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AWS enhanced CloudFront to deliver applications built with Lambda Web Functions, leveraging edge network benefits including security and caching.
AWS launched powerful G7 instances with NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 GPUs in European data centers, enhancing AI and graphics workloads.
AWS introduced automation in contact centers to reduce manual data entry by pre-populating guides from customer conversations.
AWS launched Lambda Web Functions, enabling event-driven code to directly process HTTP requests with familiar server frameworks.
AWS revised pricing for AgentCore’s short-term memory to a pay-per-use model based on data operations, replacing a flat rate.
AWS enabled custom port configuration and multiple communication modes to enhance SFTP server flexibility and compatibility.
AWS extended its low-latency, single-availability zone storage class to London, Jakarta, Hong Kong, and Cape Town regions.
AWS enhanced Secrets Manager to automate credential rotation for Databricks and Twilio without custom code.
AWS launched ElastiCache Insights, a CloudWatch dashboard consolidating cluster metrics via OpenTelemetry for Valkey clusters.
Amazon EMR launched built-in data validation capability within Spark workflows to intercept data quality issues early.
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