AWS News Jan 12 - Jan 18

This week: EC2 X8i instances deliver 43% higher performance with up to 6TB memory for demanding workloads, Lambda functions can now trigger from DynamoDB Streams across accounts, and EBS volumes support four modifications per day. Plus Inspector expands vulnerability scanning, Bedrock adds API keys in GovCloud, and second-gen Outposts racks gain new capabilities. Compute EC2 X8i: 43% faster, 1.5x memory (6TB max), custom Intel Xeon 6, SAP-certified Database RDS PostgreSQL: Extended Support versions for PG 11/12 with security fixes RDS SQL Server: Latest Microsoft security patches (2016-2022) RDS Custom SQL Server: GDR updates for CVE-2025-59499 Neptune: R7g/R8g Graviton instances expand regions, 16% cheaper than R6g, R8g 40% faster Serverless Lambda: Cross-account DynamoDB Streams triggers via resource policies Storage EBS: 4 modifications per 24hrs (up from 1), no detach needed S3 on Outposts: Now on 2nd-gen racks, 196TB-786TB tiers AI/ML Bedrock: API keys in GovCloud, 12hr short-term or flexible long-term Bedrock Data Exports: Granular operation types in cost reports SageMaker HyperPod: Pre-creation quota validation with fix links Lex: Neural speech model for English, 3 voice detection sensitivity levels Security Inspector: Gradle deps in Lambda/ECR, plus MySQL/MariaDB/PHP/Jenkins/Curl IPAM: Enforced IP policies for RDS and ALB allocations Analytics Redshift Serverless: Dedicated query queues with per-queue monitoring rules Clean Rooms: Parameters in PySpark templates Contact Center Connect: Screen recording status via EventBridge, visual calendar for hours overrides, scheduling metrics to data lake Connect Cases: CloudFormation support Networking Outposts: 2nd-gen racks, 10 isolated local gateway routing domains, more region connections Q Transform: PrivateLink support Developer Vercel v0: Aurora PostgreSQL/DSQL/DynamoDB integration, $100 credits IoT IoT Device Management: Wi-Fi Simple Setup with QR codes AWS News Feed: Whats new at AWS For help with your AWS Infrastructure check out flomotlik.me or email [email protected] For detailed show notes check out awsnewsweekly.com