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 observabilityawsengineeraws-s3aws-redshift ·
Amazon S3 server access logs can now be delivered to CloudWatch Logs and S3 Tables
Amazon S3 now supports delivering server access logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs, enabling instant querying, alarms, and cross-account aggregation. Logs can also be mirrored to Amazon S3 Tables in Apache Iceberg format for SQL querying. These options provide greater flexibility for monitoring and analyzing data access, complementing existing S3 bucket delivery. CloudWatch Logs delivery is available in all standard AWS Regions.
feature - AWS What's New awsenergyaws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 R8g instances expand to more AWS regions
Amazon EC2 R8g instances, powered by Graviton4 processors, are now available in additional AWS regions, including Asia Pacific (Thailand, New Zealand), Africa (Cape Town), Europe (Milan), and Canada West (Calgary). These instances offer up to 30% better performance for memory-intensive workloads like databases and analytics compared to Graviton3 instances. They are built on the AWS Nitro System and come in various sizes, including bare metal options, with enhanced networking and EBS bandwidth.
feature - AWS What's New aiawspreviewengineer ·
Amazon Connect launches Agentic CX designer in preview
Amazon Connect now offers Agentic CX designer, a no-code canvas for building AI-powered self-service experiences, in preview. This feature combines agentic and deterministic AI to transform customer service, enabling business teams to design, test, and deploy experiences faster. It also introduces Live Sync, which guides users through web or mobile apps in real-time during voice or chat interactions, creating a unified guided experience.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 C8in instances expand to additional AWS regions
Amazon EC2 C8in instances, powered by custom Intel processors and Nitro cards, are now available in the US East (Ohio) and Europe (Ireland) regions. These instances offer up to 43% higher performance and significantly increased network bandwidth compared to previous generations, making them suitable for network-intensive workloads. They are available across multiple regions and purchasing options, including Savings Plans and On-Demand.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 M8a instances now available in Mumbai region
Amazon EC2 M8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. These instances offer up to 30% higher performance and improved price-performance over M7a instances, making them suitable for latency-sensitive and demanding workloads. They are available in 12 sizes, including bare metal options, and are ideal for applications like financial services, gaming, and caching.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsaws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 C7a instances available in Singapore
Amazon EC2 C7a instances, powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. These instances offer up to 50% higher performance and 2.25x more memory bandwidth than C6a instances, with new processor capabilities and support for up to 128 EBS volumes. They are suitable for compute-intensive and latency-sensitive workloads and are available via On-Demand, Spot Instances, and Savings Plans.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityawssecurity-advisoryengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server adds latest CU/GDR updates
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates and General Distribution Releases, including versions for SQL Server 2019 and 2022. This enhancement allows users to easily apply critical security patches and performance improvements to their database instances. The updates are available for all RDS Custom for SQL Server users and can be applied via the AWS Management Console, SDK, or CLI.
patch security - AWS What's New aicomplianceawsengineergovernmentaws-bedrock ·
AWS GovCloud (US) adds FedRAMP High/DoD IL-4/5 approved OpenAI and NVIDIA models on Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US) now offers FedRAMP High and DoD IL-4/5 approved OpenAI GPT, OpenAI GPT OSS, and NVIDIA Nemotron models. This enables federal and public sector organizations to build generative AI applications meeting stringent government security requirements. The models leverage Mantle, a high-performance inference engine on Bedrock, for serverless deployment with automated management and OpenAI API compatibility.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityawsengineergovernment ·
AWS Network Firewall adds VisionHeight managed threat intelligence rules
AWS Network Firewall now supports two new managed rule groups from VisionHeight via AWS Marketplace: Zero-Day Threat Protection and Noisy Scanners and Tor Protection. These additions leverage proprietary threat intelligence to proactively block emerging threats and reduce log noise, benefiting security teams and potentially lowering SIEM costs. The rules are available now, with daily refresh cycles for threat intelligence.
feature - AWS What's New securityawssecurity-advisoryengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for SQL Server adds support for latest Microsoft GDR updates
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for multiple SQL Server versions, including specific patch identifiers. These GDR updates address critical vulnerabilities like CVE-2026-32167 and CVE-2026-32176, enhancing security for SQL Server instances. Users running SQL Server 2016 through 2022 on RDS are recommended to upgrade their instances to benefit from these security fixes, which can be performed via the RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI.
security patch - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-s3 ·
AWS Backup improves S3 backup copy performance
AWS Backup now offers up to 8x faster S3 backup copy operations for large buckets with low change rates by enhancing its change tracking mechanism. This optimization reduces the time for cross-account and cross-Region S3 backup copies by eliminating full object scans. The enhancement is automatically applied to new copy jobs at no additional cost.
patch - AWS What's New governanceawsengineer ·
AWS GovCloud (US) adds default 24/7 US-based technical support
AWS GovCloud (US) now provides 24/7 technical support exclusively from US-based, US-citizen engineers by default for all customers. This change enhances compliance and speeds up issue resolution for regulated environments. The support is accessible via the AWS GovCloud (US) Console, API, click-to-call, and live chat.
feature - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineer ·
Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion available in AWS Europe (Paris) Region
Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion is now available in the Europe (Paris) region, enabling customers to ingest and process data for OpenSearch Service managed clusters or serverless collections. This fully managed service simplifies data ingestion by offering a no-code approach to filter, transform, and route data, automatically scaling resources to meet demand. It is now generally available across 17 AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New networkingaws ·
Route 53 Global Resolver allows DNS view sharing across AWS accounts
Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver now supports sharing DNS views between AWS accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager. This allows consumer accounts to associate their Route 53 private hosted zones with a shared DNS view for centralized resolution without transferring ownership. Teams can maintain ownership while enabling centralized global resolution, with granular access control via AWS RAM permissions.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineerfinanceaws-redshift ·
Amazon Redshift adds upfront pricing for RG reserved instances
Amazon Redshift now offers All Upfront and Partial Upfront payment options for 1-year and 3-year reserved instances on RG instances. This provides customers more flexibility to optimize costs compared to on-demand rates. These new options are available across numerous AWS Regions, complementing the existing No Upfront plan.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift Now Generally Available
The AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift has reached general availability, allowing Swift developers to create native IoT applications for Apple platforms and Linux. This SDK fills a gap by providing production-ready APIs for managing IoT device fleets and building cross-platform solutions. It includes features for device state synchronization, remote operations, secure onboarding, and TLS 1.3 support on Apple devices.
feature announcement - AWS What's New governanceawsgaengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 adds AMI Watermarks for governance
Amazon EC2 now supports AMI watermarks, allowing custom identifiers to be embedded in private AMIs. These watermarks persist through AMI copies and sharing, aiding in tracking provenance and enforcing governance policies. This feature helps identify trusted AMIs, filter related AMIs, and can be integrated with existing governance tools for scale. AMI watermarks are available at no additional cost in all AWS regions.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Nested virtualization expanded on Intel EC2 instances and GovCloud regions
AWS has expanded nested virtualization support to new Intel instance families (like C7i, R7i, M7i) and additional AWS GovCloud (US) regions. This allows customers to run hypervisors like KVM and Hyper-V on EC2 instances, enabling use cases such as mobile app emulation and running WSL. This feature is now available for broader adoption within government and specialized commercial environments.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineerhealthcare ·
Amazon EMR Serverless supports live configuration updates
Amazon EMR Serverless now allows live updates to key application configurations like maximum capacity and custom images without requiring application restarts. This change reduces operational overhead and allows for immediate responses to changing demands or image updates. The feature is available for all EMR releases and regions where EMR Serverless is supported.
feature - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsaws-ec2 ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.52.0 Enhances S3, Bedrock, DynamoDB, and Fixes Bugs
HashiCorp's Terraform AWS Provider has released version 6.52.0, introducing new resources and data sources for S3, Bedrock, and DynamoDB, alongside numerous enhancements and bug fixes. Key updates include improved handling of LakeFormation permissions for views, a new random generator for provider names, and fixes for ElastiCache and CloudWatch Log Delivery issues. These changes primarily affect engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform, with some requiring manual state reconciliation for specific Serverless Application Repository deployments.
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