Amazon Redshift reduces manual snapshot cost for Serverless and RG instances

Amazon Redshift announces a new billing model for manual snapshots on Amazon Redshift Serverless and Amazon Redshift RG instances. With this enhancement, Amazon Redshift now meters manual snapshot storage based on the unique data blocks stored across your snapshots rather than the total size of each individual snapshot. This results in lower manual snapshot costs for customers who maintain multiple snapshots. Customers who maintain multiple manual snapshots for disaster recovery, testing, or long-term retention will see reduced storage costs. With this new billing model, you can take more frequent manual snapshots to achieve a better recovery point objective (RPO) without proportional cost increases, enabling more robust disaster recovery strategies. The new billing model automatically applies to both existing and new manual snapshots. The new manual snapshot billing model is available in all AWS commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon Redshift Serverless and Amazon Redshift RG instances are available. To learn more about Amazon Redshift snapshots, please visit our documentation or the blog.
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AWS Application Migration Service is now AWS Transform MGN

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) is now available as AWS Transform MGN. This name change reflects MGN’s role as the proven replication engine powering AWS Transform, the agentic migration service. You can choose between two rehosting experiences. Use the AWS Transform MGN console for direct control over replication and cutover. Or use the AWS Transform agentic workflow, where an agent handles discovery, wave planning, landing zone setup, network creation, and rehosting or containerization on your behalf, accelerating your path to AWS. AWS Transform MGN retains all of its existing compliance certifications, including FedRAMP High, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO, and SOC 1, 2, and 3, so you can migrate with confidence. It is available in all commercial regions and both GovCloud (US) Regions. Visit the AWS Transform MGN product page and AWS Transform MGN documentation for more information on how to rehost applications to AWS.
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Amazon Aurora DSQL now supports the JSONB data type with compression

Amazon Aurora DSQL introduces support for the PostgreSQL JSONB data type with optional compression. You can now use code and tools that depend on PostgreSQL’s JSONB type with Aurora DSQL, making it easier to store semi-structured data alongside relational data. You can use the JSONB data type when creating or modifying tables to store semi-structured data such as system configuration metadata, API parameters, and event logs. With PostgreSQL compression enabled by default, larger JSONB payloads are stored more efficiently, helping reduce storage costs. Get started with Aurora DSQL for free with the AWS Free Tier. For information about Regional availability, see the AWS Region table. You can learn more about Aurora DSQL data types, including JSONB, here.
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AWS Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer now supports target coverage analysis

Today, AWS announces target coverage analysis in Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer, a capability in AWS Billing and Cost Management that helps you plan your Savings Plans purchases based on your coverage target. Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer helps you evaluate different purchase scenarios by estimating the potential impact of Savings Plans purchases on cost, coverage, utilization, and savings. With target coverage analysis, you can set a specific percentage of On-Demand spend to be covered by Savings Plans. Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer uses your historical usage to recommend a new purchase amount to help you reach that target. You can further customize your analysis using parameters such as custom lookback period or excluding expiring Savings Plans, and compare cost, coverage, utilization, and savings across different coverage targets. You can view your recommendations through interactive charts or access your target coverage analysis via the Purchase Analyzer API. Target coverage analysis is available in all AWS Regions where Savings Plans Purchase Analyzer is available. To learn more, visit the AWS Savings Plans page and user guide.
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