☁️ AWS Daily Digest · July 06, 2026
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1. AWS Certificate Manager now supports the ACME protocol for public certificates
Security · AWS What's New
AWS Certificate Manager now supports the ACME protocol for public certificates, allowing for automated certificate issuance and renewal. This matters for PKI administrators and developers who need to manage public certificates, as it simplifies the process and reduces the risk of manual errors. A key caveat is that certificate validity periods are getting shorter, with a 47-day limit mandated by 2029.
2. Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions, including Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo). This benefits customers running memory-intensive workloads like SAP HANA, large databases, and data analytics, who can take advantage of the instances' high performance and fast memory bandwidth. The X8i instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors.
3. Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now available
Compute · AWS Blog
Amazon EC2 C9g and C9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now available, delivering higher performance and faster memory access for compute-intensive workloads. This benefits customers running real-time analytics, batch processing, and CPU-based machine learning inference, who can take advantage of the instances' higher throughput and lower costs. The C9g instances offer up to 25% higher performance per vCPU compared to previous-generation C8g instances.
4. AWS Secrets Manager adds managed external secrets support for Paddle and GitLab
Security · AWS What's New
AWS Secrets Manager now supports managed external secrets for Paddle and GitLab, enabling automated rotation of third-party credentials. This benefits customers who use these services and need to manage access tokens and API keys, as it simplifies the rotation process and reduces the risk of credential exposure. The service integrates with Paddle's native rotation API and GitLab's atomic rotation mechanism.
5. Automate public TLS certificate issuance with ACME support in AWS Certificate Manager
Security · AWS Blog
AWS Certificate Manager now supports ACME protocol for public TLS certificate issuance, allowing for automation of the certificate lifecycle. This matters for developers and administrators who manage TLS certificates, as it simplifies the process and reduces the risk of manual errors. The service supports a range of ACMEv2-compatible clients, including Certbot and acme.sh.
6. Building fault-tolerant multi-agent AI workflows with AWS Lambda durable functions
AI/ML · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Lambda durable functions now support building fault-tolerant multi-agent AI workflows, enabling the coordination of multiple agents across complex processes. This benefits customers who run agentic AI workloads, such as those in healthcare delivery, who can take advantage of the service's ability to handle transient failures and duplicate actions. The service provides a scalable and reliable way to manage complex workflows.
7. AWS CodePipeline now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region
Compute · AWS What's New
AWS CodePipeline is now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region, enabling customers to model, visualize, and automate their software release processes. This benefits customers in the region who need a continuous delivery service that integrates with their existing tools and workflows. The service provides a fully managed platform for building, testing, and deploying software applications.
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