☁️ AWS Daily Digest · June 15, 2026
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1. Now available: Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances powered by new AWS Graviton5 processors
Compute · AWS Blog
Amazon EC2 now offers M9g and M9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors, delivering improved compute performance and energy efficiency. This benefits customers running a wide range of workloads, with examples including ClickHouse and Honeycomb seeing significant performance boosts. The M9g instances are generally available in multiple regions.
2. Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall now supports Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security (Preview)
Security · AWS What's New
Amazon Route 53 Resolver DNS Firewall now supports Palo Alto Networks Advanced DNS Security in preview, allowing security administrators to enforce DNS threat protections directly on Route 53 DNS Firewall rules. This benefits security teams by simplifying the deployment of DNS threat protections without requiring separate firewalls or VPC configuration changes.
3. Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now supports on-demand data replication across AWS opt-in Regions
Storage · AWS What's New
Amazon FSx for OpenZFS now supports on-demand data replication across AWS opt-in Regions, enabling easy transfer of incremental point-in-time snapshots of volumes. This benefits customers by providing a simple and resilient way to implement disaster recovery and replicate production data to different regions or accounts.
4. Amazon ECS Express Mode is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon ECS Express Mode is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, empowering developers to rapidly launch containerized applications. This benefits developers by making it easy to orchestrate and manage cloud architecture while maintaining full control over infrastructure resources.
5. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory now supports strictly consistent metadata for long-term memory
AI/ML · AWS What's New
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory now supports strictly consistent metadata for long-term memory, allowing metadata values to be attached directly from applications. This benefits customers by ensuring metadata values pass through extraction and consolidation unchanged, providing more accurate and reliable information.
6. Amazon CloudWatch introduces Log Analytics for unified log analysis
Networking · AWS What's New
Amazon CloudWatch introduces Log Analytics for unified log analysis, bringing together CloudWatch Logs Insights, Live Tail, and Contributor Insights in one console experience. This benefits customers by providing a single location for querying, analyzing, and streaming log data, making it easier to identify and troubleshoot issues.
7. Optimize EC2 costs with AWS Compute Optimizer right sizing
FinOps · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Compute Optimizer now offers right sizing recommendations for EC2 instances, analyzing resource configuration and utilization metrics to identify cost-saving opportunities. This benefits customers by helping them match instance types and sizes to actual workload demands, reducing costs while maintaining performance and capacity requirements.
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