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AWS Weekly Roundup - September 8, 2025
Summer has drawn to a close here in Utrecht, where I live in the Netherlands. In two weeks, I’ll be attending AWS Community Day 2025, hosted at the Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht on September 24. This event will gather over 500 cloud practitioners from across the Netherlands, featuring 25 breakout sessions across five technical tracks. Virtual keynotes will begin at 9:00 AM, followed by parallel breakout sessions focused on practical implementations of serverless architectures and container optimization strategies.
Last Week’s Launches
AWS Transform Assessments Now Include Detached Storage Analysis
AWS Transform has expanded to analyze on-premises detached storage infrastructure, helping customers determine migration total cost of ownership (TCO). It now evaluates SAN, NAS, file servers, object storage, and virtual environments, providing migration recommendations to AWS services like Amazon S3, Amazon EBS, and Amazon FSx. Available in US East (N. Virginia) and Europe (Frankfurt) Regions.
Expert Insight: Choosing the right model is crucial, as highlighted by Emad Samy from Yes.inc, who notes that initial considerations often involve evaluating scalability and developer onboarding when deciding between relational and graph databases.
Amazon Bedrock Global Cross-Region Inference for Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 in Amazon Bedrock now supports Global cross-Region inference, optimizing resources by distributing traffic across multiple Regions. Previously tied to specific geographies, the new profile increases model throughput without requiring geography-specific processing.
Amazon Neptune Database Adds Public Endpoints Support
Amazon Neptune now supports Public Endpoints, enabling direct connections to databases from outside the VPC. This new feature allows developers to access graph databases securely without VPN connections, using IAM authentication and encryption in transit.
Expert Insight: Samy suggests experimenting in sandbox environments when adopting new capabilities, as it allows secure learning while maintaining production stability.
ECS Exec Now Available in AWS Management Console
Amazon ECS now supports ECS Exec directly in the AWS Management Console. This feature allows secure, interactive shell access to running containers without inbound ports or SSH key management, streamlining troubleshooting.
Organizational Notification Configurations for AWS User Notifications Now Generally Available
AWS User Notifications now supports Organizational Notification Configurations, helping users centrally configure and view notifications across their organization. It supports configuring notifications for any Amazon EventBridge event.
For implementation details and further guidance, users should refer to AWS documentation specific to each feature.
How Is AWS Enhancing Cloud Services for Developers?
AWS is continuously rolling out new features aimed at optimizing cloud service management. These enhancements include expanded storage analysis with AWS Transform, enhanced cross-region capabilities, and improved database connectivity. This demonstrates AWS's commitment to innovation.
Sponsor Note: Yes& is making strides in tech development by expanding its creative and strategic capabilities, highlighted by its acquisition of Hothouse and recognition as one of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas.
Check back next Monday for another Weekly Roundup!
