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Tracking 912 AWS releases · Updated
- AWS What's New securityawsgaengineeraws-lambdaaws-iam ·
AWS IAM Role Manager Automates Service Role Setup
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) has launched Role Manager, a new capability that automates the setup of necessary IAM roles for AWS services. When configuring supported services via the console, Role Manager creates a default role or reuses an existing one, simplifying initial service deployment. Users can enable or disable the feature, inspect managed templates, and later refine permissions using IAM Access Analyzer for tighter controls. This feature is generally available in most AWS Regions, supporting six AWS service consoles at launch, including AWS Lambda and Amazon EventBridge.
feature - AWS What's New securityawsgaengineerfinance ·
Amazon Quick Integrates Microsoft Purview for Data Loss Prevention
Amazon Quick now integrates with Microsoft Purview, enabling organizations to enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies across Quick environments. This integration allows IT administrators and security teams to apply existing Purview sensitivity labels to control how sensitive files are handled in Quick features like chat and knowledge bases. Administrators can configure granular enforcement actions, such as blocking or warning, for each sensitivity label, extending their current governance policies without additional tools. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon Quick agentic capabilities are supported, benefiting organizations needing to secure sensitive data.
feature announcement - AWS What's New securityawsgaarchitect ·
Amazon QuickSight adds deny by default for new AI capabilities
Amazon QuickSight's custom permissions now include "deny by default" for new AI capabilities, enhancing governance by automatically restricting access upon release. This allows administrators to proactively manage access to new AI functionalities rather than reacting after their availability to users. Administrators can define custom permission profiles to deny new AI features for specific users, roles, or the entire account. This feature is available in all AWS Regions where QuickSight operates and can be configured via the console or AWS CLI.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaarchitect ·
AWS Global View Adds Interactive Map for Regions and Local Zones
AWS Global View in the AWS Management Console now features an interactive map view, enabling users to visually explore the AWS Global Infrastructure. This new capability allows customers to toggle between a map and the existing list view, simplifying the visualization of their global AWS footprint. By plotting all AWS Regions and Local Zones, it aids in making informed infrastructure planning decisions. The interactive map view is available across all public AWS Regions.
feature - AWS Security Blog blogsecurityawsgaengineeraws-iam ·
AWS IAM Role Manager Streamlines Identity and Access Management Setup
AWS has launched IAM Role Manager, automating the creation and configuration of IAM roles directly within supported service consoles. This new capability significantly reduces manual setup and context-switching, accelerating application development and proof-of-concept deployment for developers and engineers. It provisions roles for common service integrations and custom code, initially using `PowerUserAccess` for the latter, while retaining full user control. Users can refine these permissions for least privilege as workloads mature, integrating with IAM Access Analyzer.
feature announcement - AWS Contact Center Blog blogaiawsgaarchitect ·
Amazon Connect Customer introduces real-time audio enhancement for noise suppression
Amazon Connect Customer now features built-in audio enhancement that uses machine learning to suppress background noise in real time on both sides of a call. This enhancement aims to improve call quality, reduce average handle time (AHT), and boost customer satisfaction (CSAT) for contact centers. It addresses the challenges of noisy remote work environments for agents and uncontrolled calling locations for customers. A 5,000-agent operation saw an 8% AHT reduction and an 11-point CSAT lift, demonstrating significant operational benefits without extra cost or configuration.
feature - AWS Contact Center Blog blogobservabilityawsgaengineer ·
AWS releases a Service Quota Monitor for Amazon Connect
AWS has released a new three-tier monitoring solution designed to help users proactively manage Amazon Connect service quotas. This tool detects impending capacity limits and API throttling, which can cause service disruptions if not addressed. It is particularly beneficial for large Amazon Connect deployments or migrations involving thousands of agents. The solution, deployable via AWS CloudFormation, integrates services like EventBridge, Lambda, CloudWatch, SNS, and DynamoDB, with an estimated cost of $4–$11 per month.
feature - AWS Contact Center Blog blogobservabilityawsarchitect ·
Best practices for measuring agent connection time in Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns
This post details best practices for accurately measuring agent connection time in Amazon Connect Outbound Campaigns, particularly when using Answering Machine Detection (AMD). It clarifies that correctly anchoring the measurement reveals connection times are consistently around 2 seconds, countering perceptions of longer waits. The guidance is crucial for contact center managers and architects aiming to optimize customer experience and diagnose performance issues, providing a structured approach for troubleshooting and performance improvement.
announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
Amazon Connect Customer: Manual Assignment of Queued Agent-First Callbacks
Amazon Connect Customer now enables agents to view and self-assign queued agent-first callbacks, integrating them with other work items like emails, tasks, and chats. This enhancement empowers agents to prioritize immediate follow-ups or leverage existing customer context, streamlining workflows and accelerating issue resolution by avoiding unnecessary handoffs. The capability is accessible to agents using Amazon Connect Customer in all AWS Regions where the service is available.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaarchitectaws-eks ·
Amazon EKS now supports advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) now enables cluster administrators to configure parameters for Kubernetes control plane components, including the scheduler, controller manager, and API server. This enhancement allows for fine-tuning pod placement strategies to optimize resource utilization, adjusting horizontal pod autoscaling responsiveness, and setting resource lifecycle parameters. For example, administrators can switch the scheduler's node resource fit strategy to `MostAllocated` for greater density or retain the default `LeastAllocated` for spread. The capability is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon EKS is offered, providing more granular control beyond default settings.
feature - AWS What's New awsgaengineerfinance ·
AWS Marketplace now supports category-based and multi-channel notifications for buyers
AWS Marketplace buyers can now configure category-based notification subscriptions and multi-channel delivery through AWS User Notifications. This enhancement allows teams responsible for procurement, renewals, and cost management to receive relevant alerts without relying on email forwarding. Buyers can choose from four categories—Products & Solutions, Agreements & Subscriptions, Private Offers, and Pricing Changes—and route them to additional email addresses, the AWS Console Mobile Application, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. While all categories are enabled by default and sent to the root email, customers can customize immediately, with automatic enablement for all customers by January 2027.
feature - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsgaengineeraws-iam ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.59.0 Adds New Data Sources and Resources
HashiCorp's Terraform AWS Provider v6.59.0 introduces a wide array of new data sources, list resources, and full resources for managing various AWS services. These additions expand coverage for services including RDS, Resilience Hub, VPC Lattice, Backup, Bedrock Agent Core, Mail Manager, and Network Firewall, alongside other AWS offerings. The update also includes numerous enhancements for existing resources like EKS, ARC Region Switch, and WAFv2, as well as critical bug fixes for Lake Formation and MQ Broker. This release enables engineers and architects to provision and manage a broader range of AWS infrastructure components with Terraform, improving automation and reliability.
feature patch - AWS Containers Blog blogsecurityawsgaengineeraws-eks ·
Amazon EKS 1.34+ enables forensic container checkpointing with Kubelet API
Amazon EKS 1.34 and later now support forensic container checkpointing, allowing users to capture a container's full runtime state without stopping the workload. This capability, powered by the Kubelet Checkpoint API and CRIU, addresses the critical need to preserve volatile evidence during security incidents. It helps organizations comply with frameworks like PCI DSS and SOC 2 by speeding up investigations and avoiding data loss. The solution captures states in seconds, packages them as OCI images, and stores them in Amazon ECR for analysis.
feature - AWS Containers Blog bloginfraawsgaengineeraws-eks ·
Amazon EKS introduces advanced Kubernetes control plane configuration
Amazon EKS now allows customers to directly configure Kubernetes control plane parameters for the API server, scheduler, and controller manager. This new capability enables optimization of pod placement strategies for resource utilization, reduces etcd storage pressure for high-churn workloads, and allows for faster Horizontal Pod Autoscaler scaling. It benefits large EKS clusters, CI/CD, batch, and AI/ML workloads, and simplifies migrations from self-managed Kubernetes by aligning settings like service node port ranges. The new parameters include scheduler scoring strategies, HPA sync period, event retention duration, and service node port range; HPA sync period configuration requires Amazon EKS Provisioned Control Plane.
feature - AWS What's New aiawsgaengineergovernment ·
Amazon Quick's Agentic AI Capabilities Launched in AWS GovCloud (US-West)
AWS has launched Amazon Quick's agentic AI capabilities in AWS GovCloud (US-West). This enables government and regulated-industry teams to build custom chat agents for mission-critical workflows like procurement and compliance within a FedRAMP Class D authorized environment. The service ensures least-privilege access, keeping data processed entirely within the GovCloud region. It integrates with tools such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and OneDrive via GCC High connectors.
feature announcement - endoflife.date eolbedrock-models ·
Amazon Bedrock model cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0 reaches end of life in 7 days
Amazon Bedrock model cohere.command-r-plus-v1:0 reaches end of life on 2026-08-19 (7 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolbedrock-models ·
Amazon Bedrock model cohere.command-r-v1:0 reaches end of life in 7 days
Amazon Bedrock model cohere.command-r-v1:0 reaches end of life on 2026-08-19 (7 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolbedrock-models ·
Amazon Bedrock model anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 reaches end of life in 29 days
Amazon Bedrock model anthropic.claude-3-haiku-20240307-v1:0 reaches end of life on 2026-09-10 (29 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolbedrock-models ·
Amazon Bedrock model anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 reaches end of life in 63 days
Amazon Bedrock model anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-20250514-v1:0 reaches end of life on 2026-10-14 (63 days from now).
deprecation - endoflife.date eolbedrock-models ·
Amazon Bedrock model amazon.nova-sonic-v1:0 reaches end of life in 33 days
Amazon Bedrock model amazon.nova-sonic-v1:0 reaches end of life on 2026-09-14 (33 days from now).
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