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AWS expanded its compute-optimized instance offerings in Singapore with the launch of C7a, delivering significant performance and memory bandwidth gains.
AWS released M8a instances in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region, offering improved CPU frequency, memory bandwidth, and benchmark performance.
Amazon Bedrock’s inclusion of OpenAI GPT, OpenAI GPT OSS, and NVIDIA Nemotron models gained key US government security accreditations enabling compliant generative AI use.
New managed rule groups from VisionHeight expand AWS Network Firewall's capabilities to preempt emerging cyber threats and reduce alert noise.
AWS broadened availability of C8in compute instances powered by custom Intel Xeon CPUs featuring high vCPU counts and network throughput.
Kiro secured key US government compliance certifications to facilitate secure AI-assisted development workflows in regulated cloud environments.
Amazon Redshift enhanced customer cost management with All Upfront and Partial Upfront payment plans for reserved instances.
AWS updated GovCloud support to route all cases to US-citizen engineers operating within the United States for compliance and responsiveness.
AWS improved S3 backup replication efficiency by enhancing change tracking to speed cross-account and cross-region copy operations.
Amazon RDS Custom added support for recent cumulative and general distribution updates for SQL Server 2019 and 2022, addressing known vulnerabilities.
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