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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
- AWS What's New awsgovernment ·
AWS Outposts racks now available in Mumbai region
Second-generation AWS Outposts racks are now supported in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region, extending AWS infrastructure and services to on-premises data centers. This allows organizations, including those in the public sector, to optimize for latency and data residency needs while maintaining a consistent hybrid experience. The expansion offers greater flexibility for customers connecting their Outposts to different AWS Regions.
announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgovernmentaws-ec2aws-sagemaker ·
Amazon SageMaker AI inference adds G6 instances in AWS GovCloud
Amazon SageMaker AI inference now supports G6 instances in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) region. Powered by NVIDIA L4 GPUs, these instances offer up to 2x deep learning inference performance compared to G4dn instances, providing government agencies with enhanced capabilities for generative AI workloads. This expansion enables compliance with strict data residency requirements for agencies operating in GovCloud.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineergovernmentaws-s3aws-ec2aws-eksaws-ecs ·
AWS Local Zone now generally available in Athens, Greece
AWS has launched a new Local Zone in Athens, Greece, bringing compute and storage services closer to users within the country. This expansion aims to help organizations meet data residency requirements and reduce latency for applications requiring in-country processing. The Athens Local Zone supports a range of services including EC2, S3, EBS, ECS, and EKS, and is accessible via standard AWS APIs.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgagovernmentaws-s3aws-ec2aws-eksaws-ecs ·
AWS Local Zone in Athens, Greece, launches
AWS has launched a new Local Zone in Athens, Greece, expanding its global infrastructure. This zone supports data residency requirements for customers in Greece by enabling in-country data processing for services like S3 and EBS. It offers various EC2 instance types, S3 One Zone-IA storage, and integrates with other AWS services, benefiting public sector, financial, and gaming use cases.
feature announcement - AWS What's New complianceawsgovernment ·
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.
announcement - AWS What's New complianceawsengineergovernment ·
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.
announcement - AWS What's New securitycomplianceawsengineergovernmentaws-iam ·
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.
announcement - AWS What's New governanceawsgovernment ·
Amazon Location Service Places APIs gain address formatting and search
Amazon Location Service has enhanced its Places APIs with new features for address formatting, multilingual place name translations, and travel-optimized search. These updates offer developers greater control over data presentation and improve the relevance of search results for mobile users. The changes affect multiple APIs including Geocode, ReverseGeocode, GetPlace, and Suggest, making it easier to build localized and navigation-focused applications. New capabilities like AddressNamesMode and TravelMode are now available across supported AWS Regions.
feature - AWS What's New securitygovernancecomplianceawsgovernment ·
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.
announcement - 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 aisecurityawsgovernment ·
Kiro Achieves FedRAMP High and DoD IL-4/5 Authorization on AWS GovCloud
Kiro, an agentic AI development platform, has achieved FedRAMP High and Department of Defense (DoD) Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (CC SRG) Impact Level (IL) 4 and 5 authorization in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. This allows federal agencies and public sector organizations to use Kiro for sensitive workloads with confidence in its security and compliance. Kiro aids in building applications by converting prompts into specs, code, and documentation, and integrates with enterprise resources via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
announcement - AWS What's New securityawsarchitecthealthcarefinancegovernmentaws-iam ·
AWS Management Console Private Access adds VPC endpoint support
AWS Management Console Private Access now allows console traffic to flow through VPC endpoints, eliminating the need for internet access. This enhancement is critical for regulated industries and enterprises with strict security needs to manage AWS infrastructure securely from within VPCs. The feature leverages AWS PrivateLink and is available in all commercial AWS regions, with pricing based on PrivateLink usage.
feature - AWS What's New securitygovernanceawshealthcarefinancegovernmentaws-iam ·
AWS Management Console Private Access enhances VPC connectivity without internet
AWS Management Console Private Access now allows customers to access the AWS Console from VPCs without internet connectivity, improving network security for air-gapped environments. This enhancement, which leverages AWS PrivateLink, is particularly beneficial for regulated industries like finance, government, and healthcare, and enterprises with stringent security needs. The capability is available in all AWS commercial regions, with costs based on PrivateLink VPC endpoint usage.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineergovernmentaws-ec2 ·
Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML available in AWS GovCloud
Amazon EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML are now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, offering reserved GPU capacity for government and regulated industries. This feature allows customers to secure GPU instances for ML workloads like training and prototyping up to eight weeks in advance for durations up to six months. The service provides low-latency connectivity and can be shared across accounts via AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM). This enablement is crucial for organizations needing assured, on-demand accelerated compute within the stringent compliance requirements of AWS GovCloud.
feature announcement - AWS What's New governanceawsengineergovernment ·
Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ now available in AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany)
Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ can now be deployed in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany), an independent EU-based cloud designed for regulated industries and public sector organizations. This managed message broker service allows customers to use familiar RabbitMQ APIs and protocols for migrating workloads without code rewrites. It supports RabbitMQ engine version 4.2 and Graviton3-based m7g instances for high-performance messaging.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsgagovernmentaws-bedrock ·
OpenAI GPT-5.4 available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West)
OpenAI's GPT-5.4 model is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock, specifically within the AWS GovCloud (US-West) region. This enables government and regulated industries to leverage advanced AI capabilities with enhanced security and compliance features. The model runs on a new, high-performance inference engine, ensuring data privacy by keeping prompts and responses within the customer's AWS environment.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsengineergovernment ·
Amazon SES adds tenant-level suppression lists
Amazon SES now supports tenant-level suppression lists, allowing distinct email streams within a single account to avoid interference from one another's bounces and complaints. This feature improves email deliverability for multi-tenant SaaS providers, enterprises with separate business units, and agencies managing multiple brands. Configuration options include suppression scope and reasons, with manual management available via new API operations.
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.
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