Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been busy this October, rolling out exciting new features, tackling a major service outage, and advancing its AI infrastructure to better serve developers and enterprises alike. Here’s a brief rundown of the key AWS news you need to know.
Instant EBS Volume Clones & Enhanced IAM Security (September 29, 2025)
AWS introduced Amazon EBS Volume Clones, enabling instant point-in-time copies of EBS volumes within the same Availability Zone through a simplified API call. This dramatically speeds up workflows requiring backups and volume replication.
Additionally, AWS IAM Identity Center now supports customer-managed KMS keys for encryption at rest, giving teams more control over security and compliance.
Amazon Quick Suite & EC2 Capacity Manager Launch (October 13, 2025)
AWS launched Amazon Quick Suite, an AI-powered workspace that integrates research, business intelligence, and automation tools — perfect for developers and analysts needing to streamline data workflows.
Alongside this, the Amazon EC2 Capacity Manager debuted, offering centralized capacity monitoring and management across all AWS accounts and regions to help optimize infrastructure usage at scale.
Major AWS Outage Impacts Global Services (October 20, 2025)
On October 20, AWS faced a significant outage at its US East (North Virginia) data center, disrupting a wide array of popular services and websites including Fortnite, Snapchat, Coinbase, and Robinhood. The event highlighted the risks of heavy cloud dependence and reinforced the need for robust multi-region disaster recovery strategies.
AI Infrastructure Power-Up & Strategic Partnerships (Mid to late October 2025)
AWS continues to enhance its AI capabilities with massive deliveries of Trainium2 chips to AI clients like Anthropic, significantly boosting AI model training performance.
Further expanding its ecosystem, AWS introduced Wickr, a secure communications platform tailored for nonprofits and military use, and announced a partnership with the NBA to bring live enhanced statistics directly to fans during broadcasts.
These developments underscore AWS's commitment to innovation, security, and reliability even amid operational challenges. For developers and IT professionals, staying updated on these advancements is crucial to leverage AWS's full potential in your projects.
Stay tuned for more updates as AWS continues to evolve in 2025!
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