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AWS updated its IoT Device Management connectivity API to provide comprehensive MQTT session and socket information for improved device troubleshooting.
SageMaker Data Agent introduced a feature storing past interactions to help users maintain context and streamline multi-step data analyses.
SageMaker Unified Studio introduced integrated scheduling and parameterization of notebooks, facilitating automation from experimentation to production.
AWS Step Functions now supports embedding AI agent reasoning steps using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore for enhanced workflow automation.
Amazon Bedrock enabled support for OpenAI's GPT-5.4 in the AWS GovCloud region, enhancing secure, compliant AI capabilities for regulated industries.
Compute Optimizer increased data analysis window to 32 days for more accurate Amazon EBS volume and ECS service optimization recommendations.
Amazon Application Recovery Controller introduced execution blocks automating scaling of Aurora clusters and failover of Neptune global databases during regional recovery.
Amazon Keyspaces improved change data capture streams by indicating consumer position in CDC streams to optimize polling and resource usage.
SageMaker Unified Studio added multi-language support to cater to global data teams, enhancing usability and collaboration.
ECS Managed Instances now support deploying workloads on AWS’s AI-optimized Trainium and Inferentia chips for improved training and inference.
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