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AWS India customers can now use UPI to sign-up and automate monthly payments
AWS India customers can now sign up using UPI AutoPay for automatic recurring payments. UPI enables instant bank transfers via mobile. Customers can set up autopay up to INR 15,000 monthly.
AWS India customers can now sign up using UPI AutoPay for automatic recurring payments. UPI enables instant bank transfers via mobile. Customers can set up autopay up to INR 15,000 monthly.
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AWS India customers can now use UPI to sign-up and automate monthly payments
AWS India customers can now sign up using UPI AutoPay for automatic recurring payments. UPI enables instant bank transfers via mobile. Customers can set up autopay up to INR 15,000 monthly.
AWS India customers can now sign up using UPI AutoPay for automatic recurring payments. UPI enables instant bank transfers via mobile. Customers can set up autopay up to INR 15,000 monthly.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP logging for VPN tunnels
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP log publishing to CloudWatch, adding to existing tunnel activity logs. This provides visibility into BGP sessions, routing updates, and errors, helping identify configuration issues faster.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP log publishing to CloudWatch, adding to existing tunnel activity logs. This provides visibility into BGP sessions, routing updates, and errors, helping identify configuration issues faster.
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP logging for VPN tunnels
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP log publishing to CloudWatch, adding to existing tunnel activity logs. This provides visibility into BGP sessions, routing updates, and errors, helping identify configuration issues faster.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN now supports BGP log publishing to CloudWatch, adding to existing tunnel activity logs. This provides visibility into BGP sessions, routing updates, and errors, helping identify configuration issues faster.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN is collaborating with eero to simplify remote connectivity
AWS Site-to-Site VPN partners with eero to enable customers to connect remote sites (restaurants, retail stores, offices) to AWS in just a few clicks, eliminating need for onsite networking experts.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN partners with eero to enable customers to connect remote sites (restaurants, retail stores, offices) to AWS in just a few clicks, eliminating need for onsite networking experts.
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AWS Site-to-Site VPN is collaborating with eero to simplify remote connectivity
AWS Site-to-Site VPN partners with eero to enable customers to connect remote sites (restaurants, retail stores, offices) to AWS in just a few clicks, eliminating need for onsite networking experts.
AWS Site-to-Site VPN partners with eero to enable customers to connect remote sites (restaurants, retail stores, offices) to AWS in just a few clicks, eliminating need for onsite networking experts.
Amazon Connect now offers persistent agent connections for faster call handling
Amazon Connect now supports persistent agent connections, maintaining open channels between agents and the platform to reduce customer connection times and support TCPA compliance.
Amazon Connect now supports persistent agent connections, maintaining open channels between agents and the platform to reduce customer connection times and support TCPA compliance.
November 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Amazon Connect now offers persistent agent connections for faster call handling
Amazon Connect now supports persistent agent connections, maintaining open channels between agents and the platform to reduce customer connection times and support TCPA compliance.
Amazon Connect now supports persistent agent connections, maintaining open channels between agents and the platform to reduce customer connection times and support TCPA compliance.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports root volume replacement through instance refresh
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports root volume replacement through instance refresh
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports root volume replacement through instance refresh
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports root volume replacement through instance refresh
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launches ReplaceRootVolume strategy for instance refresh, enabling root volume updates without stopping instances. Preserves data and attachments, simplifying patching.
EC2 Auto Scaling introduces instance lifecycle policy
EC2 Auto Scaling's new instance lifecycle policy lets you retain instances when termination lifecycle hooks fail or timeout, instead of automatically terminating them. This enables manual intervention for graceful shutdown.
EC2 Auto Scaling's new instance lifecycle policy lets you retain instances when termination lifecycle hooks fail or timeout, instead of automatically terminating them. This enables manual intervention for graceful shutdown.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
EC2 Auto Scaling introduces instance lifecycle policy
EC2 Auto Scaling's new instance lifecycle policy lets you retain instances when termination lifecycle hooks fail or timeout, instead of automatically terminating them. This enables manual intervention for graceful shutdown.
EC2 Auto Scaling's new instance lifecycle policy lets you retain instances when termination lifecycle hooks fail or timeout, instead of automatically terminating them. This enables manual intervention for graceful shutdown.
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports up to 50 enhanced fan-out consumers
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 50 enhanced fan-out consumers for On-demand Advantage streams, up from previous limits. This enables more parallel analytics, ML pipelines, and workflows without extra streams.
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 50 enhanced fan-out consumers for On-demand Advantage streams, up from previous limits. This enables more parallel analytics, ML pipelines, and workflows without extra streams.
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports up to 50 enhanced fan-out consumers
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 50 enhanced fan-out consumers for On-demand Advantage streams, up from previous limits. This enables more parallel analytics, ML pipelines, and workflows without extra streams.
Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports 50 enhanced fan-out consumers for On-demand Advantage streams, up from previous limits. This enables more parallel analytics, ML pipelines, and workflows without extra streams.
AWS Application Load Balancer launches Target Optimizer
AWS ALB's new Target Optimizer feature limits concurrent requests per target, improving success rates and reducing latency for compute-intensive workloads. It uses an AWS agent to track concurrency and can be configured per target group.
AWS ALB's new Target Optimizer feature limits concurrent requests per target, improving success rates and reducing latency for compute-intensive workloads. It uses an AWS agent to track concurrency and can be configured per target group.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AWS Application Load Balancer launches Target Optimizer
AWS ALB's new Target Optimizer feature limits concurrent requests per target, improving success rates and reducing latency for compute-intensive workloads. It uses an AWS agent to track concurrency and can be configured per target group.
AWS ALB's new Target Optimizer feature limits concurrent requests per target, improving success rates and reducing latency for compute-intensive workloads. It uses an AWS agent to track concurrency and can be configured per target group.
AWS announces availability of Microsoft SQL Server 2025 images on Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 with License-Included AMIs. These managed images include TLS 1.3, AWS tools, and pre-installed drivers for easier deployment and management.
Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 with License-Included AMIs. These managed images include TLS 1.3, AWS tools, and pre-installed drivers for easier deployment and management.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AWS announces availability of Microsoft SQL Server 2025 images on Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 with License-Included AMIs. These managed images include TLS 1.3, AWS tools, and pre-installed drivers for easier deployment and management.
Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2025 with License-Included AMIs. These managed images include TLS 1.3, AWS tools, and pre-installed drivers for easier deployment and management.
Recycle Bin adds support for Amazon EBS Volumes
AWS Recycle Bin now supports EBS Volumes, letting you recover accidentally deleted volumes directly without restoring from snapshots. Set retention periods, recover volumes with full performance and attributes intact.
AWS Recycle Bin now supports EBS Volumes, letting you recover accidentally deleted volumes directly without restoring from snapshots. Set retention periods, recover volumes with full performance and attributes intact.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Recycle Bin adds support for Amazon EBS Volumes
AWS Recycle Bin now supports EBS Volumes, letting you recover accidentally deleted volumes directly without restoring from snapshots. Set retention periods, recover volumes with full performance and attributes intact.
AWS Recycle Bin now supports EBS Volumes, letting you recover accidentally deleted volumes directly without restoring from snapshots. Set retention periods, recover volumes with full performance and attributes intact.
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless adds AWS PrivateLink for management console
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure private connectivity to its management console, eliminating public internet access. Available in all regions where OpenSearch Serverless operates.
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure private connectivity to its management console, eliminating public internet access. Available in all regions where OpenSearch Serverless operates.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless adds AWS PrivateLink for management console
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure private connectivity to its management console, eliminating public internet access. Available in all regions where OpenSearch Serverless operates.
Amazon OpenSearch Serverless now supports AWS PrivateLink for secure private connectivity to its management console, eliminating public internet access. Available in all regions where OpenSearch Serverless operates.
Amazon EC2 introduces AMI ancestry for complete AMI lineage visibility
Amazon EC2 now offers AMI ancestry to trace the complete lineage of any AMI back to its root. This free feature provides full visibility into AMI origins and propagation across regions, helping with compliance and security.
Amazon EC2 now offers AMI ancestry to trace the complete lineage of any AMI back to its root. This free feature provides full visibility into AMI origins and propagation across regions, helping with compliance and security.
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Amazon EC2 introduces AMI ancestry for complete AMI lineage visibility
Amazon EC2 now offers AMI ancestry to trace the complete lineage of any AMI back to its root. This free feature provides full visibility into AMI origins and propagation across regions, helping with compliance and security.
Amazon EC2 now offers AMI ancestry to trace the complete lineage of any AMI back to its root. This free feature provides full visibility into AMI origins and propagation across regions, helping with compliance and security.
Amazon CloudWatch application map now supports un-instrumented services discovery
CloudWatch Application Map now discovers un-instrumented services, provides cross-account views, and tracks change history—helping teams monitor distributed apps, troubleshoot faster, and reduce MTTR.
CloudWatch Application Map now discovers un-instrumented services, provides cross-account views, and tracks change history—helping teams monitor distributed apps, troubleshoot faster, and reduce MTTR.
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Amazon CloudWatch application map now supports un-instrumented services discovery
CloudWatch Application Map now discovers un-instrumented services, provides cross-account views, and tracks change history—helping teams monitor distributed apps, troubleshoot faster, and reduce MTTR.
CloudWatch Application Map now discovers un-instrumented services, provides cross-account views, and tracks change history—helping teams monitor distributed apps, troubleshoot faster, and reduce MTTR.
Amazon RDS supports Multi-AZ for SQL Server Web Edition
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Multi-AZ deployment for Web Edition, providing high availability and automated failover for web applications at lower cost than Standard/Enterprise editions. RDS automatically maintains a standby replica.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Multi-AZ deployment for Web Edition, providing high availability and automated failover for web applications at lower cost than Standard/Enterprise editions. RDS automatically maintains a standby replica.
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Amazon RDS supports Multi-AZ for SQL Server Web Edition
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Multi-AZ deployment for Web Edition, providing high availability and automated failover for web applications at lower cost than Standard/Enterprise editions. RDS automatically maintains a standby replica.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Multi-AZ deployment for Web Edition, providing high availability and automated failover for web applications at lower cost than Standard/Enterprise editions. RDS automatically maintains a standby replica.
Validate and enforce required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform and Pulumi with Tag Policies
AWS Organizations Tag Policies now validates required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform, and Pulumi deployments. Define tag policies and enable validation to ensure IaC compliance automatically.
AWS Organizations Tag Policies now validates required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform, and Pulumi deployments. Define tag policies and enable validation to ensure IaC compliance automatically.
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Validate and enforce required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform and Pulumi with Tag Policies
AWS Organizations Tag Policies now validates required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform, and Pulumi deployments. Define tag policies and enable validation to ensure IaC compliance automatically.
AWS Organizations Tag Policies now validates required tags in CloudFormation, Terraform, and Pulumi deployments. Define tag policies and enable validation to ensure IaC compliance automatically.
Amazon CloudFront announces 3 new CloudFront Functions capabilities
Amazon CloudFront Functions adds edge location/REC metadata, raw query string access, and advanced origin overrides. These enable geo-routing, preserve special characters, and customize SSL/TLS parameters.
Amazon CloudFront Functions adds edge location/REC metadata, raw query string access, and advanced origin overrides. These enable geo-routing, preserve special characters, and customize SSL/TLS parameters.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Amazon CloudFront announces 3 new CloudFront Functions capabilities
Amazon CloudFront Functions adds edge location/REC metadata, raw query string access, and advanced origin overrides. These enable geo-routing, preserve special characters, and customize SSL/TLS parameters.
Amazon CloudFront Functions adds edge location/REC metadata, raw query string access, and advanced origin overrides. These enable geo-routing, preserve special characters, and customize SSL/TLS parameters.
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS regions
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances now available in Sydney, Canada Central, and N. California. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances now available in Sydney, Canada Central, and N. California. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS regions
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances now available in Sydney, Canada Central, and N. California. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances now available in Sydney, Canada Central, and N. California. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens and Common Access Tokens
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens (CWT) and Common Access Tokens (CAT) for secure, high-performance authentication at edge locations. These compact binary tokens enable sub-millisecond validation.
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens (CWT) and Common Access Tokens (CAT) for secure, high-performance authentication at edge locations. These compact binary tokens enable sub-millisecond validation.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens and Common Access Tokens
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens (CWT) and Common Access Tokens (CAT) for secure, high-performance authentication at edge locations. These compact binary tokens enable sub-millisecond validation.
Amazon CloudFront now supports CBOR Web Tokens (CWT) and Common Access Tokens (CAT) for secure, high-performance authentication at edge locations. These compact binary tokens enable sub-millisecond validation.
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ version 4.2
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ 4.2 with AMQP 1.0 protocol, Khepri metadata store, and message priorities for quorum queues. Key features include enhanced flow control and configurable resource limits. Classic queue mirroring is removed.
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ 4.2 with AMQP 1.0 protocol, Khepri metadata store, and message priorities for quorum queues. Key features include enhanced flow control and configurable resource limits. Classic queue mirroring is removed.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ version 4.2
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ 4.2 with AMQP 1.0 protocol, Khepri metadata store, and message priorities for quorum queues. Key features include enhanced flow control and configurable resource limits. Classic queue mirroring is removed.
Amazon MQ now supports RabbitMQ 4.2 with AMQP 1.0 protocol, Khepri metadata store, and message priorities for quorum queues. Key features include enhanced flow control and configurable resource limits. Classic queue mirroring is removed.
Amazon MSK Serverless expands availability to South America (São Paulo) region
Amazon MSK Serverless, a fully managed Apache Kafka service that auto-scales without manual capacity management, is now available in South America (São Paulo). It's accessible in 15 AWS regions globally.
Amazon MSK Serverless, a fully managed Apache Kafka service that auto-scales without manual capacity management, is now available in South America (São Paulo). It's accessible in 15 AWS regions globally.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Amazon MSK Serverless expands availability to South America (São Paulo) region
Amazon MSK Serverless, a fully managed Apache Kafka service that auto-scales without manual capacity management, is now available in South America (São Paulo). It's accessible in 15 AWS regions globally.
Amazon MSK Serverless, a fully managed Apache Kafka service that auto-scales without manual capacity management, is now available in South America (São Paulo). It's accessible in 15 AWS regions globally.
AWS Cloud WAN adds Routing Policy for advanced traffic control and flexible network deployments
AWS Cloud WAN now offers Routing Policy for fine-grained network control. Features include route filtering, summarization, BGP customization, and enhanced visibility for global networks.
AWS Cloud WAN now offers Routing Policy for fine-grained network control. Features include route filtering, summarization, BGP customization, and enhanced visibility for global networks.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
AWS Cloud WAN adds Routing Policy for advanced traffic control and flexible network deployments
AWS Cloud WAN now offers Routing Policy for fine-grained network control. Features include route filtering, summarization, BGP customization, and enhanced visibility for global networks.
AWS Cloud WAN now offers Routing Policy for fine-grained network control. Features include route filtering, summarization, BGP customization, and enhanced visibility for global networks.
Amazon EC2 C7i instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region
AWS launches C7i instances with custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors in Asia Pacific (Melbourne). They offer 15% better price-performance vs C6i, support up to 128 EBS volumes, and include Intel AMX for ML workloads.
AWS launches C7i instances with custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors in Asia Pacific (Melbourne). They offer 15% better price-performance vs C6i, support up to 128 EBS volumes, and include Intel AMX for ML workloads.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Amazon EC2 C7i instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Melbourne) Region
AWS launches C7i instances with custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors in Asia Pacific (Melbourne). They offer 15% better price-performance vs C6i, support up to 128 EBS volumes, and include Intel AMX for ML workloads.
AWS launches C7i instances with custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors in Asia Pacific (Melbourne). They offer 15% better price-performance vs C6i, support up to 128 EBS volumes, and include Intel AMX for ML workloads.
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections, offering stronger encryption, reduced handshake latency, and up to 30% faster connections. Available automatically for all origin types at no extra cost.
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections, offering stronger encryption, reduced handshake latency, and up to 30% faster connections. Available automatically for all origin types at no extra cost.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections, offering stronger encryption, reduced handshake latency, and up to 30% faster connections. Available automatically for all origin types at no extra cost.
Amazon CloudFront now supports TLS 1.3 for origin connections, offering stronger encryption, reduced handshake latency, and up to 30% faster connections. Available automatically for all origin types at no extra cost.
AWS CloudTrail launches Insights for data events to automatically detect anomalies in data access
AWS CloudTrail Insights now analyzes data events in addition to management events, automatically detecting anomalies like unusual S3 deletions or Lambda errors without extra tools.
AWS CloudTrail Insights now analyzes data events in addition to management events, automatically detecting anomalies like unusual S3 deletions or Lambda errors without extra tools.
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
AWS CloudTrail launches Insights for data events to automatically detect anomalies in data access
AWS CloudTrail Insights now analyzes data events in addition to management events, automatically detecting anomalies like unusual S3 deletions or Lambda errors without extra tools.
AWS CloudTrail Insights now analyzes data events in addition to management events, automatically detecting anomalies like unusual S3 deletions or Lambda errors without extra tools.