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EC2 G7e Instances Expand to EU and Asia, Boosting AI Inference
NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000-powered EC2 G7e instances are now available in Frankfurt, Stockholm, and Mumbai, offering up to 2.3x inference performance.
Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ: Storage Now Configurable
Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ now allows independent configuration of EBS storage size, decoupling it from instance type.
CloudWatch Logs Intelligent Tiering: Cheaper Storage, Same Query
CloudWatch Logs now offers automatic storage tiering, potentially reducing costs for long-term log retention. But what's the real catch?
Lambda console simplifies coding agent setup for serverless
A new one-click prompt in the Lambda console configures coding agents with serverless best practices and skills.
Lambda Self-Managed Code Storage: More Than Just a Quota Bump
Lambda now lets you point to your own S3 buckets for deployment packages, sidestepping the 75GB limit and speeding up deployments.
Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus expands to Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
AMP now has a presence in APN. Evaluate if this region meets your latency or compliance needs.
SageMaker HyperPod simplifies Slurm provisioning with AMIs
SageMaker HyperPod's continuous provisioning now supports AMI-based node configuration, reducing setup complexity for Slurm clusters.
EMR on EKS gets AI troubleshooting; still requires EKS
Amazon EMR on EKS now integrates an AI-powered troubleshooting agent. Does it move the needle?
EC2 R8in/R8ib Instances Expand to Tokyo, Frankfurt, and Ireland
New Intel Xeon-powered EC2 instances bring higher network and EBS bandwidth to more regions. But check the instance sizes.