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 678 AWS releases · Updated
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AWS Marketplace simplifies seller signature management for India
AWS Marketplace now allows India-based sellers to self-manage their seller signatures and GSTIN registration via AWS Partner Central. This automates a previously manual process, streamlining tax invoicing and regulatory compliance for transactions in India. The new system offers real-time validation and a tax summary dashboard, providing sellers immediate visibility into their compliance status. This feature is now available for all India-based sellers.
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Amazon Aurora DSQL now FedRAMP Moderate in scope on AWS
Amazon Aurora DSQL is now in scope for FedRAMP Moderate compliance in three US AWS regions. This enables government agencies and contractors to use the distributed SQL database for regulated workloads. Aurora DSQL offers high availability and scale for applications requiring zero infrastructure management. The announcement details specific regions and provides links for further information on FedRAMP and Aurora DSQL.
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Amazon Managed Grafana Achieves FedRAMP High Authorization in AWS GovCloud
Amazon Managed Grafana has received FedRAMP High authorization for use in AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) regions. This enables U.S. federal agencies and public sector organizations to leverage the service for operational data visualization while adhering to stringent security and compliance mandates. The service is a managed offering based on open-source Grafana, simplifying the analysis of operational data at scale.
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AWS IAM Identity Center Achieves FedRAMP Class C Certification
AWS IAM Identity Center is now certified for FedRAMP Class C compliance in four US regions, enabling secure workforce access to government cloud services. This certification is crucial for U.S. government agencies and contractors needing to meet stringent security standards for cloud deployments. IAM Identity Center is the recommended service for managing this type of access.
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Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus Gains FedRAMP High, DoD IL-4/5 Authorization in AWS GovCloud
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus has achieved FedRAMP High and DoD CC SRG IL-4/5 authorization in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. This allows federal and public sector organizations to confidently monitor sensitive workloads, meeting stringent security and compliance standards. The service is a managed, Prometheus-compatible monitoring solution designed for scalable ingestion and storage of operational metrics.
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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.
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AWS Partner Central streamlines Foundational Technical Review
AWS Partner Central now validates Foundational Technical Review (FTR) in minutes using AI-powered analysis of SOC 2 Type II or AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) reports. This accelerates partner validation, enabling immediate feedback and faster access to benefits. This streamlined process aligns with industry compliance standards and is available for solutions deployed on AWS.
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