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AWS Weekly Roundup: AI CX Designer, EC2 AMI Watermarks, Open Governance for MySQL

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AWS announced several updates, including a no-code AI-powered customer experience designer for Amazon Connect in preview, and EC2 AMI watermarking for private image identifiers. Lambda MicroVMs offer isolated compute with near-instant launch, while MSK and OpenSearch Service gain AI-assisted operational guidance. These updates aim to accelerate AI adoption and improve infrastructure management for developers and business teams.

  • →Amazon Connect Agentic CX Designer and Live Sync launched in preview
  • →AWS Lambda MicroVMs provide isolated serverless compute
  • →EC2 AMI Watermarks embeds identifiers in private AMIs
  • →Amazon GuardDuty offers AI-powered investigations in preview
  • →AWS Outposts adds self-service lifecycle management
Features (4) ›
  • Amazon Connect Agentic CX Designer and Live Sync launched in preview

    Amazon Connect introduces Agentic CX designer, a no-code canvas for AI-powered self-service experiences, and Live Sync for real-time web/mobile experience updates during conversations.

  • AWS Lambda MicroVMs provide isolated serverless compute

    A new serverless compute primitive, Lambda MicroVMs, offers per-user/job VM isolation with fast launch and resume speeds, enabling secure execution of user or AI-generated code in multi-tenant apps.

  • EC2 AMI Watermarks embeds identifiers in private AMIs

    Amazon EC2 now supports embedding custom identifiers in private AMIs, which automatically propagate across copies, regions, and account shares, aiding in image governance.

  • Amazon GuardDuty offers AI-powered investigations in preview

    GuardDuty's new preview feature uses AI, knowledge graphs, and threat intelligence to automatically analyze findings, distinguish threats from benign activity, and provide actionable recommendations.

Enhancements (3) ›
  • AWS Outposts adds self-service lifecycle management

    AWS Outposts now provides self-service configuration, quoting, ordering, subscription management, renewal, and decommissioning directly through the console, CLI, and API.

  • Amazon MSK and OpenSearch Service gain AI-assisted skills

    Amazon MSK and OpenSearch Service now offer AI-assisted guidance for operational tasks like troubleshooting, sizing, and migration, leveraging coding assistants to simplify complex procedures.

  • AWS Certification maintenance options expanded

    An open beta is available for maintaining eligible AWS Certifications for an additional year by completing curated training and labs on AWS Skill Builder, instead of retaking full exams.

Notes (1) ›
  • Open Governance model for MySQL announced

    Oracle has introduced a community governance model for MySQL, granting external organizations a defined role and representation on a new Steering Committee.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-weekly-roundup-agentic-cx-designer-for-amazon-connect-customer-ec2-ami-watermarks-open-governance-for-mysql-and-more-june-29-2026/

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