features including what-if scenarios, customizable assumptions, and TCO analysis to accelerate migration decisions. This update allows users to incorporate various data sources and include additional pillars of the Cloud Value Framework for comprehensive business cases. These new capabilities are available in all AWS Transform regions for engineers and architects planning AWS migrations.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon WorkSpaces Linux Migration Now Available
Amazon WorkSpaces now supports migrating Linux WorkSpaces between operating systems, automating user data transfer and streamlining upgrades. This feature allows customers to move to newer OS versions or different distributions without manual intervention, improving user experience and IT efficiency. It is available for all supported Linux OSs in AWS commercial and GovCloud regions where WorkSpaces Personal is offered.
feature - 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 infraawsgaengineeraws-s3 ·
AWS Deadline Cloud: Browse job attachments in monitor
AWS Deadline Cloud now allows users to browse job attachment files directly within the monitor. This enhancement simplifies managing input and output files for render jobs by enabling users to view and download individual assets from Amazon S3, improving workflow efficiency for graphics and visual effects teams. This feature is now generally available within the Deadline Cloud monitor.
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