☁️ AWS Daily Digest · August 01, 2026
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1. AWS Lambda now supports Java 8, 11, and 17 on Amazon Linux 2023
Compute · AWS What's New
AWS Lambda now supports Java 8, 11, and 17 on Amazon Linux 2023, allowing customers to migrate from Amazon Linux 2 without requiring a simultaneous Java version upgrade. This benefits customers running Lambda functions on these Java versions, enabling them to maintain support coverage and SLA eligibility. The existing Lambda runtimes for Java 8, 11, and 17 on AL2 have reached end of life, making this update essential.
2. Amazon RDS for Oracle now offers Reserved Instances for R8i and M8i instances
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon RDS for Oracle now offers Reserved Instances for R8i and M8i instances, providing up to 53% cost savings compared to On-Demand prices. This benefits customers using these instance types, delivering high performance and fast memory bandwidth. Reserved Instance benefits apply to both Multi-AZ and Single-AZ configurations.
3. Amazon Aurora DSQL adds multi-Region cluster support in four more Regions
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon Aurora DSQL has added multi-Region cluster support in four more Regions, including Europe, Asia Pacific, and others. This benefits customers requiring high availability and strong consistency across multiple Regions, providing a single logical database that remains available even if one Region becomes unavailable. Aurora DSQL multi-Region clusters are now available in several AWS Regions.
4. Amazon CloudWatch announces managed Prometheus collectors
Networking · AWS What's New
Amazon CloudWatch now supports managed Prometheus collectors, enabling customers to monitor AWS infrastructure without deploying or managing agents. This benefits customers using Prometheus metrics, eliminating the overhead of self-managed OpenTelemetry Collectors and providing automatic provisioning and scaling. Metrics are delivered in OpenTelemetry format and can be queried alongside AWS vended metrics.
5. Introducing self-managed Amazon S3 buckets for AWS Lambda function code
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Lambda now supports self-managed Amazon S3 buckets for function code, allowing customers to manage deployment packages at scale. This benefits customers who have hit the 75 GB code storage limit or require full security control over their deployment artifacts. Self-managed S3 buckets eliminate quota pressure and provide customers with control over encryption, access controls, and compliance tags.
6. AWS CodeDeploy now available in five additional AWS regions
Compute · AWS What's New
AWS CodeDeploy is now available in five additional AWS Regions, including Asia Pacific and Mexico. This benefits customers in these regions, enabling lower latency and supporting data residency requirements. With AWS CodeDeploy, developers and DevOps engineers can rapidly release new features while avoiding downtime during application deployments.
7. Introducing modularized kernel cryptography in Amazon Linux
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
Amazon Linux 2023 has introduced modularized kernel cryptography, separating FIPS 140-3 cryptographic components into an independent kernel module. This benefits customers requiring FIPS compliance, allowing for more efficient certification workflows and reducing the impact of kernel changes on cryptographic validation. The modular approach enables reusable certification across subsequent kernel versions.
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