Amazon Bedrock AgentCore expands to two new AWS Regions
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is now available in two new AWS Regions: US West (N. California) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad). This expansion allows customers in these areas to build and operate agents closer to their end users, reducing latency. AgentCore provides a platform for engineers to quickly develop, connect, and optimize agents using various frameworks and models, with built-in infrastructure-layer security. All core capabilities, including runtime, access control, tool connectivity, and observability, are available in the newly supported regions.
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- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore expands to two new AWS Regions
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore is now available in US West (N. California) and Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), enabling customers in these regions to build and run agents with lower latency. All core AgentCore capabilities, such as runtime, identity and access control, policy management, and tool connectivity, are immediately accessible.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/bedrock-agentcore-two-new-regions/
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