Amazon ECS now supports fractional GPU scheduling with Amazon EC2 G6f instances
Amazon ECS now allows fractional GPU scheduling on EC2 G6f instances, enabling smaller GPU partitions for workloads like AI inference and rendering to reduce costs.
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Every ClipRaptor briefing sourced from AWS What's New, with a direct link to the original publisher page. Page 8 of 9: briefings 211-240, published Jul 30, 2026 to Aug 06, 2026.
AWS Lambda console extends console-to-IDE integration to Kiro and Cursor
AWS Lambda console now supports console-to-IDE integration for Kiro and Cursor, expanding cloud-to-local development workflows for serverless applications.
Amazon EC2 G7 instances are now available in the AWS Europe (Spain) Region
AWS has launched Amazon EC2 G7 instances in the Europe (Spain) Region, featuring NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell GPUs for enhanced AI inference, graphics, and data analytics workloads.
AgentCore runtime instances are now generally available
AWS has introduced runtime instances for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, enabling AI agents to run on custom EC2 instances with managed infrastructure, supporting sessions up to 14 days.
Amazon ElastiCache now supports Graviton4-based M8g, R8g, and C8gn nodes
Amazon ElastiCache now offers Graviton4-based M8g, R8g, and C8gn nodes for Valkey and Memcached, delivering up to 47% higher throughput and 43% lower latency compared to Graviton3-based nodes.
AWS Transform for migrations automates post-launch actions
AWS Transform now automates post-launch actions in migration workflows, reducing manual configuration errors and accelerating multi-account server migrations through predefined or custom SSM documents.
AWS Security Agent now supports email-based MFA for penetration testing
AWS Security Agent now supports penetration testing for applications using email-based MFA, expanding automated testing coverage beyond TOTP methods.
Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now publishes enhanced observability metrics
Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now provides enhanced observability metrics in CloudWatch at no extra cost, improving IT teams' ability to monitor and troubleshoot application streaming workloads.
Amazon WorkSpaces now publishes enhanced observability metrics
Amazon WorkSpaces now provides enhanced observability metrics in CloudWatch at no extra cost, offering deeper visibility into virtual desktop performance and session health across all supported AWS Regions.
Amazon Quick supports multi-dataset analytical capabiity
Amazon QuickSight introduces multi-dataset topics, allowing users to model relationships across multiple datasets without pre-joining data, simplifying dashboard creation and natural-language queries.
Announcing temporal policies and rate limiting in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
AWS introduces temporal policies and rate limiting in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to enhance control over AI agent workflows and traffic management.
AWS Lambda announces scalable network bandwidth up to 3,000 Mbps for functions outside a VPC
AWS Lambda introduces scalable network bandwidth for functions outside a VPC, increasing throughput from 625 Mbps to 3,000 Mbps based on memory configuration.
AWS Marketplace adds AI Insights so buyers can understand pricing before they buy
AWS Marketplace now offers AI Insights in the pricing section of product listings, explaining pricing structures in plain language to help buyers make informed decisions before purchasing.
Amazon DynamoDB now supports real-time vector search
AWS has launched general availability of vector search for Amazon DynamoDB, enabling real-time indexing and querying of vector embeddings at scale with single-digit millisecond latency.
AWS Security Hub Extended adds supply chain security as its 10th category
AWS Security Hub Extended now includes Supply Chain Security as its 10th category, adding Chainguard and Socket as curated partners to detect malicious open-source dependencies before deployment.
Amazon EC2 C8g instances now available in additional regions
AWS has expanded availability of Amazon EC2 C8g instances to four new regions, featuring AWS Graviton4 processors with up to 30% better performance than Graviton3-based instances.
Amazon S3 Vectors is now available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) Region
Amazon S3 Vectors is now accessible in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) Region, expanding vector storage capabilities for AI applications within the EU.
Amazon EC2 I8g instances now available in AWS Europe (Paris), Asia Pacific (Jakarta) regions
AWS has launched Amazon EC2 Storage Optimized I8g instances in Europe (Paris) and Asia Pacific (Jakarta) regions, featuring AWS Graviton4 processors and enhanced storage performance for I/O-intensive workloads.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Developer Edition in additional AWS regions
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now offers Developer Edition in 13 additional AWS regions, enabling free development and testing with full Enterprise Edition features.
AWS Transform continuous modernization is now generally available
AWS has made its Transform continuous modernization service generally available, enabling engineering teams to analyze and address technical debt across code repositories at scale.
AWS Lambda Provisioned Mode for Amazon SQS event source mappings now supports up to 10,000 event pollers
AWS Lambda has raised the maximum event pollers for Provisioned Mode in Amazon SQS event source mappings from 2,000 to 10,000, enabling up to 100,000 concurrent invocations per mapping.
Amazon SageMaker AI serverless model customization now supports full fine-tuning
AWS announced serverless full fine-tuning support in Amazon SageMaker for over 25 open-source models, enabling deeper customization beyond parameter-efficient methods.
Amazon ECR now supports image layers up to 200 GB
Amazon ECR now allows image layers up to 200 GB via Docker push, simplifying storage for large datasets and models, while SDK/CLI uploads remain capped at 50 GB.
AWS Transform for full-stack Windows modernization now supports offline schema transformation to Aurora PostgreSQL
AWS Transform now supports offline schema conversion for SQL Server to Aurora PostgreSQL, allowing enterprises to modernize legacy .NET applications without a live database connection.
Amazon RDS for Oracle now offers Reserved Instances for R8i and M8i instances
AWS now offers Reserved Instances for Amazon RDS for Oracle on R8i and M8i instances, delivering up to 53% cost savings compared to On-Demand pricing.
Amazon CloudWatch announces managed Prometheus collectors
Amazon CloudWatch now offers managed Prometheus collectors to gather metrics from AWS services like EKS, EC2, and ECS without self-managed agents, simplifying monitoring and reducing operational overhead.
AWS CodeDeploy now available in five additional AWS regions
AWS CodeDeploy expands to five new regions, including Malaysia and Mexico, enabling faster, localized deployments for customers while supporting data residency needs.
Amazon EC2 C7i-flex instances now available in Europe (Milan) region
AWS has launched Amazon EC2 C7i-flex instances in Europe (Milan) region, featuring custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors with up to 15% better performance than comparable x86-based Intel processors in other clouds.
Amazon EC2 C7i instances now available in additional regions
AWS has expanded availability of EC2 C7i instances, powered by custom 4th Gen Intel Xeon processors, to Europe (Milan) and Canada West (Calgary) regions, offering up to 15% better price-performance for compute-intensive...
Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio brings richer Git version control to all project tools
AWS announced Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio now offers Git version control across Query Editor, Visual ETL, Workflows, and Notebooks, replacing prior automatic sync with file-level control.