AWS News Blog
Introducing new compute-optimized Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances
AWS launched compute-optimized C8i and C8i-flex EC2 instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors available only on AWS to offer up to 15% better price performance, 20% higher performance, and 2.5 times more memory throughput compared to previous generations.
AWS IAM Identity Center now supports customer-managed KMS keys for encryption at rest
Gain control over encryption and comply with regulations using customer-managed keys for AWS IAM Identity Center’s user data and passwords.
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon Bedrock, AWS Outposts, Amazon ECS Managed Instances, AWS Builder ID, and more (October 6, 2025)
Last week, Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5—the world’s best coding model according to SWE-Bench – became available in Amazon Q command line interface (CLI) and Kiro. I’m excited about this for two reasons: First, a few weeks ago I spent 4 intensive days with a global customer delivering an AI-assisted development workshop, where I experienced firsthand […]
Announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances for containerized applications
Amazon ECS Managed Instances is a new compute option that eliminates infrastructure management overhead while giving you access to the broad suite of EC2 capabilities including the flexibility to select instance types, access reserved capacity, and advanced security and observability configurations.
Announcing AWS Outposts third-party storage integration with Dell and HPE
AWS Outposts is now integrated with Dell PowerStore and HPE Alletra MP B10000 systems, enabling customers to seamlessly use their on-premises external storage infrastructure with AWS services while maintaining data residency requirements.
Introducing Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock: Anthropic’s most intelligent model, best for coding and complex agents
Amazon Web Services announces Claude Sonnet 4.5 in Amazon Bedrock, featuring advanced capabilities in coding, tool handling, and long-horizon tasks, with improvements in memory management, context processing, and industry-specific applications across finance, research, and cybersecurity sectors.
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon S3, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, AWS X-Ray and more (September 29, 2025)
Wow, can you all believe it? We’re nearing the end of the year already. Next thing you know, AWS re:Invent will be here! This is our biggest event that takes place every year in Las Vegas from December 1st to December 5th where we reveal and release many of the things that we’ve been working […]
Accelerate AI agent development with the Nova Act IDE extension
The Nova Act extension is a new IDE-integrated tool that enables developers to create browser automation agents using natural language through the Nova Act model, offering features like Builder Mode, chat capabilities, and predefined templates while streamlining the development process without leaving their preferred development environment.