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Amazon introduced M8i and M8i-flex EC2 instances in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region featuring custom Intel Xeon 6 processors for enhanced performance and memory bandwidth.
Amazon EC2's new M8azn instances offer the highest CPU frequency in the cloud, targeting compute and latency-sensitive applications in Europe (Ireland).
AWS updated Elastic Kubernetes Service and EKS Distro to support Kubernetes v1.36, introducing notable security and operational improvements.
AWS Config introduced internal service linked rules enabling AWS services to autonomously evaluate resource configurations using managed rules.
AWS Deadline Cloud now supports persistent EBS storage for Service-Managed Fleets, reducing setup time for compute-intensive workloads.
SageMaker Studio now sets up in under 20 seconds with automatic permissions for serverless model customization ready at launch.
ElastiCache now supports durable data storage across AZs with synchronous and asynchronous write modes for zero or minimal data loss.
New Routes API travel modes enable developers to plan journeys combining public transit with walking, driving, taxi, and rental segments.
CUR 2.0 now supports seamless exports to Athena and Redshift, enabling SQL queries on cost data without custom data warehousing.
New Bring Your Own Media feature enables reuse of existing Microsoft SQL Server licenses within Amazon RDS managed databases.
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