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We are excited to announce that Amazon EMR Managed Scaling is now available for EMR on EC2 customers in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia, New Zealand, Taipei, Thailand), Canada West (Calgary), Mexico (Central), and US Gameday Northeast (Illinois) AWS Regions. Amazon EMR Managed Scaling automatically resizes the EC2 instances in your EMR cluster for the best performance at the lowest possible cost. With Amazon EMR Managed Scaling, you simply specify the minimum and maximum compute limits for your clusters, and Amazon EMR on EC2 automatically resizes your cluster for optimal performance and resource utilization. Amazon EMR Managed Scaling constantly monitors key workload-related metrics and uses an algorithm that optimizes the cluster size for the best resource utilization. Using this algorithm, Amazon EMR can scale the EC2 cluster up during peaks and scale it down during i

Today, AWS Shield announces multi-account network security management and automated network analysis for network security director, which is currently in preview. AWS Shield network security director provides visibility into the AWS resources in your AWS organization, identifies missing or misconfigured network security services, and recommends remediation steps. With network security director, you can specify a delegated administrator account from which you can start continuous network analysis for multiple accounts or organizational units in your AWS Organization. You can then centrally view each account’s network topology, network security findings, and recommended remediations for missing or misconfigured network security services. You can also easily summarize and report on the network security misconfigurations identified by AWS Shield network security director from within Amazon Q Developer in the AWS Management Console and chat applications. AWS Shield ne

AWS DataSync Enhanced mode now supports data transfers between on-premises file servers and Amazon S3, enabling customers to transfer datasets that scale to virtually unlimited numbers of files at higher levels of performance than DataSync Basic mode. AWS DataSync is a secure, high-speed file transfer service that optimizes data movement over a network. Enhanced mode uses parallel processing to deliver higher performance and scalability for datasets of any size, while removing file count limitations and providing detailed transfer metrics for better monitoring and management. Previously, Enhanced mode was available for data transfers between Amazon S3 locations and for multicloud transfers. This launch extends the capabiliti

Starting today, memory-optimized Amazon Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X2iedn instances are available in AWS Europe (Zurich) region. These instances, powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors and built with AWS Nitro System, are designed for memory-intensive workloads. They deliver improvements in performance, price performance, and cost per GiB of memory compared to previous generation X1e instances. These instances are SAP-certified for running Business Suite on HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Data Mart Solutions on HANA, Business Warehouse on HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP NetWeaver workloads on any database. To learn more, visit the EC2 X2i Instances Page, or connect with your AWS Support contacts.

Starting today, memory-optimized Amazon Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X2iedn instances are available in AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) region. These instances, powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors and built with AWS Nitro System, are designed for memory-intensive workloads. They deliver improvements in performance, price performance, and cost per GiB of memory compared to previous generation X1e instances. These instances are SAP-certified for running Business Suite on HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Data Mart Solutions on HANA, Business Warehouse on HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP NetWeaver workloads on any database. To learn more, visit the EC2 X2i Instances Page, or connect with your AWS Support contacts.

We are excited to announce the general availability of AWS Elastic Beanstalk in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) (Melbourne), (Malaysia), (Hyderabad), Canada West (Calgary), and Europe (Zurich). AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a service that simplifies application deployment and management on AWS. The service automatically handles deployment, capacity provisioning, load balancing, auto-scaling, and application health monitoring, allowing developers to focus on writing code. For a complete list of regions and service offerings, see AWS Regions. To get started on AWS Elastic Beanstalk, see the AWS Elastic Beanstalk Developer Guide. To learn more about Elastic Beanstalk, visit the Elastic Beanstalk

The AWS DataSync Terraform module now supports Enhanced mode for transfers between S3 locations, making it easier for you to set up high-performance data transfers at scale. AWS DataSync is a secure, high-speed file transfer service that optimizes data movement over a network. Enhanced mode uses parallel processing to deliver higher performance and scalability for datasets of any size, while removing file count limitations and providing detailed transfer metrics for better monitoring and management. You can now use Terraform to automatically provision DataSync tasks configured for Enhanced mode. This eliminates manual configuration steps that can be time-consuming and error-prone, while giving you a consistent, repeatable, version-controlled deployment process that can scale across your organization. You can access the AWS DataSync Terraform

AWS Systems Manager (AWS SSM) Configuration Manager now allows you to automatically test SAP ABAP based applications on AWS against best practices defined in the AWS Well-Architected Framework SAP Lens. Keeping SAP applications optimally configured requires SAP administrators to stay current with best practices from multiple sources including AWS, SAP, and operating system vendors and manually check their configurations to validate adherence. AWS SSM Configuration Manager automatically assesses SAP applications running on AWS against these standards, proactively identifying misconfigurations and recommending specific remediation steps, allowing you to make the necessary changes before potential impacts to business operations. With this launch, configuration checks can be scheduled or run on-demand for SAP HANA and ABAP applications. SSM for SAP Configuration Manager is available in AWS Regions

Amazon Aurora DSQL now supports faster cluster creation, reducing setup time from minutes to seconds. With cluster creation now in seconds, developers can instantly provision Aurora DSQL databases to rapidly prototype new ideas. Developers can use the integrated query editor in the AWS console to immediately start building without needing to configure external clients or connect through the Aurora DSQL Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to enable AI-powered development tools. Whether prototyping or running production workloads, Aurora DSQL delivers virtually unlimited scalability, active-active high availability, zero infrastructure management, and pay-for-what-you-use pricing, ensuring your database effortlessly scales alongside your application needs. This enhancement is available in all Regions where Aurora DSQL is offered. Get started with Aurora DSQL for free with

Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser now includes Web Content Filtering, a comprehensive security and compliance feature that enables organizations to control and monitor web content access. This new capability allows administrators to define granular access policies, block specific URLs or entire domain categories using 25+ predefined categories, and seamlessly integrate with Session Logger for enhanced monitoring and compliance reporting. While existing Chrome policies for domain control remain supported, Web Content Filtering provides a more comprehensive way to control web access through category-based filtering and improved logging capabilities. Organizations can better manage their remote work security and compliance requirements through centralized policy management that scales across the enterprise. IT security teams can implement default-deny policies for high-security environments, while compliance officers benefit from detailed logging and monitoring capabilities. Th