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SageMaker Studio Adds Terraform Support for IaC
Provisioning SageMaker Unified Studio domains now integrates with Terraform, simplifying infrastructure-as-code workflows.
EC2 X8i Instances Expand to Asia Pacific Regions
AWS quietly expands X8i instances, offering significant memory bandwidth gains for memory-intensive workloads.
AWS Artifact Adds AI for Compliance Inquiries
AWS Artifact now uses AI to answer security and compliance questions, but don't expect magic.
ECS Service Connect adds Zone-Aware Routing
ECS Service Connect now routes traffic within the same AZ by default, cutting costs and latency. But what's the catch?
CloudWatch Alarms Now Directly Query Logs
CloudWatch alarms can now be configured directly from log queries, bypassing metric filters.
CloudFormation/CDK Express Mode accelerates deployments up to 4x
CloudFormation and CDK now offer an express deployment mode that bypasses resource stabilization checks for faster iteration.
CloudFormation/CDK Pre-Deployment Validation Now Automatic
CloudFormation and CDK now automatically validate stack operations before provisioning, catching errors earlier in the development cycle.
CloudWatch Logs enriches events with resource tags
CloudWatch Logs now ingests resource tags, enabling filtered analysis without code changes.
EC2 C8in Instances Expand to Ohio and Ireland Regions
Amazon EC2 C8in instances, featuring 6th-gen Intel Xeon processors and up to 600 Gbps network bandwidth, are now available in US East (Ohio) and Europe (Ireland).