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AWS Weekly Roundup: New instances, AI, OpenSearch, and service lifecycle updates

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AWS announced several new features and updates, including Graviton5-powered EC2 instances, CloudFormation Express mode, EKS version rollbacks, and ACME support in ACM. New AI capabilities include Claude Sonnet 5 on AWS, Amazon WorkSpaces for AI agents, and SageMaker AI enhancements. Additionally, the update details several AWS service lifecycle changes, including services moving to Maintenance, Sunset, and End of Support phases.

  • →New EC2 instances with Graviton5 processors offer improved performance
  • →AWS CloudFormation introduces Express mode for faster deployments
  • →Amazon EKS supports Kubernetes version rollbacks for safer upgrades
  • →AWS Certificate Manager adds ACME support for automated TLS certificate issuance
  • →Claude Sonnet 5 available on AWS for enhanced AI workloads
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  • New EC2 instances with Graviton5 processors offer improved performance

    Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now available, delivering up to 25% better compute performance than Graviton4, with larger caches, faster memory, and local NVMe storage options for C9gd.

  • AWS CloudFormation introduces Express mode for faster deployments

    AWS CloudFormation now offers an Express mode, allowing AI agents and developers to receive deployment confirmations in seconds, enabling faster iteration on infrastructure.

  • Amazon EKS supports Kubernetes version rollbacks for safer upgrades

    Amazon EKS now allows users to reverse cluster upgrades within seven days, providing a safety net for upgrade failures and making Kubernetes version upgrades a low-risk, reversible operation.

  • AWS Certificate Manager adds ACME support for automated TLS certificate issuance

    AWS Certificate Manager now supports the ACME protocol, enabling automated issuance and renewal of public TLS certificates using widely adopted tooling.

  • Claude Sonnet 5 available on AWS for enhanced AI workloads

    Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5 model is now accessible on AWS, offering top-tier intelligence for coding, agents, and professional tasks at Sonnet pricing.

  • Amazon WorkSpaces generally available for AI agents

    AI agents can now securely access and operate desktop applications through managed Amazon WorkSpaces environments without requiring application modernization.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-weekly-roundup-claude-sonnet-5-on-aws-amazon-workspaces-for-ai-agents-aws-service-availability-updates-and-more-july-6-2026/

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