Issue #217 | 2 March 2026

▪️ AppConfig integrates with New Relic for automated rollbacks
▪️ Aurora DSQL Playground for interactive database exploration
▪️ Automated Reasoning policies now include references to the source document
▪️ AWS Deadline Cloud running tasks together in chunks
▪️ AWS Elemental Inference announcement
▪️ Backup Neptune to five additional AWS Regions
▪️ Bacs Direct Debit as a payment method for UK customers
▪️ Bedrock
    ▫️announces OpenAI-compatible Projects API
    ▫️batch inference now supports the Converse API format
    ▫️server-side tool execution with AgentCore Gateway
▪️ CloudWatch lock contention diagnostics for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL
▪️ CloudWatch logs centralization rules now support customizable destination log group structure
▪️ Cognito client secret management with secret rotation and custom secrets
▪️ Compute Optimizer AWS-generated tags to EBS snapshots
▪️ Connect dynamic dialing mode switching for outbound campaigns
▪️ DSQL
     ▫️new integrations for Visual Studio Code SQLTools and DBeaver
    ▫️new support for Tortoise, Flyway, and Prisma
▪️ EC2 Image Builder wildcard support and simplified IAM
▪️ ECS Managed Instances EC2 Capacity Reservations
▪️ EKS Node Monitoring Agent is now open source
▪️ EventBridge Scheduler adds resource count metrics for quota monitoring
▪️ IAM Policy Autopilot is now available as a Kiro Power
▪️ Lambda Durable Execution SDK for Java now available in Developer Preview
▪️ Lightsail expands blueprint selection with a new WordPress blueprint
▪️ Location Service LLM Context as a Kiro power and Claude Code plugin to improve AI performance
▪️ Marketplace multiple purchases of SaaS and Professional Services products
▪️ MediaConvert new video probe API and UI
▪️ Network Firewall firewall state change notifications through EventBridge
▪️ Observabilitynow available as a Kiro power
▪️ OpenSearch Service new insights for improved cluster stability
▪️ Q Developer generative AI-based artifacts
▪️ RDS Custom latest GDR updates for Microsoft SQL Server
▪️ Redshift Serverless introduces 3-year Serverless Reservations
▪️ Resource Access Manager maintaining shares when accounts change organizations
▪️ S3 AWS source region information in server access logs
▪️ Security Agent penetration tests on shared VPCs across AWS accounts
▪️ Security Hub Extended plan for pay-as-you-go partner solutions
▪️ Trusted Advisor unused NAT Gateway checks powered by AWS Compute Optimizer
▪️ VPC Encryption Controls announces pricing
▪️ WAF AI activity dashboard for visibility into AI bot and agent traffic
▪️ WorkSpaces Applications extends support for 4K resolution