5/21/2026, 12:00:00 AM ~ 5/22/2026, 12:00:00 AM (UTC)

Recent Announcements

Amazon EC2 C7i-flex, M7i-flex & M7i instances now available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) C7i-flex, M7i-flex and M7i instances powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids) are available in Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) region. These custom processors, available only on AWS, offer up to 15% better performance over comparable x86-based Intel processors utilized by other cloud providers.\n C7i-flex and M7i-flex instances are the easiest way for you to get price-performance benefits for a majority of general-purpose workloads. They deliver up to 19% better price-performance compared to C6i and M6i  instances respectively. These instances offer the most common sizes, from large to 16xlarge, and are a great first choice for applications that don’t fully utilize all compute resources such as web and application servers, virtual-desktops, batch-processing, and microservices. 

 

M7i deliver up to 15% better price-performance compared to M6i. M7i instances are a great choice for workloads that need the largest instance sizes or continuous high CPU usage, such as gaming servers, CPU-based machine learning (ML), and video-streaming. M7i offer larger instance sizes, up to 48xlarge, and two bare metal sizes (metal-24xl, metal-48xl). These bare-metal sizes support built-in Intel accelerators: Data Streaming Accelerator, In-Memory Analytics Accelerator, and QuickAssist Technology that are used to facilitate efficient offload and acceleration of data operations and optimize performance for workloads. To learn more, visit the EC2  C7i-flex and M7i/M7i-flex instances pages.

SageMaker Unified Studio automates Glue connector provisioning for cross-subnet job retries

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports automatic creation of connections for Glue job retries across subnets to improve data pipeline resilience. This helps organizations running business-critical data pipelines reduce unplanned downtime and meet their SLAs — without requiring engineers to manually configure backup connectors or intervene during subnet failures.\n With this launch, SageMaker Unified Studio automates the provisioning of Glue connectors across subnets defined in the domain VPC configuration. Administrators can define their domain VPC with multiple private subnets across availability zones, and the system provisions the connectors needed for all new projects so that failed jobs can be retried on an alternate subnet automatically. If a Glue job fails because the primary subnet is unavailable due to IP address exhaustion or availability zone degradation, the job can be retried on a connector in a different subnet. No user action is needed beyond the initial VPC configuration on the domain.

This feature is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio is available. To learn more, visit the Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio documentation.

Amazon SageMaker AI now supports OpenAI-compatible APIs for inference endpoints

Amazon SageMaker Inference now supports OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can use the tools and frameworks you already know, like the OpenAI SDK, LangChain, and Strands Agents, to connect directly to your SageMaker endpoints. Switching requires nothing more than changing an endpoint URL — no custom integration code, no SDK wrappers, no rewrites.\n With this launch, you no longer need to adopt a different API format or change your authentication approach. Simply change your endpoint URL, and your existing SDK calls, streaming logic, and framework integrations continue to work as-is. You immediately gain the ability to choose your own GPU instances, keep data in your own VPC, run any open source or fine-tuned model, and scale with auto-scaling policies tuned to your workload. Authentication uses existing AWS credentials with automatic token refresh, so there is nothing extra to manage in production. This capability is available today in US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), US East (Ohio), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Europe (Ireland), Europe (Frankfurt), South America (São Paulo), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), and Canada (Central). To learn more and get started, read the launch blog or visit the SageMaker Inference documentation.

Amazon Aurora MySQL 8.4 is now generally available

Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition now supports MySQL 8.4, a community MySQL Long Term Support (LTS) major version. Aurora MySQL 8.4 launches with compatibility for community MySQL 8.4.7 and introduces aligned version numbering, so the version number you run on Aurora matches the community MySQL version it is compatible with. Aurora also manages the underlying patch on your behalf, simplifying day-to-day operations. Aurora MySQL now targets major versions within 12 months of community MySQL LTS releases, minor versions within 3 months of each community minor, and an Aurora LTS minor within 12 months of each major. For engine specific release objectives, see the Aurora and RDS open source release calendar announcement.\n Aurora MySQL 8.4 strengthens security defaults for new clusters. TLS is enforced by default with only TLS 1.2 and 1.3 supported, new accounts use the caching_sha2_password authentication plugin, and password validation policies are customizable through DB cluster parameter groups. Automated upgrade prechecks identify compatibility issues before your cluster goes offline, giving you confidence before you upgrade. To learn more about the Aurora MySQL 8.4 customer experience, refer to the Aurora MySQL 8.4 launch announcement blog. You can upgrade your database using Amazon RDS Blue/Green Deployments, in-place upgrade, or restore from a snapshot. Learn more about performing major version upgrades in the Amazon Aurora User Guide. You can also migrate to Aurora MySQL 8.4 from external MySQL sources using AWS Database Migration Service or Percona XtraBackup. Aurora MySQL 8.4 is available in all AWS Regions where Aurora MySQL is available. Amazon Aurora MySQL is designed for unparalleled high performance and availability at global scale with full MySQL compatibility. It provides scale-to-zero serverless compute, Aurora Global Database for Multi-Region resilience, Aurora I/O-Optimized for improved price performance on I/O-intensive workloads, and built-in security and continuous backups. To get started with Amazon Aurora, take a look at our getting started page.

Amazon RDS Custom now supports the latest GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) Custom for SQL Server now supports the latest General Distribution Release (GDR) updates for Microsoft SQL Server. This release includes support for SQL Server 2019 CU32+GDR KB5084816 (RDS version 15.00.4465.1.v1) and SQL Server 2022 CU24+GDR KB5083252 (RDS version 16.00.4250.1.v1).\n The GDR updates address vulnerabilities described in CVE-2026-32167 and CVE-2026-32176. For additional information on the improvements and fixes included in these updates, see Microsoft documentation for KB5084816, KB5083252. You can upgrade your Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server instances to apply these recommended updates using Amazon RDS Management Console, or by using the AWS SDK or CLI. To learn more about upgrading your database instances, see Amazon RDS Custom User Guide.

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