6/10/2025, 12:00:00 AM ~ 6/11/2025, 12:00:00 AM (UTC)

Recent Announcements

Express Brokers in Amazon MSK now support Apache Kafka version 3.8

Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) now supports Apache Kafka version 3.8 on Express Brokers, introducing new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements for Kafka workloads running on Express Brokers. The update brings enhancements in data compression capabilities. You can now configure compression levels for lz4, zstd, and gzip formats, allowing precise control over the balance between compression efficiency and resource usage.\n The transition to version 3.8 is straightforward - you can either create new clusters or upgrade your existing ones. For a detailed understanding of the specific improvements and bug fixes included in this release, see the Apache Kafka release notes for version 3.8.

AWS AppSync Enhances Security with Default Encryption for GraphQL API Caching

AWS AppSync is a fully managed service that simplifies the development and deployment of GraphQL APIs. Starting today, AWS AppSync automatically enables encryption at-rest and in-transit for all new API caching configurations. This security enhancement applies to newly created caches, while existing caches maintain their current encryption settings. AWS AppSync SDKs have been updated to enforce encryption for new caches, ignoring any manual encryption configuration attributes.\n This default encryption strengthens your GraphQL APIs’ security posture by ensuring comprehensive protection of cached data without requiring additional configuration. The change aligns with AWS security best practices and simplifies the implementation of secure caching for your APIs. Customers can continue using their existing cache configurations without disruption while benefiting from enhanced security for new deployments. This update is available in all AWS Regions where AWS AppSync is offered. To learn more about AWS AppSync caching, visit our documentation or explore the full range of AWS AppSync features in our Developer Guide.

Amazon Q Developer launches Java upgrade selective transformation in CLI (Preview)

Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities now support customization of Java upgrades in Java upgrade transformation CLI (command line interface) with a new selective transformation feature. Using this feature, you can use natural language chat and/or an input file to tailor transformation plans and exercise greater control over Java upgrades. The following options are supported:\n

Selection of steps from a transformation plan and breakdown of a transformation job for granular code reviews

For first-party and third-party dependencies, the libraries and their versions you would like Q Developer to upgrade during JDK version upgrades

Amazon Q Developer Java upgrade capabilities now have been tested to offer enhanced transformation success rates, reducing the manual effort needed to complete your software modernization tasks. The selective transformation feature for Java upgrades is available in the command line, on Linux and MacOS. To learn more and get started, please visit the documentation page.

Amazon RDS Custom now supports Cumulative Update 18 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports Cumulative Update (CU) 18 for Microsoft SQL Server 2022. This update is available for SQL Server Developer, Web, Standard, and Enterprise editions, and includes performance improvements and bug fixes. For more details about the improvements in this update, please review Microsoft KB5050771 release notes.\n You can upgrade with just a few clicks in the Amazon RDS Management Console or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. Learn more about upgrading your database instances from the Amazon RDS Custom User Guide.

This CU is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server is available. RDS Custom is a managed database service that allows customization of the underlying operating system and database environment. RDS Custom for SQL Server supports two licensing models: License Included (LI) and Bring Your Own Media (BYOM). By using Bring Your Own Media (BYOM), customers can use their existing SQL Server licenses with Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server. See Amazon RDS Custom Pricing for pricing details and regional availability.

Amazon Connect Customer Profiles for Travel and Hospitality

Launching today, travel and hospitality organizations can now more seamlessly ingest and map data from their industry-specific source systems to Amazon Connect Customer Profiles to create a unified and comprehensive view of their end customers.\n Travel and hospitality organizations often have multiple source systems, including booking systems, loyalty programs, and customer service platforms with rich customer information, but it is difficult to integrate and analyze customer data because the schemas are complex and not standardized. Amazon Connect Customer Profiles now has industry-specific mapping to help unify customer data from over 75+ source systems with Amazon Connect data and other industry-specific systems like Amadeus. With Amazon Connect Customer Profiles, and other new features like profile explorer, organizations can easily access instant insights on individuals and groups of customers. Organizations can empower their staff across all touchpoints—from check-in desks to customer service activation within channels in Amazon Connect - to access the information they need to deliver personalized service. Amazon Connect Customer Profiles for travel and hospitality is available in 10 AWS Regions located here. Pricing is based on pay-as-you-go profile utilization. To learn more, visit the Amazon Connect Customer Profiles blog.

Powertools for AWS Lambda introduces Bedrock Agents Function utility

Powertools for AWS Lambda now offers a new Amazon Bedrock Agents Function utility that simplifies building serverless applications integrated with Amazon Bedrock Agents. This utility enables developers to easily create AWS Lambda functions that can respond to Amazon Bedrock Agent action requests with built-in parameter injection, response formatting, eliminating boilerplate code and accelerating development.\n With the Amazon Bedrock Agents function utility, developers can focus on business logic while the utility handles the complex integration patterns between AWS Lambda and Amazon Bedrock Agents. The utility provides seamless integration with other Powertools features like Logger, Metrics, among other utilities, making it easier to build, test, and deploy production-ready AI applications. This integration significantly improves developer experience when building agent-based solutions that require Lambda functions to process actions requested by Bedrock Agents. To learn more about the Amazon Bedrock Agents Function utility, visit the Powertools for AWS Lambda documentation (Python, TypeScript, .NET), and explore code examples in our GitHub repository. Get started with this new feature today by updating your Powertools for AWS Lambda dependency to the latest version.

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