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 dataawsgaengineermediaaws-s3aws-lambdaaws-kinesisaws-redshift ·
Amazon Aurora DSQL Change Data Capture (CDC) Now Generally Available
Amazon Aurora DSQL Change Data Capture (CDC) is now generally available, allowing real-time streaming of database changes to Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. This feature simplifies event-driven architectures and data integration by automatically capturing insert, update, and delete operations with no infrastructure to manage. It's designed for zero impact on database performance and is available in all regions supporting Aurora DSQL, with free tier access available.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsaws-redshift ·
Amazon Redshift RG instances now on trailing track
Amazon Redshift has introduced Graviton-based RG instances on its trailing track (P201), effective July 7, 2026. This expansion allows customers prioritizing production stability to leverage the performance and cost benefits of Graviton processors, offering up to 2.4x faster queries than RA3 instances at a reduced vCPU price. These new instance types, rg.4xlarge and rg.xlarge, can be provisioned or used for resizing clusters via the AWS Management Console, CLI, or SDKs.
feature announcement - AWS What's New governanceawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Connect adds forecasting and scheduling for Tasks and Emails
Amazon Connect now supports forecasting, capacity planning, and scheduling for Tasks and Emails, alongside existing Voice and Chat workloads. This enhancement allows for unified workforce optimization by accounting for the unique characteristics of each channel, such as concurrent handling and duration, enabling consistent service levels across all customer interactions. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where Connect agent scheduling is supported.
feature - AWS What's New securityawsazureengineer ·
AWS Security Hub adds Network Scanning for public resource reachability
AWS Security Hub has introduced Network Scanning to detect resources, including VMs and load balancers, that are reachable from the public internet. This new capability actively probes resources to confirm actual reachability, unlike previous configuration-based checks. The feature generates findings for each reachable port and service, correlating them with existing data to assess broader risk across AWS and Azure environments.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS CodeBuild adds Amazon Linux 2023 support for build hosts
AWS CodeBuild now allows users to select Amazon Linux 2023 as the operating system for on-demand build hosts, alongside the existing Amazon Linux 2. This update offers an improved Linux kernel and libraries, enabling gradual adoption by allowing production projects to continue using their current kernel while new projects can be tested with Amazon Linux 2023. Host kernel selection is broadly available, with specific exceptions for AWS GovCloud and China Regions.
feature - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraaws ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.54.0 adds new resources and enhancements
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.54.0 introduces several new resources including data sources for Route 53 profiles and new list resources for AWS Bedrock Agent Core, CodePipeline, Lambda Function Scaling, Scheduler, SSO Admin, and Workspaces. Enhancements focus on adding support for resource identity, new arguments, and configurable timeouts across various AWS services. These updates benefit engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform, providing more granular control and extended functionality.
feature patch announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineeraws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i instances expand to Europe (Zurich)
Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i instances, featuring 12TB of DDR5 memory and powered by custom Intel Sapphire Rapids processors, are now available in the AWS Europe (Zurich) region. These instances are designed to enhance performance for memory-intensive workloads, such as SAP HANA and Oracle databases. This expansion benefits customers operating in the Zurich region who require significant in-memory processing capabilities.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsazureengineeraws-ec2 ·
AWS Systems Manager supports Azure VMs and simplifies hybrid pricing
AWS Systems Manager now allows management of Azure Virtual Machines without manual agent installation or per-instance fees through a new Cloud Connector. This integration unifies management for both AWS and Azure resources, enabling consistent use of Systems Manager features like Session Manager and Run Command. The Advanced Instances Tier has been eliminated, shifting to pay-as-you-go pricing for non-EC2 nodes starting September 30, 2026, reducing cost barriers for multicloud operations.
feature announcement patch - AWS What's New dataawsengineeraws-sagemaker ·
SageMaker Studio Integrates with Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now allows users to connect existing Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (MWAA) environments directly within Studio projects. This integration enables data engineers and platform teams to manage Airflow workflows alongside their ML and analytics tasks, avoiding costly reconfigurations. The feature is available in all SageMaker Studio regions and offers a visual authoring experience for Airflow 3+ environments.
feature - AWS What's New datainfraawsgaaws-s3 ·
Amazon S3 Express One Zone expands to AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region
Amazon S3 Express One Zone, a high-performance storage class for frequently accessed data, is now available in the AWS Europe (Frankfurt) Region. This expansion offers up to 10x faster data access and 80% lower request costs compared to S3 Standard, benefiting latency-sensitive workloads like ML training and interactive analytics. It is now available in 8 AWS Regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon GameLift Streams adds secure terminal access for troubleshooting
Amazon GameLift Streams now offers Stream Session Admin Shell, a secure terminal connection for real-time troubleshooting of live stream sessions. This feature allows inspection of logs, processes, and application state without managing SSH keys or credentials, providing access equivalent to the application's environment. It's available at no extra cost in all GameLift Streams regions and supports Linux, Proton, and Windows Server runtimes.
feature - AWS What's New dataawsengineerhealthcareaws-sagemakeraws-iam ·
SageMaker Studio adds data lineage for IAM-based domains
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports OpenLineage compatible data lineage for IAM-based domains, integrating with Spark jobs from EMR, Glue, and SageMaker Visual ETL. This allows for interactive lineage graphing and programmatic management of data movement, enhancing visibility for data engineers and ML practitioners. The feature is now available in all SageMaker Unified Studio regions and complements existing support for IAM Identity Center-based domains.
feature - AWS What's New aisecurityawsaws-s3 ·
Amazon S3 Vectors expands to AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon S3 Vectors, a vector storage service for AI applications, is now available in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West). This expansion allows government agencies and their partners to leverage S3's elasticity and durability for AI workloads like RAG and semantic search. The service offers dedicated APIs for vector storage and querying without infrastructure provisioning.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineeraws-rdsaws-bedrock ·
Amazon RDS for Oracle adds support for Oracle Database 26ai
Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Database 26ai, integrating with Amazon Bedrock for foundation models and offering Oracle's Select AI for natural language queries. This enables in-database retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and AI Vector Search without external vector databases. The feature is available in all commercial and AWS GovCloud Regions for Enterprise Edition instances, with upgrade paths from 19c and 21c.
feature - AWS What's New securityawsazureengineer ·
AWS Security Hub integrates with Azure for cross-cloud security management
AWS Security Hub now monitors Microsoft Azure resources, unifying security posture management, risk analytics, and vulnerability assessment across both clouds. This addresses the challenge of managing separate security tools for multi-cloud environments, offering a single pane of glass for detection and response. The integration automatically discovers Azure resources, evaluates them against security standards, and presents findings in a unified view, with a 30-day free trial available. It is available in most AWS Regions and can be integrated independently with AWS Security Hub's CSPM and Amazon Inspector.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsfinanceaws-redshift ·
Amazon Redshift RG instances now available in AWS GovCloud
Amazon Redshift RG instances, featuring AWS Graviton processors, are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. These instances offer up to 2.4x faster data warehouse and data lake workloads at a lower cost, integrating Redshift's data lake query engine. They are available in two sizes and can be accessed by existing RA3 customers through upgrade options.
feature - AWS What's New securitygovernanceawsengineer ·
AWS VPC Encryption Controls support declarative policies
AWS has introduced declarative policies for VPC Encryption Controls, allowing users to centrally define and enforce encryption in transit across all VPCs in their environment. This simplifies management for security teams by enabling a single policy for all existing and future VPCs, providing central visibility and aiding compliance with standards like HIPAA and PCI. This feature is available in all regions supporting VPC Encryption Controls at no additional charge for AWS Organizations users.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineerhealthcare ·
Amazon EMR Serverless adds larger worker sizes
Amazon EMR Serverless now supports larger worker configurations, offering up to 32 vCPUs and 244 GB of memory. This enhancement allows for running more compute and memory-intensive workloads, potentially improving runtime performance and reducing costs for Spark and Hive jobs. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where EMR Serverless is supported, and is recommended for shuffle-heavy, data-skewed, or in-memory caching workloads.
feature - AWS What's New aiinfraawsengineeraws-ec2aws-eksaws-ecs ·
Amazon ECS Managed Instances reduce GPU management fees
Amazon ECS Managed Instances is reducing management fees for GPU instances, with G-series fees dropping by 35% and P-series/Trainium fees by 60%, starting July 1, 2026. This aims to lower costs for customers running accelerated workloads on ECS. The reductions apply automatically to existing users and are available in all ECS Managed Instances regions.
announcement patch - AWS What's New aiinfraawsengineeraws-eksaws-ecs ·
Amazon EKS Auto Mode reduces GPU management fees
Amazon EKS Auto Mode is reducing management fees for GPU and accelerated instance types, with reductions of 35% for G-series and 60% for P-series and AWS Trainium starting July 1, 2026. These savings aim to make EKS Auto Mode, which simplifies GPU infrastructure management for ML and other accelerated workloads, more cost-effective for customers. The fee reductions apply automatically to all existing and new EKS Auto Mode clusters, with identical reductions also available for Amazon ECS.
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