AWS releases
Amazon Web Services releases and Terraform AWS provider. New features, breaking changes, security advisories and deprecations - each summarised in plain English and updated continuously.
Tracking 284 AWS releases · Updated
- Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecation ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.47.0: New Resources, Enhancements, and Bug Fixes
HashiCorp's Terraform AWS provider has been updated to version 6.47.0, introducing several new resources for AWS Bedrock Agent Core and S3 Control, alongside numerous enhancements and bug fixes. Key updates include additions for managing S3 multi-region access points and Bedrock agent configurations, plus deprecations for 'id' attributes in favor of more specific field names across several data sources. These changes primarily impact engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform, offering more granular control and improved consistency.
feature patch - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon EC2 X8i instances expand to new AWS regions
Amazon EC2 X8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in Singapore, Sydney, and AWS GovCloud (US-West) regions. These instances offer enhanced performance and memory capacity for memory-intensive workloads like SAP HANA, databases, and analytics. They are suitable for users running these types of workloads and looking for improved performance compared to previous generations.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
Amazon RDS Multi-AZ replication now uses ENA Express
Amazon RDS Multi-AZ instances now leverage ENA Express, utilizing AWS's SRD protocol to enhance replication traffic between Availability Zones. This update promises up to 25 Gbps single-flow bandwidth, reduced latency variability, and increased write throughput for write-intensive workloads. The feature is available at no extra cost for several RDS engines and can be enabled on existing instances via a start-stop or compute scaling action.
feature patch - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances now in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. These instances offer significant performance improvements and better price-performance compared to previous generations, benefiting a wide range of general-purpose workloads. They are available immediately for use via the AWS Management Console.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances available in AWS GovCloud (US-East)
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region. These instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and significantly higher memory bandwidth compared to previous generations. They are ideal for memory-intensive workloads, databases, web applications, AI recommendations, and SAP workloads, with R8i-flex providing flexible size options for varied compute utilization.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS VPC IPAM adds tags for pool allocations
AWS VPC IPAM now supports tags on IP address pool allocations, allowing users to organize and govern IP usage via existing AWS tagging workflows. This feature enables centralized governance through IAM and Service Control Policies, and simplifies searching and filtering allocations by tag. It is available in all AWS Regions where IPAM is supported at no additional cost.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Transform enhances migration assessments with new capabilities
AWS Transform now provides advanced migration assessment features including what-if scenarios, customizable assumptions, and TCO analysis to accelerate migration decisions. This update allows users to incorporate various data sources and include additional pillars of the Cloud Value Framework for comprehensive business cases. These new capabilities are available in all AWS Transform regions for engineers and architects planning AWS migrations.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon WorkSpaces Linux Migration Now Available
Amazon WorkSpaces now supports migrating Linux WorkSpaces between operating systems, automating user data transfer and streamlining upgrades. This feature allows customers to move to newer OS versions or different distributions without manual intervention, improving user experience and IT efficiency. It is available for all supported Linux OSs in AWS commercial and GovCloud regions where WorkSpaces Personal is offered.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineermedia ·
EC2 C7i-flex, M7i-flex, and M7i Instances Now in Hyderabad Region
Amazon EC2 C7i-flex, M7i-flex, and M7i instances, powered by custom Intel Sapphire Rapids processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region. These instances offer improved performance and price-performance benefits over previous generations and comparable x86 processors from other cloud providers. They are suitable for a wide range of workloads, from general-purpose applications to compute-intensive tasks like ML and video streaming, with options for various instance sizes and bare metal configurations.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
AWS Deadline Cloud: Browse job attachments in monitor
AWS Deadline Cloud now allows users to browse job attachment files directly within the monitor. This enhancement simplifies managing input and output files for render jobs by enabling users to view and download individual assets from Amazon S3, improving workflow efficiency for graphics and visual effects teams. This feature is now generally available within the Deadline Cloud monitor.
feature - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecation ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.46.0: New resources, enhancements, and bug fixes
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.46.0 introduces several new resources, including ones for AWS Bedrock Agent, IAM Access Keys, and Observability, enhancing IaC capabilities for these services. It also includes significant enhancements to existing resources like AWS Bedrock Agent Runtime and CloudFront distributions, along with crucial bug fixes for S3 buckets and X-Ray resource policies. This release impacts engineers and architects managing AWS infrastructure through Terraform, with specific attention to `aws_xray_resource_policy` requiring recreation for `policy_name` changes.
feature patch announcement - AWS What's New infraaws ·
AWS Transform adds network modernization and multi-format import
AWS Transform now offers a network modernization engine to optimize constructs like naming, sizing, and security, surfacing conflicts before deployment. It also accepts network configuration files in any format, streamlining migrations. These features are available in all AWS Transform Target Regions, reducing manual effort and accelerating deployment.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsgaengineer ·
AWS Local Zone available in Istanbul, Türkiye
AWS has launched a new Local Zone in Istanbul, Türkiye, making its infrastructure closer to end users. This expansion aims to reduce latency, meet data residency needs, and support modern cloud workloads. The zone offers access to EC2 instances, S3, EBS, ECS, EKS, VPC, Direct Connect, and Application Load Balancer, and is accessible via the EC2 console or API.
feature announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Transfer Family web apps support federated IAM Identity Center permissions
AWS Transfer Family web apps now support federated permissions with IAM Identity Center across multiple AWS Regions. This change reduces latency and improves reliability by allowing web apps to be created in Regions where IAM Identity Center configurations have been replicated, eliminating the need to reconfigure user credentials. Administrators can manage permissions using existing identities, and users can sign in with their current credentials. The feature is available now.
feature patch - AWS What's New securityinfraawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Inspector now available in AWS Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region
AWS announces the expansion of its automated vulnerability management service, Amazon Inspector, to the Asia Pacific (Taipei) Region. This move extends security coverage to customers in this new region, enabling continuous vulnerability assessments and automated scanning of EC2 instances, container images, and Lambda functions. New users are eligible for a 15-day free trial to evaluate the service's capabilities and associated costs.
announcement feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Amazon ECS adds pause and continue controls for service deployments
Amazon ECS now allows pausing and continuing service deployments at specific stages, enabling manual approvals, operational checks, or automated workflows. This feature uses a new PAUSE deployment lifecycle hook and the ContinueServiceDeployment API, offering interactive control over native deployment strategies. It is available in all AWS commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions and supports various deployment configurations via multiple AWS tools.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Console adds Local Zones to Region Selector
AWS Management Console now displays Local Zones in the Region selector, unifying the experience for managing global infrastructure. This change allows customers to easily navigate to and manage resources within their opted-in Local Zones from a single view. The feature simplifies operations for those using multiple Local Zones across different parent regions and is available now. Users can access it by navigating to the Region selector within the AWS Management Console.
announcement - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
Lightsail CDN supports IPv6-only instances as origins
Amazon Lightsail CDN distributions now support IPv6-only instances as origins, allowing customers to serve content globally with low latency. This expands content delivery options for applications running on cost-effective IPv6-only instances, previously limited to IPv4 or dual-stack origins. The feature enhances accessibility for all end users, regardless of their network's IPv6 connectivity.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS SAM CLI adds CloudFormation Language Extensions support
AWS SAM CLI now supports AWS CloudFormation Language Extensions, allowing developers to reduce duplication in their infrastructure as code templates while maintaining local development workflows. This feature enables defining resources once and iterating locally, accelerating serverless development by catching errors before cloud deployment. The update processes Language Extensions in memory for local operations, benefiting developers who frequently define similar resources.
feature - AWS What's New securityinfraawsengineer ·
AWS Secrets Manager Agent adds pre-fetching and IAM role assumption
The AWS Secrets Manager Agent now supports pre-fetching secrets at startup and assuming IAM roles for retrieval. These features reduce application latency, optimize costs by using the BatchGetSecretValue API, and enhance security through role-based cross-account access. The updates are available in all AWS Regions where Secrets Manager is offered and benefit developers managing secrets in multi-account architectures.
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