☁️ AWS Daily Digest · June 02, 2026
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1. Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports durability
Storage · AWS What's New
Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey now supports durability, enabling microsecond read latency without data loss. This matters for applications requiring high performance and reliability, such as real-time analytics and gaming. Durability options include synchronous and asynchronous writes, with synchronous writes providing zero data loss at single-digit millisecond write latency.
2. AWS Cost and Usage Report 2.0 now supports Athena and Redshift integration
FinOps · AWS What's New
AWS Cost and Usage Report 2.0 now supports integration with Athena and Redshift, allowing customers to analyze cost and usage data using standard SQL. This benefits customers who want to gain insights into their AWS spending without building custom data warehouse solutions. The integration automatically delivers exports in the optimal format for the chosen query engine.
3. Amazon RDS for SQL Server supports Bring Your Own Media
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports Bring Your Own Media, enabling customers to reuse their existing Microsoft SQL Server licenses on AWS. This benefits customers migrating from on-premises environments who want to adopt a managed database service while minimizing costs. The Bring Your Own Media feature is available through Microsoft's License Mobility program.
4. Get started with OpenAI GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 models, and Codex on Amazon Bedrock
AI/ML · AWS Blog
Amazon Bedrock now supports OpenAI GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 models, and Codex, providing access to frontier models and a coding agent for software development. This benefits developers who want to leverage AI-powered tools for coding, reasoning, and complex professional work. The models can be called through the Responses API on Amazon Bedrock's next-generation inference engine.
5. Migrating your Java applications to AWS Graviton using AWS Transform custom
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Transform custom now offers a Java x86 to Graviton Migration transformation, helping customers migrate their Java applications to AWS Graviton. This benefits customers who want to modernize their applications and take advantage of Graviton's performance and cost benefits. The transformation analyzes the codebase, creates a migration plan, and executes the transformation.
6. Streamline your infrastructure: Automating AMI creation with Kiro CLI and EC2 Image Builder
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
Kiro CLI and EC2 Image Builder can be used to automate AMI creation, streamlining infrastructure management and reducing manual effort. This benefits teams who want to maintain consistency and security across their environments. The combination of Kiro CLI and EC2 Image Builder offers a powerful solution for automating image creation, testing, and deployment.
7. Sharing Capacity Blocks for ML Across Your AWS Organization
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
AWS now allows sharing Capacity Blocks for ML across an organization, eliminating GPU waste and scheduling conflicts. This benefits data science and computer vision teams who want to optimize their infrastructure usage and reduce costs. The cross-account sharing feature enables teams to distribute reserved GPU capacity and improve their ability to deliver ML-powered features.
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