☁️ AWS Daily Digest · July 29, 2026
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1. Amazon EKS Provisioned Control Plane now delivers faster pod autoscaling
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon EKS Provisioned Control Plane now delivers faster pod autoscaling by increasing Horizontal Pod Autoscaler sync concurrency. This benefits customers with large-scale workloads that require rapid scaling in response to changing demand. The update reduces the time it takes for workloads to scale, enabling faster responsiveness.
2. AWS Console Home now supports the Cost and Usage widget in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) Region
FinOps · AWS What's New
AWS Console Home now supports the Cost and Usage widget in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) Region, allowing customers to track costs and identify savings opportunities. This benefits customers in the region who want to optimize their spend and improve financial management.
3. AWS DataSync Enhanced mode now supports Amazon EFS and Amazon FSx for Lustre
Storage · AWS What's New
AWS DataSync Enhanced mode now supports Amazon EFS and Amazon FSx for Lustre as source or destination locations, simplifying large-scale migrations and high-performance computing workflows. This benefits customers who need to transfer large amounts of data to or from these locations. The capability is available in all AWS Regions where AWS DataSync is supported.
4. AWS DataSync Enhanced mode adds HDFS, Azure Blob, and object storage locations with Hyper-V agent support
Storage · AWS What's New
AWS DataSync Enhanced mode adds support for HDFS, Azure Blob, and object storage locations with Hyper-V agent support, enabling secure and high-speed data transfers. This benefits customers who need to migrate data from these locations to AWS. Enhanced mode provides parallelism, unlimited file counts, and detailed metrics for these transfers.
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, eliminating the 75 GB code storage limit and giving customers full security control. This benefits customers who manage large-scale Lambda functions and need more storage and security flexibility.
6. Introducing modularized kernel cryptography in Amazon Linux
Security · AWS Compute Blog
Amazon Linux introduces modularized kernel cryptography, separating FIPS 140-3 cryptographic components into an independent kernel module for easier certification and reuse. This benefits customers who require FIPS compliance and need to simplify their compliance workflows. The modular approach reduces the need for repeated kernel re-certification.
7. Eliminating Java cold starts with AWS Lambda Managed Instances
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Lambda Managed Instances eliminate Java cold starts, providing consistent and predictable performance for latency-sensitive applications. This benefits customers with production services that have strict p99 SLA requirements and cannot tolerate cold start penalties.
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