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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 1h

Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances adds support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Amazon WorkSpaces Core now supports G7 instances with NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell GPUs, delivering 2.1X better graphics performance. Available in 6 sizes with 1-8 GPUs.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 3h

AWS Parallel Computing Service now supports scaling logs AWS PCS now supports scaling logs to track compute node state changes (launches, registrations, scale-downs, failures). Logs help troubleshoot scaling issues and can be sent to CloudWatch, S3, or Firehose.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 4h

Amazon S3 Tables now support all Apache Iceberg V3 data types Amazon S3 Tables now support Apache Iceberg V3 data types including geometry, geography, nanosecond timestamps, and column defaults. This enables native storage of geospatial data and high-precision events without encoding workarounds.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 4h

AWS IAM Identity Center Identity Store APIs now accept resource ARNs in addition to resource IDs AWS IAM Identity Center's Identity Store APIs now accept Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) in addition to resource IDs for users, groups, and memberships, eliminating the need to parse ARNs before API calls.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 4h

Amazon Managed Grafana now supports creating Grafana 13.2 workspaces Amazon Managed Grafana now supports version 13.2, adding Git Sync for dashboard version control, dynamic dashboards with responsive layouts, and PromQL query support in CloudWatch data source for OTLP metrics.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 4h

AWS CLI now supports bulk skill updates and version checks for the Agent Toolkit for AWS AWS expanded CLI commands for Agent Toolkit with two new capabilities: check-skill-updates compares installed skills against latest versions, and update-skill --all updates all outdated skills at once.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 5h

AWS accounts now support phone number verification AWS now supports phone number verification for account contacts via SMS OTP. Customers verify numbers through Console or API. Organizations can inherit verified status from management accounts to members, avoiding re-verification.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 5h

Amazon S3 Vectors introduces metadata pre-filtering for up to 5x higher recall on filtered search Amazon S3 Vectors now supports metadata pre-filtering and prefix match operator ($startsWith), returning up to 5x more matching vectors for selective filters. Available at no extra cost in all regions.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

AWS Transfer Family now automatically approves SFTP connector quota increases up to 1,000 AWS Transfer Family now auto-approves SFTP connector quota increases up to 1,000 per account/region (from 100 default). No manual approval needed for growth. Available in all regions with SFTP connectors.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

Partner Revenue Measurement adds Multi-Partner support to Resource Tagging AWS Partner Revenue Measurement now supports multiple partners receiving revenue attribution for the same resource via new tagging format aws-apn-id-<account-id>, benefiting co-delivery scenarios.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

Amazon RDS for MySQL supports MySQL 26.7 in Amazon RDS Database Preview Environment Amazon RDS for MySQL 26.7 is now available in the RDS Database Preview Environment. This first Innovation release uses YY.M versioning and includes the Change Stream Applier feature for improved replication.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

Amazon RDS now supports AMD-based M8a instances Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now supports M8a database instances with 5th gen AMD EPYC processors. Each vCPU maps to a physical core for consistent performance. High I/O workloads get up to 75 Gbps network and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

Amazon Aurora and RDS now support AMD-based R8a instances AWS launches R8a database instances for Aurora and RDS, powered by 5th gen AMD EPYC processors. Features include dedicated physical cores per vCPU, up to 75 Gbps network and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth, built on AWS Nitro System.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

Amazon Aurora serverless now scales faster to support agentic AI and other bursty workloads Aurora Serverless now scales faster, adding up to 16 ACUs per second up to 256 total, ideal for agentic AI with bursty traffic. Auto-enabled on platform v3-4; v1-2 clusters can upgrade to v4.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 6h

OpenAI GPT-6 Astra now supports UltraFast mode on Amazon Bedrock AWS launches UltraFast mode for GPT-6 Astra on Amazon Bedrock, delivering up to 6x faster inference with 300 tokens/second. Ideal for real-time coding assistants, interactive agents, and customer experiences requiring fast responses.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights now lets you estimate bytes scanned before running a query CloudWatch Logs Insights now estimates query data volume in bytes before execution, helping you optimize log group selection, time range, and filters without charges.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

Amazon CloudWatch Logs now automatically indexes frequently queried fields CloudWatch Logs now auto-indexes frequently queried fields, accelerating Logs Insights queries without manual setup. It identifies fields used in filtering (= and IN operations) and indexes them automatically for 30 days.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports ECS containers on Linux Service-Managed Fleets AWS Deadline Cloud now supports Docker containers from Amazon ECS on Linux fleets, enabling customers to run containerized software like Blender and NVIDIA Isaac Sim at scale without modifying jobs.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

AWS Deadline Cloud now supports expressions in job templates AWS Deadline Cloud now supports flexible expressions and rich parameter types in job templates, enabling customers to express pipeline logic directly with Python-style syntax for automation and control.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

AWS Marketplace launches an AI agent skill for usage-based metering integration AWS launches a metering agent skill that guides sellers through building pay-as-you-go SaaS integrations via AI coding assistants, automating code generation, deployment, and testing while preventing common errors.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 7h

Aurora PostgreSQL now supports querying of Apache Iceberg and Parquet data Aurora PostgreSQL now lets you query Apache Iceberg and Parquet data in data lakes directly using PostgreSQL tools, without ETL pipelines. Uses DuckDB engine embedded in PostgreSQL.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 9h

Uncover blind spots in AWS data plane operations with CloudTrail Event Coverage AWS CloudTrail launches Event Coverage, a console feature showing data plane logging status across accounts and organizations, helping identify gaps in security monitoring coverage.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 30/09/2026

Amazon Bedrock expands Claude model availability to India, South Korea, and Singapore Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, Sonnet 5, and Haiku 4.5 are now available on Amazon Bedrock in India, South Korea, and Singapore with in-region inference, enabling customers to process data locally.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 30/09/2026

AWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSK AWS Transform now offers AI-powered migration assessments for Apache Kafka to Amazon MSK. The tool analyzes workloads, checks compatibility, recommends right-sized brokers, and generates TCO business cases in minutes.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 30/09/2026

Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, is now available in preview AWS and OpenAI launch Bedrock Managed Agents: OpenAI models running natively on AWS with IAM roles, durable sessions, MCP support, and CloudTrail logging.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 30/09/2026

Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints, enabling direct internet access without VPN or bastion hosts. Connections use IAM authentication over TLS 1.3, with no passwords needed.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

AWS Transfer Family now supports downloading multiple files and folders in web apps AWS Transfer Family web apps now support downloading multiple files and folders at once as a zip archive. Users select items and download together, with real-time progress tracking.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

AWS DataSync now supports shared VPCs AWS DataSync now supports shared VPCs via AWS RAM, allowing multiple accounts to use a single VPC endpoint for private data transfers. This eliminates per-account endpoints, conserves IP addresses, and reduces operational overhead.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

AWS Service Availability Updates AWS announces service changes: Chime SDK SIP & WorkSpaces Secure Browser enter maintenance (Oct 29, 2026). Managed Blockchain, DevOps Guru, SAP ASE Backint sunset in 2027; Infrastructure Composer console ends Dec 2026. Mechanical Turk ended Sept 2026.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon WorkSpaces Applications introduces unified graphics images Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now supports unified graphics images that work across all GPU instance families (G4dn, G5, G6, G7), eliminating the need for separate images per generation and simplifying management.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon RDS now adds full snapshot size information to the Console and API Amazon RDS now shows full snapshot size via DescribeDBSnapshots API and console. This displays total size of all blocks in a snapshot, including referenced blocks from previous snapshots.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24 Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL now supports versions 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24 with bug fixes and security updates. Upgrades can be automated during maintenance windows using AWS Organizations Upgrade Rollout Policy.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock AWS launches GPT-6.1 Sol from OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock. It excels at agentic coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth the cost of GPT-6 Astra. Features include prompt caching and AWS security controls.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall support for Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security is now Generally Available (GA) Route 53 DNS Firewall now integrates with Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security across 32 AWS Regions to block malicious DNS traffic.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon Connect Customer now lets business users manage more reference data to adjust contact center configurations in real time Amazon Connect now supports data tables with up to 20,000 values for contact center configs, enabling easy export/import and updates.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL announces Extended Support minor versions 13.23-rds.20260514, 12.22-rds.20260514 and 11.22-rds.20260514 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL releases Extended Support minor versions 13.23, 12.22, and 11.22, providing 3 extra years of critical security fixes beyond standard support.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now supports two new connection capabilities: Iceberg REST Catalog connections and IAM authentication for Amazon DocumentDB SageMaker Unified Studio adds Iceberg REST Catalog connections for external Apache Iceberg catalogs and IAM authentication for DocumentDB.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

AWS Systems Manager now supports sharing documents through AWS Resource Access Manager AWS Systems Manager now supports sharing SSM Documents with entire AWS organizations or OUs via AWS RAM, replacing manual account tracking. Sharing auto-updates as accounts change.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) now supports retryable writes Amazon DocumentDB 8.0.2 now supports retryable writes, automatically retrying write operations during transient errors like network issues or failovers. No code changes needed—drivers handle it by default.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) adds support for 5 MongoDB aggregation stages and change stream capabilities in version 8.0.2 Amazon DocumentDB 8.0.2 adds retryable writes, 5 aggregation stages, change stream enhancements, and query performance improvements.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 29/09/2026

Grok 4.7 is now available on Amazon Bedrock Amazon Bedrock now supports SpaceXAI Grok 4.7, a frontier model for coding, agentic tasks, and knowledge work. Grok 4.7 improves on 4.6 with better document handling, repo-scale coding with planning/error recovery, and enhanced browser agents.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

AWS Backup adds logically air-gapped vault support for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP AWS Backup's logically air-gapped vault now supports Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, enabling secure, immutable backups that can be shared across accounts and regions for faster disaster recovery and compliance.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

Amazon EC2 Future-dated Capacity Reservations Now Supports Postponing Start Dates Amazon EC2 now lets you postpone the start date of Future-dated Capacity Reservations (up to 120 days advance). When postponing, you'll receive a quote with the new date and commitment duration, which may increase.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness now returns Feedback Codes Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness now provides Feedback Codes explaining why liveness checks score low, identifying issues like poor lighting, obstructions, or closed eyes. Users can make targeted fixes and retry confidently.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS GovCloud (US) AWS GovCloud (US) now offers Claude Sonnet 5.5 via Amazon Bedrock—a smarter, faster, cost-effective upgrade excelling at coding tasks and knowledge work like documents and spreadsheets, with regional data residency.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

Amazon Corretto September 2026 Patch Updates Amazon released patch updates for Corretto OpenJDK versions 25.0.4.10.1, 21.0.12.11.1, 17.0.20.12.1, and 11.0.32.12.1 on Sept 25, 2026. Updates include tzdata 2026d. Corretto is a free, production-ready OpenJDK distribution available for download.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 28/09/2026

Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS AWS launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, offering improved coding and knowledge work capabilities at lower cost and faster speed. Available via Amazon Bedrock (AWS-managed with regional data residency) or Claude Platform on AWS (direct Anthropic experience).

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 26/09/2026

AWS End User Messaging and Amazon SES now offer AI agent skills for the AWS MCP Server AWS End User Messaging and Amazon SES now offer AI agent skills for AWS MCP Server, letting developers build and send messages using plain language commands in AI coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 26/09/2026

Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions AWS launches C8i and C8i-flex EC2 instances in European Sovereign Cloud (Germany). Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, they offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs prior gen.

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AWS What's New Skeetbot @aws-skeetbot.lastweekinaws.com · 26/09/2026

Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions AWS launches R8i and R8i-flex EC2 instances in European Sovereign Cloud, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors. They offer 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth vs previous gen.

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