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🛈 Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest Cumulative Updates (CU) and General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR (KB5090407) and SQL Server 2022 CU25 (KB5081477). These GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-40370. You can apply the updates via the Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or AWS CLI, and guidance is available in the Amazon RDS Custom User Guide.

🔄 Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates across SQL Server 2016 SP3, 2017, 2019, and 2022, corresponding to specific RDS engine versions. These GDRs address vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2026-32167 and CVE-2026-32176. AWS recommends upgrading instances via the Amazon RDS Management Console, AWS SDK, or CLI and refers users to the RDS SQL Server User Guide for upgrade instructions.

📣 Amazon Neptune now supports AWS CloudFormation for provisioning and managing Neptune global databases using the new AWS::Neptune::GlobalCluster resource type. You can define multi-region graph database topology as code, automate deployments, store configurations in source control, and integrate with CI/CD pipelines. Neptune global databases offer a single read-write primary and up to five read-only secondaries across Regions for low-latency reads, disaster recovery, and data residency. This capability is available in all Regions where Neptune global databases are supported.

🔔 Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports larger General Purpose (gp3) volumes, increasing maximum size to 64 TiB, peak IOPS to 80,000, and throughput to 2,000 MiB/s. These enhancements enable larger SQL Server databases and improved performance for I/O-intensive workloads like OLTP and large-scale analytics on a single volume. Customers can also attach up to three gp3 or io2 volumes per DB instance for total capacity up to 256 TiB, with no changes to base pricing.

🔔 Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon RDS for MySQL now offer RDS Extended Support for MySQL 5.7 through June 30, 2029, extending the previous end date of February 28, 2027. This extension covers Aurora MySQL version 2 (MySQL 5.7 compatibility) and RDS for MySQL 5.7, providing critical security patches, high-severity CVE fixes, operational bug patches, and AWS Support under existing SLAs. There is no price increase; customers remain on Year 3 pricing through June 30, 2029. AWS recommends upgrading to MySQL 8.0 or 8.4-compatible versions and provides upgrade paths including Blue/Green Deployments, in-place upgrades, or snapshot restore.

🚀 Amazon RDS now supports M9g DB instances powered by AWS Graviton5 for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB. These Graviton5-based instances deliver up to a 30% performance boost and up to a 23% improvement in price/performance versus Graviton4 equivalents, varying by engine, version, and workload. New 24xlarge and 48xlarge sizes provide up to 192 vCPUs, 100 Gbps enhanced networking, and 72 Gbps EBS bandwidth. Availability begins in US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), and Europe (Frankfurt); consult RDS documentation and pricing for engine support and regional details.

🛠️ Amazon RDS for SQL Server introduces memory-optimized X2m instances based on EC2 X2iedn. These instances deliver up to 64 vCPUs, 4 TB memory, 256K IOPS and a 32:1 memory-to-vCPU ratio while providing the Amazon RDS Optimize CPU feature to reduce SQL Server licensing by 50% or more for memory-intensive workloads. X2m instances are available via the RDS Console, AWS SDK, or CLI, support On-Demand pricing and qualify for the AWS Database Savings Plan; refer to Amazon RDS for SQL Server Pricing for specifics.

🔧 Amazon RDS for MySQL now offers an Extended Support minor version, 5.7.44-RDS.20260521, addressing known security vulnerabilities and bugs. Amazon RDS Extended Support gives customers up to three additional years to upgrade past a major community support end date while receiving critical fixes. Review the Amazon RDS User Guide for upgrade guidance and Pricing FAQs for costs.

🔔 Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports community minor versions 10.6.27, 10.11.18, 11.4.12, and 11.8.8. AWS recommends upgrading to the latest minor releases to address known security vulnerabilities and to gain bug fixes, performance improvements, and new functionality from the MariaDB community. You can use automatic minor version upgrades during scheduled maintenance or RDS Managed Blue/Green deployments for safer and faster updates. See the Amazon RDS User Guide for details on upgrading, and consult pricing and regional availability in the Amazon RDS documentation.

🔍 Amazon RDS for MariaDB now offers MariaDB 12.3 in the Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment, enabling evaluation of the new Long-Term Support release. The preview provides a sandbox to test applications and explore features like Oracle TO_DATE() compatibility, SQL IS JSON validation, a basic XML type, cursor support for prepared statements, and optimizer improvements. Preview instances are retained up to 60 days and snapshots are restricted to the preview environment.

🎯 Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL major version 18, starting with 18.3. This release brings community improvements to query performance and database management and adds the pg_roaringbitmap extension for fast, memory-efficient set operations on large integer collections. PostgreSQL 18 also introduces B-tree skip scans, retained optimizer statistics during major upgrades, and parallel streaming of large transactions for logical replication. Aurora 18.3 is available in all commercial AWS Regions and AWS GovCloud (US); upgrade options include RDS Blue/Green, in-place upgrades, or snapshot restores.

🔔 Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra) now includes an iterator position in the GetRecords response for CDC streams, indicating whether a consumer is AT_TIP or BEHIND_TIP. This enables consumers to reduce unnecessary polling and lower CDC consumption costs by adjusting polling frequency based on stream position. The feature is available in all Regions where Keyspaces CDC is supported and requires the latest AWS SDK.

✅ Amazon RDS for Db2 now supports IBM Db2 v12.1, including Db2 Standard, Db2 Advanced, and the Db2 Community Edition. Db2 Community Edition offers the same features as Standard and Advanced without commercial licensing charges for development and test use. To use it, obtain a free IBM Customer ID and create instances via the Amazon RDS console. The new support is available in all Regions where Amazon RDS for Db2 is offered.

🔔 Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Bring Your Own Media (BYOM), enabling customers to migrate SQL Server workloads to a managed AWS service while reusing existing Microsoft SQL Server licenses and Software Assurance via Microsoft's License Mobility program. The capability integrates with AWS License Manager to help track license usage and maintain compliance. BYOM reduces the need to purchase additional SQL Server licenses or wait for existing agreements to expire when moving to RDS. It aims to simplify migrations from on‑premises, other clouds, or self‑managed EC2 deployments.

🔔 Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the Oracle April 2026 Release Update (RU) for 19c and 21c and the Supplemental Patch Bundle (SPB) for 19c. The SPB, formerly the Oracle Spatial Patch Bundle, contains additional patches for targeted features such as Oracle Spatial, Data Pump, and GoldenGate. You can apply the RU or SPB via the RDS Console, SDK, or CLI and enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade or use AWS Organizations rollout policies to stagger updates across environments.

🔒 Amazon DynamoDB Streams now supports AWS PrivateLink for FIPS endpoints in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. This enables private connectivity between VPCs and DynamoDB Streams FIPS endpoints, keeping traffic off the public internet for agencies and organizations with federal compliance requirements. The capability simplifies compliant architectures for real-time data processing, CDC, and event-driven applications while maintaining enhanced security and privacy.

🚀 Amazon RDS Multi-AZ instances now use ENA Express to accelerate cross-AZ replication traffic. ENA Express leverages AWS's Scalable Reliable Datagram (SRD) protocol to deliver up to 25 Gbps single-flow bandwidth, improve congestion control and multi-pathing, and reduce latency variability for synchronous replication. This enhancement increases write throughput and lowers write latencies for write-intensive workloads and is available at no extra charge for several RDS engines across numerous regions. To enable on existing instances, perform a start-stop or scale compute action and consult the user guide for supported instance types.

🔒 Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition now supports community MySQL 8.4, aligning Aurora version numbers with community releases and managing underlying patches for customers. The release enforces stronger security defaults—TLS 1.2/1.3 only and caching_sha2_password for new accounts—and offers customizable password validation via DB cluster parameter groups. Automated upgrade prechecks reduce upgrade risk, and multiple upgrade and migration paths are supported, including Blue/Green Deployments and AWS DMS.

🔔 Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5084816 and SQL Server 2022 CU24+GDR KB5083252. These updates address vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-32167 and CVE-2026-32176. You can apply the updates via the Amazon RDS Management Console or programmatically with the AWS SDK or CLI, and guidance is available in the Amazon RDS Custom User Guide.

🧩 ExtendDB v0.1 implements the DynamoDB API with pluggable storage backends, enabling developers to run DynamoDB-shaped workloads outside AWS-managed service. The reference backend uses PostgreSQL, and the architecture supports community-contributed adapters. Maintained by AWS under the Apache 2.0 license, ExtendDB targets local development, CI testing, on‑premises deployments, and disconnected edge sites. The project is open on GitHub for contributions.