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🔁 Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments now supports Amazon RDS Proxy, eliminating DNS propagation delays to enable faster application recovery during switchovers. RDS Proxy actively monitors database instances during single-Region switchovers and redirects connections to the Green environment so applications begin using the new production database immediately without driver or configuration changes. This integration supports Amazon Aurora (MySQL and PostgreSQL), Amazon RDS for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB in commercial Regions where RDS Proxy is available, and deployments can be initiated via the RDS Console or CLI.

⚡ Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports M8i and R8i 8th‑generation instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors available only on AWS. These instance types deliver up to 15% better price‑performance and up to 2.5× more memory bandwidth versus prior Intel‑based generations, targeting memory‑intensive and latency‑sensitive Oracle workloads. Support is offered in a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model for Oracle Database Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition 2, and you can modify existing RDS instances or create new ones through the RDS Management Console, AWS SDKs, or CLI.

🛡️ Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22, which include community bug fixes and Aurora-specific enhancements. We recommend upgrading to the latest minor versions to address known security vulnerabilities and improve stability. Use automatic minor version upgrades, scheduled maintenance windows, the AWS Organizations Upgrade Rollout Policy, and Aurora's zero-downtime patching to perform phased, low-impact upgrades at scale.

🔒 Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports cross-account snapshot sharing for database instances configured with additional storage volumes. Customers can create, share, and copy DB snapshots that preserve the original storage layout, including up to three attached volumes, across AWS accounts and Regions. Use cases include isolated backups for compliance and restoring snapshots in separate accounts for diagnostics, development, and testing. This capability is available today via the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and AWS SDKs.

🔐 The new Aurora DSQL connectors for .NET (Npgsql) and Rust (SQLx) simplify secure application access by automating IAM token generation, SSL setup, and connection pooling. They remove reliance on static user passwords while remaining fully compatible with existing driver features. The connectors also provide opt-in optimistic concurrency control retries with exponential backoff, custom IAM credential providers, and AWS profile support to ease credential management.

🏢 Amazon RDS for Oracle is now available on AWS Outposts, enabling customers to run a managed Oracle database service on-premises with the same operational model used in AWS Regions. The offering supports Oracle Database 19c and 21c under a BYOL model and includes automated backups, automated patching, point-in-time recovery, CloudWatch monitoring, and encryption at rest with AWS KMS. It also supports multi-AZ deployments across Outposts racks for high availability and provides options for disaster recovery to the parent AWS Region or across Outposts.

🚀 Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL introduces an express configuration that creates serverless clusters and enables query execution in seconds. These clusters are provisioned outside a VPC with an internet access gateway that supports the full PostgreSQL wire protocol and multi‑AZ availability. IAM-based passwordless admin authentication is enabled by default, and the tier is available under the AWS Free Tier. Use the RDS Console, AWS CLI, or SDKs to deploy.

🚀 Amazon has added Aurora PostgreSQL serverless to the AWS Free Tier for new accounts. New customers receive $100 in AWS credits at sign-up and can earn an additional $100 by using qualifying services including Amazon RDS. With the Free Plan you can create an Aurora PostgreSQL serverless cluster from the RDS Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs using an express configuration to create and query a database in seconds. The Free Tier is available in Regions that support Aurora PostgreSQL serverless.

⚙️ Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now enables customers to view and schedule operating system updates for RDS provided engine versions (RPEV), where each RPEV is a SQL Server version pre-installed on an Amazon Machine Image. Customers can check pending updates via the describe-pending-maintenance-actions API or subscribe to event RDS-EVENT-0230 for alerts. They can apply updates immediately or use apply-pending-maintenance-action to schedule installation during the next maintenance window. These capabilities are available in all AWS Regions that offer RDS Custom for SQL Server.

🔒 AWS Backup now supports Amazon RDS Multi‑AZ clusters in 17 additional AWS Regions, extending managed backup coverage across Asia Pacific, Europe, South America, Africa, and Canada. The expansion brings centralized lifecycle management and immutable backups via AWS Backup Vault Lock to Multi‑AZ RDS clusters, improving retention controls and tamper protection. Administrators can add clusters to existing backup plans or create new plans and attach clusters using the console, AWS CLI, or SDKs.

🔔 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22. These updates address a regression introduced by the PostgreSQL community release on February 12, 2026, and include security fixes and community bug repairs. We recommend upgrading to the latest minor versions to remediate known vulnerabilities and benefit from stability improvements. Use automatic minor version upgrades, the AWS Organizations Upgrade Rollout Policy, or RDS Blue/Green deployments with physical replication to stage changes and minimize downtime.

🔒 Amazon CloudWatch Database Insights now provides lock contention diagnostics for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL instances when operating in Advanced mode. The feature visualizes blocking and waiting sessions to highlight the dominant sessions, queries, or objects causing contention and preserves historical locking data for up to 15 months. You can enable diagnostics on PostgreSQL clusters via the RDS console, AWS APIs, or the AWS SDK. CloudWatch Database Insights is available in all public AWS Regions and uses vCPU-based pricing.

🔒 Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates, including SQL Server 2022 Cumulative Update and KB5072936 (16.00.4230.2.v1). These GDRs address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-20803 and are recommended for production environments. You can apply the updates via the RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI, and consult the Amazon RDS Custom User Guide for upgrade procedures and best practices.

🔒 Amazon has released Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition 3.12 with MySQL 8.0.44, delivering security enhancements, numerous bug fixes, and availability improvements for Aurora clusters. Administrators can initiate a manual minor version upgrade or enable Auto minor version upgrade during DB cluster creation or modification to receive the update. The release is rolled out in all AWS regions that support Aurora MySQL. Aurora continues to offer built-in security, continuous backups, serverless options, and multi-Region replication.

🔔 Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now offers Long-Term Support on DocumentDB 5.0, delivering security and stability patches without feature changes. To adopt LTS, create a new cluster using engine version 5.0.0 or patch an existing 5.0.0 cluster during your maintenance window. Verify your Engine Patch Version with db.runCommand({getEngineVersion: 1}) and ensure it is 3.0.17983 or later. LTS is available in all AWS regions where DocumentDB is offered.

🔢 Amazon Aurora DSQL now supports identity columns and sequence objects, enabling auto-incrementing, integer-based IDs to be generated directly in the database. This simplifies migrations from PostgreSQL and reduces the need for application-layer ID generation. The capability is available in all Regions where Aurora DSQL is provided and supports compact, human-readable identifiers such as order numbers and account IDs.

🔒 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports minor versions 18.2, 17.8, 16.12, 15.16, and 14.21. We recommend upgrading to these latest minor versions to remediate known security vulnerabilities and benefit from upstream bug fixes. The release also includes the pg_stat_monitor extension for unified query and performance metrics. Upgrades can be automated via scheduled maintenance, AWS Organizations rollout policies, or Blue/Green deployments to minimize downtime.

🔄 Amazon Relational Database Service now supports the latest Cumulative Update, CU23 (KB5078297), for SQL Server 2022 on Amazon RDS for SQL Server. We recommend that customers upgrade affected RDS instances to apply this update to obtain fixes and improvements. You can perform the upgrade through the Amazon RDS Management Console or programmatically using the AWS SDK or CLI, and consult the Amazon RDS SQL Server User Guide for detailed upgrade instructions.

🚀 Amazon Web Services has added single-Region Amazon Aurora DSQL clusters in Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Canada (Central), and Canada West (Calgary). Aurora DSQL is a serverless, distributed SQL database that provides virtually unlimited scalability, high availability, and zero infrastructure management. The service emphasizes the fastest distributed SQL reads and writes to support always-available applications. Aurora DSQL is available in multiple other Regions and can be explored under the AWS Free Tier via the product documentation.

🔁 Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports community minor versions 10.6.25, 10.11.16, 11.4.10, and 11.8.6. We recommend upgrading to the latest minor releases to remediate known security vulnerabilities and gain bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features contributed by the MariaDB community. You can enable automatic minor version upgrades to apply updates during scheduled maintenance windows or use Amazon RDS Managed Blue/Green deployments for safer, lower-risk updates.