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Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports automatic semantic enrichment for VPC domains

Amazon OpenSearch Service now extends automatic semantic enrichment to VPC-enabled domains, allowing customers with private network configurations to leverage AI-powered semantic search without exposing their domains to the public internet.
  Automatic semantic enrichment transforms traditional keyword-only search into context-aware retrieval by understanding the meaning behind queries. For example, a search for “lightweight laptop for travel” returns results about “ultrabooks” and “portable notebooks under 3 lbs” even when these exact terms aren’t in the query. The feature handles all semantic processing automatically, eliminating the need to self-manage machine learning models and integration overhead. Previously, automatic semantic enrichment was available only on domains that are not VPC-enabled. This capability is now supported within VPCs (Virtual Private Clouds), enabling customers with stricter network security requirements to improve search relevance while maintaining their existing security posture. No changes to existing VPC configurations are required. To learn more about automatic semantic enrichment, see our documentation.
  Automatic semantic enrichment for VPC domains is available across 11 Regions globally: US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo), and Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland, Spain, Stockholm). To get started, on your VPC-enabled OpenSearch Service domain running OpenSearch version 2.19 or later, create an index with automatic semantic enrichment fields configured. Note that you may need to update your domain to the latest service software version, see updating service software for more information. 
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Amazon Quick Microsoft 365 extensions are now generally available

Amazon Quick announces the general availability of Microsoft 365 extensions for Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. These extensions enable Quick to perform tasks directly within users’ M365 environments, using AI to handle complex local tasks such as redlining documents, building financial models, creating presentation-ready decks, and managing Outlook inboxes.
The Excel extension helps with complex spreadsheet analysis, creating pivot tables and charts, and importing and cleaning data. The PowerPoint extension helps you create and refine presentations from Quick data using organization-defined templates. The Word extension generates formatted documents with Word primitives, makes sweeping edits with track changes enabled, and participates as a reviewer in comments. The Outlook extension performs inbox and calendaring tasks such as prioritizing emails, organizing your inbox, scheduling meetings, and drafting replies using your Quick data and entire inbox context.
These extensions transform daily work across teams. Finance teams can build complex models by describing what they need. Sales teams can draft proposals that automatically pull from CRM data. Marketing teams can create branded presentations without manual formatting. Legal teams can streamline contract reviews. Operations teams can manage email workflows and schedule meetings intelligently, and IT teams can automate routine data analysis that previously required manual effort.
Amazon Quick Microsoft 365 extensions are available in US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Europe (Frankfurt). To learn more, see Amazon Quick for Microsoft 365: Agentic AI where you work, and download extensions on the Quick download page.
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Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region

Starting today, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) R8i and R8i-flex instances are available in the Canada West (Calgary) region. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The R8i and R8i-flex instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. They deliver 20% higher performance than R7i instances, with even higher gains for specific workloads. They are up to 30% faster for PostgreSQL databases, up to 60% faster for NGINX web applications, and up to 40% faster for AI deep learning recommendation models compared to R7i.
R8i-flex, our first memory-optimized Flex instances, are the easiest way to get price performance benefits for a majority of memory-intensive workloads. They offer the most common sizes, from large to 16xlarge, and are a great first choice for applications that don’t fully utilize all compute resources.
R8i instances are a great choice for all memory-intensive workloads, especially for workloads that need the largest instance sizes or continuous high CPU usage. R8i instances offer 13 sizes including 2 bare metal sizes and the new 96xlarge size for the largest applications. R8i instances are SAP-certified and deliver 142,100 aSAPS, the highest among all comparable machines in on-premises and cloud environments, delivering exceptional performance for mission-critical SAP workloads.
To get started, sign in to the AWS Management Console. Customers can purchase these instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, and Spot instances. For more information about the new R8i and R8i-flex instances visit the AWS News blog. 
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Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports batch instance termination

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now supports batch instance termination in a single API call. You can now pass up to 100 instance IDs to the TerminateInstanceInAutoScalingGroup API to terminate them as a batch, reducing the number of API calls needed to scale down your Auto Scaling groups.
Batch termination is designed for workloads that need to rapidly scale down, such as AI/ML training jobs, container orchestrators, or event-driven architectures that spin up large fleets temporarily. All instances in a batch are validated atomically before termination begins, and existing Auto Scaling behaviors such as lifecycle hooks and load balancer connection draining are preserved for each instance in the batch.
This feature is available in all AWS Regions at no additional cost.
To learn more, visit Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling API Reference Guide.
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Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 26.1

Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for Oracle now supports Oracle Application Express (APEX) version 26.1. Amazon RDS for Oracle is a managed database service that makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale Oracle Database deployments in the cloud. Oracle APEX is a low-code development platform that enables developers to build scalable, secure enterprise applications with modern user interfaces. To learn more about the latest features of Oracle APEX 26.1, see Oracle’s APEX Release 26.1 documentation.
For more details on supported Oracle APEX versions and how to add or modify Oracle APEX options for your RDS for Oracle database, visit the Amazon RDS for Oracle APEX Documentation.
Oracle APEX version 26.1 is available in all AWS regions where Amazon RDS for Oracle is available. See Amazon RDS for Oracle Pricing for regional availability.
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Amazon Redshift adds rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions

Amazon Redshift now offers rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes for RG instances in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) and AWS GovCloud (US-East) Regions. RG instances deliver better performance, running data warehouse and data lake workloads up to 2.4x as fast as previous generation RA3 instances, at 30% lower price per vCPU. RG instances include Redshift’s custom-built vectorized data lake query engine that processes Apache Iceberg and Parquet data on your cluster nodes, enabling you to run SQL analytics across your data warehouse and data lake using a single engine.
rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes are available on patch version P202 and later. Customers can resize existing RG or RA3 clusters to these new instance sizes using Elastic Resize or Classic Resize. Customers with existing RA3 clusters can also upgrade to RG using Snapshot & Restore.
RG instances are available in four instance sizes: rg.large, rg.xlarge, rg.4xlarge, and rg.12xlarge. RG instances are available with flexible pricing options, including On-Demand, and 1-year and 3-year Reserved Instances with All Upfront, Partial Upfront, and No Upfront payment options. For pricing details, visit the  Amazon Redshift pricing page .
 
To get started, refer to the following resources:

 Amazon Redshift RG Instance Documentation

 RA3 to RG Upgrade Guide

 Amazon Redshift Pricing

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Amazon SES click tracking now supports custom URL paths for mobile app deep linking

Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) now makes it easier to support mobile deep linking with the new ses:custom-path HTML attribute. When you add this attribute to an <a> tag, SES carries your path segment through to the tracking URL, so mobile operating systems can match it to your app’s Universal Links (iOS) or App Links (Android) configuration. This enables you to use mobile deep linking without disabling engagement tracking.
This feature is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon SES is available. To use this feature, you need a custom redirect domain for click tracking with an Apple App Site Association (AASA) or Digital Asset Links verification file hosted on that domain. Then, add the ses:custom-path attribute to links in your HTML emails.
To learn more, see Configuring custom domains to handle open and click tracking and the Amazon SES email sending metrics FAQs in the Amazon SES Developer Guide.
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Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US)

AWS GovCloud (US) now offers Claude Opus 5 — the most advanced Opus model yet, and compatible with zero data retention (ZDR) — bringing a step-change in coding, long-running agents, and complex professional work to teams building at the highest level. Claude Opus 5 is available via the bedrock-runtime endpoint in both AWS GovCloud (US) regions, and available via the bedrock-mantle endpoint in AWS GovCloud (US-West)
Claude Opus 5 delivers advances in coding, understanding and navigating codebases like an experienced engineer and writing production-quality code while adapting its strategy as it works. It powers dependable agents that run for hours and even overnight, finding paths around obstacles, recovering from errors, and reaching their objectives. And it brings deeper reasoning to long documents and higher accuracy to complex analysis, with the largest gains on document-heavy enterprise work. 
Amazon Bedrock offers Claude Opus 5 with zero data retention (ZDR) enabled by default, giving you Opus’ top-tier intelligence while meeting your data governance requirements. It keeps your data within AWS infrastructure with regional data residency and provides access through a unified service with AWS-managed features like Guardrails and Knowledge Bases. To learn more, see the Amazon Bedrock documentation and regional availability.
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AWS Client VPN now supports CLI, administration controls, and faster connections

AWS Client VPN introduces a rebuilt AWS VPN Client v6.0.x which offers new features like command-line interface (CLI) support, enterprise administrative controls, and faster connection establishment time, making it easier you to automate VPN connectivity and centralize device management across your organization. The AWS VPN Client CLI provides full feature parity with the GUI. You can now script VPN connections into your automation workflows and infrastructure-as-code deployments. Previously, integrating VPN connectivity into automated environments required third-party tooling or manual intervention. This feature eliminates that by supporting background CLI operations. Previously, you had to distribute VPN profiles among all users in your organization, which could be managed by any user without permissions. Now, with administration controls on AWS client, you can centralize VPN policy enforcement by scoping profiles to specific users, manage global profiles available to all users on a device, and enforce approved VPN configurations across your organization. The client is rebuilt with OpenVPN3, delivering faster connection establishment across all supported operating systems. You can use both the GUI and CLI together as both run concurrently and VPN connections persist independently of either interface. The rebuilt client v6.0 onwards maintains full backward compatibility with existing AWS Client VPN endpoints, so no endpoint changes are required. The updated AWS VPN Client is available today for Windows (x64/ARM), macOS (x64/ARM), and Linux (x64). There are no additional charges beyond standard pricing of AWS Client VPN. Download the latest client version 6.0.x for macOS, Windows and Linux to start using it.  To learn more about Client VPN, visit the AWS Client VPN product page or read the documentation.
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AWS Billing and Cost Management introduces Managed Dashboards

AWS Billing and Cost Management (BCM) Dashboards now include Managed Dashboards. These are a collection of preconfigured and read-only dashboards located in your dashboard list. They deliver actionable cost insights with your account data pre-populated without setup. 
There are five curated dashboards. Cost Overview & Trends tracks your spending patterns across services, accounts, and regions over 12 months with forward-looking forecasts. Compute and Database dashboards show your spend pattern within each service category, pairing cost breakdowns with relevant commitment coverage and utilization metrics in a single view. Reservations and Savings Plans dashboards show how well your purchased commitments are performing across all eligible services, quantifying gaps and underutilization in monetary terms. 
All managed dashboards are read-only and maintained by AWS. You can duplicate any dashboard to create a fully editable custom copy, add individual widgets to your existing dashboards, and export via PDF or CSV. Whether you are starting your FinOps journey or looking for a standardized baseline across accounts, Managed Dashboards give you cost visibility without setup so you can focus on analysis and action rather than configuration. 
AWS Managed Dashboards are available in all commercial AWS Regions at no additional cost. To get started, navigate to Dashboards in the AWS Billing and Cost Management console or view the user guide. 
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