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Amazon EKS 1.33 reaches end of life in 17 days
Amazon EKS 1.33 reaches end of life on 2026-07-29 (17 days from now). Extended support runs until 2027-07-29. Latest release in this cycle: 1.33-eks-41.
deprecation - AWS What's New awsdeprecationengineeraws-sagemakeraws-bedrock ·
AWS Announces Service Availability Changes and Sunsets
AWS is announcing significant availability changes for numerous services, including some entering maintenance, sunset, or end-of-support phases. These changes will impact new and existing customers, with specific dates provided for when services will become inaccessible or cease operations. Customers are advised to consult migration guides and product pages to plan transitions away from affected services.
deprecation 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.
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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 awsdeprecationarchitecthealthcare ·
AWS Amazon Connect Customer Competency Launched
AWS has launched the Amazon Connect Customer Competency, a new specialization recognizing partners with expertise in customer experience transformations using Amazon Connect. This Competency aims to help customers identify skilled partners for migrating legacy contact centers and implementing AI-native solutions. It replaces the Amazon Connect Service Delivery Program, which will be deprecated on June 1, 2027, offering customers confidence in validated partners.
deprecation announcement - AWS What's New awsengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS for MySQL 5.7: Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521 available
Amazon RDS for MySQL now supports Extended Support minor version 5.7.44-RDS.20260521, offering critical security and bug fixes beyond community support. This allows users up to three additional years to upgrade to a new major version, ensuring business continuity and security for existing MySQL databases on Aurora and RDS. Customers can upgrade to this version to address known vulnerabilities and bugs in prior releases.
patch security - AWS What's New securityawsengineeraws-iam ·
AWS Backup adds OTP verification for multi-party approval
AWS Backup now requires one-time password (OTP) verification for multi-party approval actions on logically air-gapped vaults. This enhances security by ensuring only verified approvers authorize protected vault operations. The feature is automatically applied to all existing and new approval sessions for air-gapped vaults at no extra cost and requires no setup.
feature security - AWS What's New securityawssecurity-advisoryengineeraws-rds ·
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server adds latest GDR updates
Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports recent General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including critical security patches. This enhancement is available for SQL Server 2019 and 2022 instances, offering improved security and stability. Users can apply these updates via the AWS Management Console, SDK, or CLI.
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