☁️ AWS Daily Digest · July 21, 2026
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1. Selectively log network activity events by identity in AWS CloudTrail
Security · AWS What's New
AWS CloudTrail now allows selective logging of network activity events by identity, enabling customers to control which events are logged based on the IAM user identity making the API call. This matters for customers building a data perimeter strategy, as it helps focus on high-risk scenarios while reducing logging costs and noise. The UserIdentity filtering feature can be configured to log only access denied events for unknown user identities.
2. Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions, including Europe (Stockholm, Zurich), offering up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth. This benefits customers running high-performance workloads, such as PostgreSQL databases and NGINX web applications, which can see significant performance gains. The R8i and R8i-flex instances are available at a similar price point to previous generation instances.
3. Amazon ECS now provides Action Logs for deployment and orchestration visibility
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon ECS now provides Action Logs, delivering detailed records of actions performed during service deployments and ECS Managed Daemon updates, giving customers visibility into previously invisible operations. This matters for customers who need to monitor and troubleshoot their workloads, as Action Logs provide a clear audit trail and help reduce the need for manual data correlation. Action Logs are available for all Amazon ECS deployments and updates.
4. AWS Data Exports now provides standardized Amazon Bedrock product metadata
AI/ML · AWS What's New
AWS Data Exports now provides standardized Amazon Bedrock product metadata, giving FinOps teams and cloud administrators consistent attributes to understand Bedrock costs. This benefits customers who need to attribute Bedrock spend to specific products or features, as the standardized metadata simplifies cost analysis and reporting. The metadata includes attributes such as model provider, model name, and pricing unit.
5. Amazon Connect delivers more natural agentic voice experiences with expanded language support and speech controls
AI/ML · AWS What's New
Amazon Connect now delivers more natural agentic voice experiences with expanded language support and speech controls, enabling customers to create more human-sounding AI interactions. This matters for customers who need to provide multilingual support, as Amazon Connect now supports over 50 languages and 100 new voice options. The expanded language support and speech controls enable more fluid and responsive conversations.
6. 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, eliminating the 75 GB code storage limit and giving customers full security control. This benefits customers who manage Lambda functions at scale, as self-managed buckets reduce quota pressure and enable custom encryption and access controls. Customers can now store their Lambda function code in their own S3 buckets.
7. Introducing modularized kernel cryptography in Amazon Linux
Security · AWS Compute Blog
Amazon Linux 2023 introduces modularized kernel cryptography, separating FIPS 140-3 cryptographic components into an independent kernel module that can be certified once and reused across kernel versions. This matters for customers who require FIPS compliance, as the modular approach simplifies certification workflows and reduces the need for repeated validation. The modularized kernel cryptography is available in Amazon Linux 2023.
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