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🚀 Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports Graviton4-based EC2 instance families — compute-optimized C8g, general-purpose M8g, and memory-optimized R8g/R8gd — across multiple regions. Graviton4 processors deliver up to 30% better performance compared with Graviton3 and are supported on all OpenSearch versions as well as Elasticsearch 7.9 and 7.10. The change is intended to improve price-performance for compute-, general-, and memory-intensive search and analytics workloads.

🔐 AWS now supports customer-managed AWS Key Management Service (KMS) keys for Amazon Bedrock Guardrails Automated Reasoning checks. Customers can encrypt policy content and test artifacts with their own keys instead of the default key, retaining control over lifecycle and access. This capability helps regulated organizations meet compliance requirements and is available in all Bedrock Guardrails regions. Refer to AWS documentation and the Bedrock console to get started.

🚀 Amazon has made EC2 C8g instances available in AWS Europe (Milan) and AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Osaka, Melbourne). These Graviton4-powered instances deliver up to 30% better compute performance than Graviton3-based instances and are optimized for compute-intensive workloads such as HPC, batch processing, gaming, video encoding, distributed analytics, CPU-based ML inference, and ad serving. Built on the AWS Nitro System, C8g instances provide larger instance sizes (including bare metal), up to 50 Gbps enhanced networking, and up to 40 Gbps EBS bandwidth to improve both performance and security.

🛡️ AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager now notifies when Windows security updates are available but not approved by a customer's patch baseline. The feature adds a new patch state, AvailableSecurityUpdate, and by default surfaces these instances as Non-Compliant, helping administrators spot missing security patches even when using long ApprovalDelay windows. Organizations can preserve existing reporting by configuring patch baseline behavior. The capability is available in all Regions and incurs no additional charges; administrators can enable it from the Patch Manager console or documentation.

🧾 AWS Marketplace now supports purchase order (PO) line numbers for Marketplace transactions, allowing customers to associate charges with a specific PO line during procurement and for future charges post-procurement in the AWS Marketplace console. Invoices show the related purchase order and PO line number in the Billing and Cost Management console, helping teams accurately match invoices to POs. This capability is available today in all supported AWS Regions.

🚀 Amazon Timestream now offers managed support for InfluxDB 3, enabling developers and DevOps teams to run InfluxDB 3 databases as a managed service. InfluxDB 3 introduces a new architecture built on Apache Arrow for in-memory processing, Apache DataFusion for query execution, and columnar Parquet storage with persistence to Amazon S3 to improve query performance and scale for high-cardinality workloads. The service is available in two editions—Core (open source, near real-time) and Enterprise (multi-node, HA, compaction for long-term storage)—with Enterprise supporting initial multi-node clusters up to three nodes. Available in all Regions where Timestream for InfluxDB is offered; see the console, documentation, and pricing to get started.

🗺️ Amazon Web Services announced enhanced map styling for Amazon Location Service, enabling developers to customize maps with terrain visualization, contour lines, real-time traffic, and transportation-specific routing. Users can adjust parameters such as terrain, contour-density, traffic, and travel-mode through the GetStyleDescriptor API. These options support use cases including outdoor navigation, logistics planning, and traffic management while maintaining reliable performance.

🚀 Amazon EC2 C8gn instances, powered by AWS Graviton4 processors, are now available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia, Sydney, Thailand), expanding AWS compute availability. C8gn offers up to 30% better compute versus Graviton3-based C7gn, features 6th-generation Nitro Cards, and delivers up to 600 Gbps network throughput. Instances scale to 48xlarge (up to 384 GiB) and selected large sizes support EFA for lower latency and improved cluster performance, optimizing cost for network-intensive workloads.

🔧 Amazon EC2 now lets customers customize CPU options on Windows Server and SQL Server license-included instances, including changing vCPU counts and disabling hyperthreading. This capability targets workloads that need high memory and IOPS but fewer logical CPUs, enabling lower vCPU-based licensing costs while preserving instance memory and I/O performance. AWS highlights an r7i.8xlarge example where turning off hyperthreading reduces 32 vCPUs to 16, cutting licensing expenses by roughly 50%. The feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions and AWS GovCloud (US).

🔧 Amazon EC2 now allows customers to modify CPU options on Windows Server and SQL Server license-included instances to reduce vCPU-based licensing costs. You can customize the number of vCPUs and disable hyperthreading to achieve higher memory-to-vCPU ratios while preserving instance memory and IOPS. This enhancement targets database workloads that need high memory and I/O but lower vCPU counts. See the Amazon EC2 User Guide and AWS blog post for implementation details and best practices.

🛡️ AWS Security Hub CSPM now supports the CIS AWS Foundations Benchmark v5.0, introducing 40 automated configuration checks aligned to the industry standard. The new standard is available in all Regions where Security Hub CSPM operates, including AWS GovCloud (US) and the China Regions. AWS recommends using Security Hub CSPM central configuration to enable the standard across selected accounts and Regions with a single action. Customers can subscribe to the CSPM SNS topic for updates and try Security Hub free for 30 days.

🌐 Amazon DocumentDB now supports IPv6 addressing for new and existing clusters, enabling dual-stack (IPv4/IPv6) deployments within VPCs. Customers can enable IPv6 with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console or programmatically via the AWS CLI to reduce address overlap and simplify networking. The change helps teams standardize applications on IPv6 and is generally available on versions 4.0 and 5.0 in supported Regions. Amazon DocumentDB remains a fully managed, native JSON database designed for scale and operational simplicity.

🚀 AWS Global Accelerator now supports application endpoints in two additional AWS Regions — Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Asia Pacific (Taipei) — bringing total coverage to thirty-three Regions. The service offers static IP addresses, congestion-free AWS network routing, edge DDoS protections, and continuous health monitoring to enable deterministic multi-region failover without DNS dependencies. To use the new Regions, configure endpoints such as Application Load Balancers, Network Load Balancers, Amazon EC2 instances, or Elastic IPs and review the Global Accelerator documentation.

🚀 AWS has expanded Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances to five regions — US East (Ohio), Asia Pacific (Malaysia and Hong Kong), Middle East (UAE), and Europe (Spain) — with partner support from Citrix, Workspot, Leostream, and Dizzion. Managed Instances provision compute resources in customers' AWS accounts while AWS handles the infrastructure lifecycle for persistent and non-persistent VDI workloads, enabling highly customizable CPU, memory, and graphics configurations, including accelerated graphics instances. Customers can continue to use Savings Plans, discounts, and On-Demand Capacity Reservations and will incur standard compute costs plus an hourly WorkSpaces Core fee.

🔧 AWS Serverless Application Model CLI (SAM CLI) now supports Finch as an alternative to Docker for local container-based development and testing. Developers can continue to build, test, debug, and package serverless applications locally using the same SAM CLI workflows, including sam build, sam local invoke, sam local start-api, and sam local start-lambda. SAM CLI will automatically detect and use Finch when Docker is not available, and you can also set Finch explicitly as your preferred container tool. Finch is an open-source, AWS-supported project that offers an additional choice for local serverless tooling.

🔓 Amazon Bedrock now automatically enables access to all serverless foundation models by default in all commercial AWS regions. This removes the prior manual activation step and lets users immediately use models via the Amazon Bedrock console, AWS SDK, and features such as Agents, Flows, and Prompt Management. Anthropic models remain enabled but require a one-time usage form before first use; completing the form via the console or API and submitting it from an AWS organization management account will enable Anthropic across member accounts. Administrators continue to control access through IAM policies and Service Control Policies (SCPs).

🔁 Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now offers zero-ETL integration with Amazon SageMaker, enabling near-real-time replication of PostgreSQL tables into a lakehouse. The synced data conforms to Apache Iceberg open standards and is immediately accessible to SQL, Apache Spark, BI, and ML tools via a simple no-code interface without impacting production workloads. Comprehensive, fine-grained access controls are enforced across analytics engines, and the capability is available in multiple AWS Regions.

🚀 Amazon Bedrock has expanded regional access to several foundation models, adding DeepSeek-V3.1, OpenAI open-weight models (20B, 120B), and multiple Qwen3 variants. The update makes DeepSeek-V3.1 and Qwen3 Coder-480B available in US East (Ohio) and Asia Pacific (Jakarta), and brings OpenAI open-weight and additional Qwen models to US East (Ohio), Europe (Frankfurt), and Asia Pacific (Jakarta). Customers can deploy these models locally to meet data residency needs, reduce latency, and enable faster AI-powered experiences.

🔍 AWS has integrated Amazon Q's AI diagnostics into the AWS Step Functions console to provide context-aware troubleshooting for workflow errors. Users can click the Diagnose with Amazon Q button in error alerts and the console notification area to receive tailored remediation steps for state machine execution failures and Amazon States Language (ASL) syntax errors and warnings. Troubleshooting recommendations appear in a dedicated window showing remediation steps, analysis of relevant state, input, and logs, and suggested fixes to reduce manual investigation. The feature is automatically enabled in commercial AWS Regions where Amazon Q is available to help teams accelerate resolution and lower operational overhead.

📡 Second-generation AWS Outposts racks are now supported in the AWS Europe (Ireland) Region, allowing customers to order racks connected to that Region. Outposts extend AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools into on-premises data centers and colocation sites for a consistent hybrid experience. This expansion helps organizations optimize latency and address data residency needs while retaining centralized management through their home Region.