☁️ AWS Daily Digest · June 24, 2026
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1. 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 environments. This matters for customers who need to run user-generated or AI-generated code in a secure and controlled manner. MicroVMs are powered by Firecracker, providing virtual machine-level isolation and near-instant launch and resume.
2. Announcing Amazon EC2 G7 instances accelerated by NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs
Compute · AWS Blog
Amazon EC2 announces G7 instances accelerated by NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, delivering high-performance GPU acceleration for AI inference, graphics, and data analytics workloads. This benefits customers who require high-performance computing for applications such as AI and graphics rendering. G7 instances are available with custom sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
3. Amazon ECS introduces new high-resolution metrics for faster service auto scaling
Compute · AWS Blog
Amazon ECS introduces new high-resolution metrics for faster service auto-scaling, allowing for more precise and responsive scaling of containerized applications. This matters for customers who need to optimize the performance and cost of their containerized workloads. The new metrics enable proactive scaling using predictive scaling and scheduled scaling.
4. Amazon EC2 announces AMI Watermarks for improved AMI governance
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon EC2 announces AMI Watermarks for improved AMI governance, letting customers embed custom identifiers in their private AMIs. This benefits customers who need to track and manage their AMIs across their organization, ensuring trusted and compliant images. Watermarks remain visible when sharing AMIs with other accounts.
5. Amazon Neptune now supports AWS CloudFormation for global databases
Database · AWS What's New
Amazon Neptune now supports AWS CloudFormation for global databases, enabling customers to define and manage their multi-region graph database topology as code. This matters for customers who need to automate deployment and integrate with CI/CD pipelines for their graph databases. Neptune global databases provide low-latency read access and disaster recovery.
6. Amazon CloudWatch now supports tags on dashboards
Observability · AWS What's New
Amazon CloudWatch now supports tags on dashboards, enabling customers to organize and control access to their dashboards using tags. This benefits customers who need to manage and secure their CloudWatch resources, grouping dashboards by team, project, or environment. Tags can be added, removed, and listed using the CloudWatch API or AWS CloudFormation.
7. Amazon EMR Serverless now supports live configuration updates without application restarts
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon EMR Serverless now supports live configuration updates without application restarts, allowing customers to update key application configurations such as maximum capacity and custom image settings. This matters for customers who need to adjust their EMR Serverless applications without disrupting running jobs. New workloads submitted after the update automatically use the new settings.
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