Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports API-driven Slurm configuration SageMaker HyperPod now supports API-driven Slurm configuration, letting you define cluster topology and filesystems via APIs or Console. New SlurmConfigStrategy manages drift with Managed, Overwrite, or Merge options.

Application Performance Monitoring Enabled by Default in CloudWatch Observability EKS Add-on CloudWatch Observability EKS add-on v5.0.0 now auto-enables Application Signals APM by default, providing automatic service instrumentation & dashboards.

AWS Batch now supports configurable scale down delay AWS Batch introduces minScaleDownDelayMinutes parameter for managed compute environments, allowing instances to remain active 20 minutes to 1 week after job completion. This reduces delays for intermittent workloads.

AWS Config now supports 30 new resource types AWS Config now supports 30 additional resource types across services like Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Amazon Cognito, expanding monitoring coverage. If you've enabled recording for all resource types, Config automatically tracks these additions.

AWS announces pricing for VPC Encryption Controls AWS VPC Encryption Controls audits and enforces traffic encryption within/across VPCs. From March 1, 2026, it becomes paid: hourly charges apply per non-empty VPC with controls enabled, or all VPCs attached to encrypted Transit Gateways.

Amazon Lightsail expands blueprint selection with a new WordPress blueprint Amazon Lightsail launches new WordPress blueprint with guided setup wizard. Deploy WordPress VPS in minutes with step-by-step configuration for domains, DNS, static IP, and HTTPS. IMDSv2 enforced by default.

Amazon Bedrock batch inference now supports the Converse API format Amazon Bedrock batch inference now supports Converse API, providing a unified, model-agnostic format for batch workloads. This eliminates the need for model-specific formats, simplifying prompt management.

Oracle Database@AWS is now available in the Dublin AWS Region Oracle Database@AWS expands to EU-West-1 (Dublin), now available in 8 regions. Customers can run OCI-managed Exadata systems in AWS data centers, migrate Oracle workloads, and integrate with AWS services like KMS and CloudWatch.

AWS Network Firewall now supports firewall state change notifications through Amazon EventBridge AWS Network Firewall now integrates with Amazon EventBridge for real-time notifications on firewall state changes and config updates. Enables automated workflows via SNS, ITSM, or SIEM tools.

ARC Region switch adds three new capabilities: post-recovery workflows, RDS orchestration and AWS provider support for Terraform AWS ARC Region switch adds post-recovery workflows, native RDS execution blocks, and Terraform support to automate multi-Region disaster recovery orchestration.

EC2 Image Builder enhances lifecycle policies with wildcard support and simplified IAM EC2 Image Builder now supports wildcard patterns in lifecycle policies to manage multiple recipes at once, and simplifies IAM role creation with pre-populated permissions, reducing setup time and errors.

AWS Resource Access Manager now supports maintaining shares when accounts change organizations AWS RAM now supports RetainSharingOnAccountLeaveOrganization parameter, allowing resource sharing continuity when accounts move between organizations, helping during M&A or restructuring.

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL supports minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports minor versions 18.3, 17.9, 16.13, 15.17, and 14.22, fixing a February 2026 regression. Upgrade via automatic minor version updates or Blue/Green deployments.

Amazon CloudWatch logs centralization rules now support customizable destination log group structure CloudWatch now lets you customize destination log group names in centralization rules using attributes like account ID, region, and organizational unit to organize logs hierarchically.

Amazon Bedrock announces OpenAI-compatible Projects API Amazon Bedrock's Mantle inference engine now supports OpenAI-compatible Projects API, enabling customers to create isolated projects for different applications, environments, or teams with separate IAM access controls and cost tracking tags.

AWS now supports Bacs Direct Debit as a payment method for UK customers AWS UK customers can now pay for services using Bacs Direct Debit from GBP bank accounts. New and existing customers can link personal or business accounts through secure bank authentication. Available at no extra cost.

Amazon OpenSearch Service adds new insights for improved cluster stability Amazon OpenSearch Service adds two Cluster Insights: Suboptimal Sharding Strategy detects shard imbalances, Cluster Overload identifies high resource use. Both provide mitigation tips.

Amazon SNS now supports push notifications in the Europe (Spain) Region Amazon SNS now supports push notifications in AWS Europe (Spain) Region. Customers can send notifications via ADM, APNs, Baidu, FCM, MPNS, and WNS. This expansion brings push notification support to 25 AWS regions total.

Amazon CloudWatch now provides lock contention diagnostics for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL CloudWatch Database Insights now offers lock contention diagnostics for Amazon RDS PostgreSQL, visualizing blocking/waiting sessions to identify root causes. Stores 15 months of history.

AWS Marketplace now supports multiple purchases of SaaS and Professional Services products AWS Marketplace now supports Concurrent Agreements, letting buyers maintain multiple active agreements per product in one account. Available now for Professional Services; SaaS requires integration updates.

Amazon ECS Managed Instances now integrates with Amazon EC2 Capacity Reservations Amazon ECS Managed Instances now integrates with EC2 Capacity Reservations, letting you use reserved capacity for predictable workloads while ECS manages infrastructure. Available in all regions.

Introducing Amazon EC2 I8g.metal-48xl instances AWS launches EC2 I8g.metal-48xl instances with Graviton4 processors, delivering 60% better compute performance than I4g. Features third-gen Nitro SSDs with 65% better storage performance, 50% lower I/O latency. Ideal for databases, analytics.

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are available in additional regions Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances now available in 4 new regions. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, they offer 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.

Amazon Connect now supports dynamic dialing mode switching for outbound campaigns AWS launches dynamic dialing mode switching for Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns, letting admins change between preview and non-preview modes during active campaigns without restarts, optimizing efficiency.

AWS Lambda Durable Execution SDK for Java now available in Developer Preview AWS launches Lambda Durable Execution SDK for Java (preview), enabling resilient multi-step apps without custom tracking. Functions auto-checkpoint and pause up to a year. Java 17+ compatible.

Amazon Cognito enhances client secret management with secret rotation and custom secrets Amazon Cognito now supports client secret rotation and custom secrets for app clients. Users can maintain up to two active secrets per client, enabling zero-downtime transitions.

Amazon EC2 C7i and C7i-flex instances are now available in the Africa (Cape Town) Region Amazon EC2 C7i-flex and C7i instances now available in Africa (Cape Town). Powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors, they offer up to 19% better price-performance than C6i for compute-intensive workloads.

AWS Backup extends support for Amazon Neptune to five additional AWS Regions AWS Backup now supports Amazon Neptune in 5 additional regions: Europe (Zurich & Spain), Asia Pacific (Melbourne & Malaysia), and Canada West (Calgary), enabling policy-based data protection for Neptune clusters.

Amazon WorkSpaces Applications extends support for 4K resolution Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now supports up to 4K resolution on all instance types and connection modes, not just graphics-accelerated instances. Available at no extra cost in all regions, benefiting ultra-wide monitor users.

Amazon Location Service introduces LLM Context as a Kiro power and Claude Code plugin to improve AI performance Amazon Location launched curated AI Agent context for Kiro, Claude Code, and Agent Skills format. Developers can use it with AI tools to accelerate location-based feature development.

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in Africa (Cape Town) region Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances now available in Cape Town. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.

Amazon EC2 R8a instances now available in the Europe (Ireland) region Amazon EC2 R8a instances with 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors now available in Europe (Ireland). Offer 30% higher performance, 19% better price-performance vs R7a. Ideal for memory-intensive workloads like databases and analytics.

Aurora DSQL launches new integrations for Visual Studio Code SQLTools and DBeaver AWS released Aurora DSQL integrations for SQLTools (VS Code) and DBeaver, enabling easy database queries and schema exploration with automatic IAM authentication, eliminating passwords.

Aurora DSQL launches new support for Tortoise, Flyway, and Prisma AWS releases Aurora DSQL integrations for Tortoise (Python ORM), Flyway (schema management), and Prisma (Node.js ORM), enabling automatic IAM authentication and compatibility handling for developers.

AWS Outposts racks now support additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions AWS Outposts racks in GovCloud regions now support CloudWatch metrics for monitoring VIF connectivity and BGP session status with on-premises devices, enabling direct visibility without external tools.

AWS Security Agent adds support for penetration tests on shared VPCs across AWS accounts AWS Security Agent now lets customers run penetration tests on VPC resources shared across AWS accounts in the same organization via RAM, enabling centralized security assessments of multi-account environments.

Amazon S3 now provides AWS source region information in server access logs Amazon S3 server access logs now include source region information, showing which AWS Region requests originate from. This helps identify cross-region requests to optimize costs and performance.

AWS WAF announces AI activity dashboard for visibility into AI bot and agent traffic AWS WAF launches AI activity dashboard providing visibility into AI bot traffic. Bot Control now detects 650+ unique bots including search crawlers, data collectors, and LLM trainers.

Amazon Aurora DSQL launches Playground for interactive database exploration AWS launches Aurora DSQL Playground, a browser-based environment for testing distributed SQL without an AWS account. Developers can write queries, test schemas, and explore PostgreSQL-compatible features instantly.

Announcing new metal sizes for Amazon EC2 M8gn and M8gb instances AWS launches metal-24xl and metal-48xl sizes for EC2 M8gn/M8gb instances with Graviton4 processors, offering 30% better performance. M8gn provides 600 Gbps network bandwidth; M8gb offers 300 Gbps EBS bandwidth.

Amazon Bedrock now supports server-side tool execution with AgentCore Gateway Amazon Bedrock now supports server-side tool execution via AgentCore Gateway integration with the Responses API. This eliminates client-side orchestration needs, reducing complexity and latency for agentic workflows.

Amazon RDS Custom now supports the latest GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server, including SQL Server 2022 Cumulative Update and KB5072936. These updates address CVE-2026-20803 vulnerabilities.

Amazon EC2 I7ie instances now available in AWS Africa (Cape Town) region AWS launches EC2 I7ie instances in Cape Town. Features 5th Gen Intel Xeon, up to 120TB NVMe storage, 40% better compute & 20% better price performance vs I3en. Ideal for storage-intensive workloads with low latency needs.

AWS Observability now available as a Kiro power AWS launches AWS Observability as a Kiro power, enabling AI-assisted troubleshooting via four MCP servers: CloudWatch, Application Signals, CloudTrail, and AWS Documentation. It accelerates incident response and identifies missing instrumentation.

AWS Compute Optimizer now applies AWS-generated tags to EBS snapshots created during automation AWS Compute Optimizer now auto-tags snapshots created when deleting unattached EBS volumes, using aws:compute-optimizer:automation-event-id for easier tracking and management.

Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions AWS launches C8i and C8i-flex EC2 instances in Malaysia and São Paulo regions, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors. They offer 15% better price-performance than prior gen.

Amazon EC2 R7a instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) Region AWS R7a instances now available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad). Powered by 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors, they offer up to 50% better performance vs R6a. Available as Savings Plans, Reserved, On-Demand, and Spot instances.

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports running tasks together in chunks AWS Deadline Cloud now supports task chunking to execute multiple tasks together efficiently. Users can manually set chunk sizes or specify target run times for dynamic grouping, reducing time and cost for jobs with short tasks.

Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions Amazon RDS Snapshot Export to S3 now available in AWS GovCloud (US) regions. Export snapshots to Parquet format for analytics, ML, and data retention. Works with all snapshot types without impacting performance.

Amazon EC2 M8a instances now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region AWS launches M8a instances in Frankfurt with 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, offering 30% better performance and 19% better price-performance vs M7a. Features 12 sizes, SAP-certified, ideal for apps.