☁️ AWS Daily Digest · June 30, 2026
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1. 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 up to 25% higher performance per vCPU. This matters for customers running compute-intensive workloads like real-time analytics and machine learning inference. The faster memory and higher network bandwidth of these instances also help keep costs in check.
2. Amazon RDS Enhances IAM Database Authentication with Connection Rate Scaling
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon RDS now offers dynamic connection scaling for IAM database authentication, allowing connection rates to scale with instance resources. This benefits enterprise workloads that require high-volume connection patterns and want to leverage IAM authentication.
3. Amazon ElastiCache T4g nodes now available in additional AWS Regions
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon ElastiCache T4g nodes are now available in additional AWS Regions, including Africa, Asia Pacific, and AWS GovCloud. This expansion benefits customers with applications that experience temporary spikes in usage, as T4g nodes provide a baseline level of CPU performance with burstable capability.
4. Amazon Neptune announces dual stack support with IPv6
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon Neptune now supports dual-stack mode with IPv6, enabling database clusters to accept connections over IPv4, IPv6, or both protocols simultaneously. This benefits organizations adopting IPv6 while maintaining backward compatibility with existing IPv4 deployments. Dual-stack mode is available in all AWS Regions.
5. Run isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control: AWS Lambda introduces MicroVMs
Compute · AWS Blog
AWS Lambda introduces MicroVMs, a new serverless compute primitive that lets you run code in isolated, stateful execution environments with virtual machine-level isolation. This benefits customers running multi-tenant applications that require isolated sandboxes with full lifecycle control.
6. Automate public TLS certificate issuance with ACME support in AWS Certificate Manager
Security · AWS Blog
AWS Certificate Manager now supports ACME for automating public TLS certificate issuance, reducing the risk of certificate expiration and associated errors. This benefits customers managing TLS certificates for their applications, especially with shorter certificate validity periods.
7. AWS Parallel Computing Service supports in-place Slurm major version upgrades
Compute · AWS What's New
AWS Parallel Computing Service now supports in-place Slurm major version upgrades for existing clusters, allowing customers to upgrade with no disruption to running jobs. This benefits customers who need to stay up-to-date with the latest Slurm versions while minimizing downtime.
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