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Tracking 284 AWS releases · Updated
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Amazon S3 Vectors increases similarity search results to 10,000
Amazon S3 Vectors now supports up to 10,000 similarity search results per query, a 100x increase from the previous limit. This enhancement is particularly useful for complex retrieval pipelines that require further processing to refine results. Engineers using the latest AWS SDK can update their applications to specify the higher limit and receive paged results.
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Amazon S3 adds large-scale annotations for data discovery by AI and analytics tools
Amazon S3 now supports annotations, a new metadata capability allowing custom JSON, XML, or YAML context (up to 1GB per object) to be attached directly to S3 objects at scale. This feature enables AI agents and analytics tools to discover and understand data without requiring separate metadata systems, enhancing data discovery and usability. Annotations are available in all AWS Regions and can be accessed via S3 Metadata or queried using tools like Amazon Athena and SageMaker.
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Amazon Bedrock Guardrails adds API for granular agentic AI workflow control
Amazon Bedrock Guardrails now offers the InvokeGuardrailChecks API, enabling granular, per-request control over safeguards in agentic AI applications. This new resourceless API allows developers to apply individual content, prompt attack, and sensitive information filters at any point in an agent's loop, returning severity and confidence scores for custom actions. It addresses the challenge of scaling guardrails in iterative AI workflows by operating in a detect-only mode, offering flexibility for evolving requirements. The API is available today in select AWS Regions.
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Amazon S3 Vectors cuts query costs for large vector indexes
Amazon S3 Vectors has reduced data processing charges for queries on vector indexes with over 10 million vectors by up to 80%. This change lowers costs for large-scale AI, RAG, and semantic search workloads by making queries more affordable. The new pricing applies automatically and is effective immediately in all AWS Regions. While costs are reduced, distributing vectors across multiple indexes is still recommended for optimal performance.
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AWS Transform adds generative AI model migration assessment
AWS Transform now supports model-to-model migration assessment for generative AI workloads, producing a plan to move from third-party providers to Amazon Bedrock. This AI-powered agent scans code, identifies models, gathers requirements, and maps them to Bedrock equivalents with cost comparisons and code changes. The feature helps consolidate AI workloads on AWS, offering enhanced security and tooling, and is available in all AWS Transform regions at no extra charge.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
Amazon RDS for SQL Server adds X2m instances with CPU optimization
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports X2m instances, based on EC2 X2iedn, offering up to 4 TB of memory and a 32:1 memory-to-vCPU ratio. These instances integrate the RDS Optimize CPU feature, potentially cutting SQL Server licensing costs by over 50% for memory-intensive workloads. Customers can migrate to these new instances via the RDS Management Console, SDK, or CLI, with pricing available on-demand and through AWS Database Savings Plans.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Transform for mainframe streamlines mainframe modernization
AWS Transform for mainframe now offers a connected workflow for mainframe modernization, spanning assessment to code generation. This new capability significantly reduces the time and manual effort previously required for mainframe application modernization. Enterprises running z/OS COBOL and PL/I workloads can now benefit from an integrated process that compresses years of manual effort into months. The feature is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Transform for mainframe is already offered.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineer ·
Amazon EC2 P6-B200 instances with NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Amazon EC2 P6-B200 instances, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. These instances offer up to 2x performance for AI training and inference compared to previous generations, featuring significant upgrades in GPU memory and networking capabilities. They are designed for large-scale AI workloads and are now available in multiple AWS regions, including Oregon, Virginia, Ohio, GovCloud, and Mumbai.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawspreviewengineer ·
AWS Blocks: Open-source framework for application backends (Preview)
AWS Blocks, an open-source TypeScript framework, is now in public preview, simplifying backend development on AWS by abstracting infrastructure tools. It allows developers to run a local environment with essential services and deploy the same code to production AWS services without modification. This framework aims to accelerate the development of applications by integrating database, authentication, and AI capabilities with full-stack type safety and built-in guidance for AI coding tools. It supports various frontend frameworks and is available at no extra charge, with deployment across all commercial AWS regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New dataawsgaengineer ·
Amazon Redshift Graviton instances expand to new AWS Regions
Amazon Redshift RG instances, powered by AWS Graviton processors, are now available in three new AWS Regions: Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Bangkok), and Mexico (Central). These instances offer significant price-performance improvements and faster query execution for data warehousing workloads. Customers in these regions can provision new RG instances or upgrade existing ones to benefit from reduced compute and storage costs.
feature patch - AWS What's New securityawsengineer ·
AWS Sign-in Supports Resource-Based and Control Policies
AWS Sign-in now allows resource-based policies (per account) and resource control policies (organization-wide) to restrict console access to specific networks. This enhancement, which can be combined with Private Access, helps organizations better manage security and compliance by controlling sign-in origins and accessible accounts. These features are available at no additional cost in all commercial AWS Regions.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Partners streamline co-sell deals with express private offers
AWS Partners can now automate pricing within co-sell workflows using express private offers. This feature allows partners to pre-configure pricing rules, enabling faster deal closure from opportunity to offer within minutes. This enhances partner visibility in AWS-led sales and speeds up customer engagement, with onboarding available via the AWS Marketplace Seller Guide.
feature - AWS What's New infraawsengineer ·
AWS Marketplace lowers professional services listing fee to 0.5%
AWS Marketplace has reduced the listing fee for professional services private offers from 2.5% to 0.5%. This change aims to make it more cost-effective for partners to transact services on the platform, retaining procurement and billing benefits. The reduced fee applies automatically to new private offers for partners with existing listings, while customers can discover and procure services alongside software.
feature - AWS What's New awsengineerfinance ·
AWS Partner Central adds funding for Business Value Realization
AWS Partner Central now supports the Business Value Realization (BVR) motion, offering funding for partners who drive customer adoption and business outcomes with AWS services. This new experience helps partners structure the customer adoption journey across defined stages, with AI agents generating weekly reports to identify risks and opportunities. Funding is automatically disbursed upon completion of stages, and the program is available to consulting, system integrator, and managed services partners with advance or premier tier status and a qualifying competency.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsengineerfinance ·
AWS Partner Central agents now guide new partners through onboarding
AWS Partner Central has launched agentic onboarding capabilities for new partners, automating profile setup and guiding them through compliance requirements to become ready-to-sell. This feature aims to simplify the path for partners to start selling on AWS by providing personalized roadmaps, reducing the need for manual research. These capabilities are now generally available in all commercial AWS Regions and can be accessed via the console or programmatically.
feature announcement - AWS What's New complianceaws ·
AWS Partner Central streamlines Foundational Technical Review
AWS Partner Central now validates Foundational Technical Review (FTR) in minutes using AI-powered analysis of SOC 2 Type II or AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) reports. This accelerates partner validation, enabling immediate feedback and faster access to benefits. This streamlined process aligns with industry compliance standards and is available for solutions deployed on AWS.
feature announcement - AWS What's New awsdeprecationarchitecthealthcare ·
AWS Amazon Connect Customer Competency Launched
AWS has launched the Amazon Connect Customer Competency, a new specialization recognizing partners with expertise in customer experience transformations using Amazon Connect. This Competency aims to help customers identify skilled partners for migrating legacy contact centers and implementing AI-native solutions. It replaces the Amazon Connect Service Delivery Program, which will be deprecated on June 1, 2027, offering customers confidence in validated partners.
deprecation announcement - AWS What's New awsgaengineer ·
AWS Partner Central adds lead enrichment and prospecting
AWS Partner Central now offers lead enrichment and prospecting features for AWS Partners. This allows partners to enrich leads with AWS-generated insights and receive recommendations for program eligibility. The capability is available to all ACE-eligible AWS Partners through the console or API, with the API currently in the US East (N. Virginia) Region.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineer ·
AWS Marketplace Adds AI Assistant for Product Listings
AWS Marketplace now offers an AI-assisted product listing feature within Partner Assistant chat. This capability helps ISVs and Consulting Partners automatically generate and optimize listings using existing digital assets, reducing manual effort and guesswork. It provides field-level recommendations and quality scores to improve discoverability by buyers. The feature is available in Partner Central and AMMP, excluding GovCloud and China Regions.
feature announcement - AWS What's New aiawsengineer ·
AWS Partner Central agents now offer real-time deal qualification and recommendations
AWS Partner Central agents have been enhanced to qualify co-sell opportunities in real time and provide recommendations that accelerate deal progression. This new functionality allows agents to enrich opportunity details conversationally, eliminating manual review delays for partners. The system now matches opportunities to specific co-sell motions and assigns an Opportunity Quality Score to guide AWS engagement, with the enhanced experience available today to AWS Partners globally.
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