by Buckets on March 11, 2026 at 4:52 pm

Hi, I’m Buckets. The official AWS Storage mascot, self-appointed guardian of all things durable, scalable, and correctly permissioned. I’ve attended every re:Invent since 2006, and I have never once missed a storage breakout session. Not even the one scheduled at 8am on a Friday. Some call it dedication. I call it having strong consistency. re:Invent

by Ken Zhang on March 11, 2026 at 4:51 pm

In this post, we demonstrate how to migrate from Cloud SQL for MySQL 8+ to Amazon RDS for MySQL 8+ or Amazon Aurora MySQL–Compatible using AWS DMS over an AWS Site-to-Site VPN. We cover preparing the source and target environments, exemplifying cross-cloud connectivity, and setting up DMS tasks.

by Cheng Wang on March 11, 2026 at 2:02 pm

In today’s cloud-first environment, protecting file storage systems against malware threats is a critical component of any robust security strategy. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server (FSx for Windows) delivers enterprise-grade Windows file storage in AWS, combining the reliability of fully managed services with native Windows file sharing capabilities. Built on Microsoft Windows file system

by Julian Herlinghaus on March 10, 2026 at 8:06 pm

In January 2026, we announced the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new, independent cloud for Europe entirely located within the European Union (EU), and physically and logically separate from all other AWS Regions. The unique approach of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud provides the only fully featured, independently operated sovereign cloud

by Idaliz Seymour on March 10, 2026 at 6:31 pm

The RSAC 2026 Conference brings together thousands of professionals, practitioners, vendors, and associations to discuss issues covering the entire spectrum of cybersecurity—a place where innovation meets collaboration and the industry’s brightest minds converge to shape its future. This March, Amazon Web Services (AWS) returns to the annual RSAC Conference in San Francisco to share how

by Olawale Olaleye on March 10, 2026 at 4:32 pm

In this post, we will walk you through building an automated deployment pipeline using GitHub Actions. You will create a workflow that triggers on code changes, builds Docker images, pushes them to Amazon ECR, and deploys to Amazon ECS Express Mode using IAM roles for secure authentication. By the end, you will have a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflow that automatically deploys your application when you push code.

by Gee Rittenhouse on March 10, 2026 at 2:51 pm

After talking with many customers, one thing is clear: the security challenge has not gotten easier. Enterprises today operate across a complex mix of environments, including on-premises infrastructure, private data centers, and multiple clouds, often with tools that were never designed to work together. The result is enterprise security teams spend more time managing tools

by Kendra Little on March 9, 2026 at 4:21 pm

Dutchie, a leading technology platform serving the cannabis industry, manages critical operations for thousands of dispensaries across multiple states, processing millions of transactions annually. In this post, we explore how Dutchie successfully navigated the challenges of migrating mission-critical workloads to Amazon RDS for SQL Server in preparation for 4/20 week in 2025.

by Sébastien Stormacq on March 9, 2026 at 4:15 pm

Fiti AWS Student Community Kenya! Last week was an incredible whirlwind: a round of meetups, hands-on workshops, and career discussions across Kenya that culminated with the AWS Student Community Day at Meru University of Science and Technology, with keynotes from my colleagues Veliswa and Tiffany, and sessions on everything from GitOps to cloud-native engineering, and

by Naseer Sayyad on March 6, 2026 at 7:49 pm

In this post, you’ll learn how to deploy a serverless solution using AWS CloudFormation that automatically adjusts RDS maintenance and backup windows for DST transitions.

by Alexandra Huides on March 6, 2026 at 5:42 pm

AWS recently announced the general availability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Load Balancer Controller support for Kubernetes Gateway API. Previously, AWS Load Balancer Controller satisfied Kubernetes Ingress and Service resource requirements by provisioning Application Load Balancer (ALB) and Network Load Balancer (NLB) respectively. With this new capability, you can now define your AWS load balancing

by Sushanth Mangalore on March 6, 2026 at 5:01 pm

We are announcing that AWS Copilot CLI will reach end of support on June 12, 2026. Copilot simplified building, releasing, and operating production-ready containerized applications on Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) or AWS App Runner by providing a command-line interface (CLI) tool. While AWS Copilot CLI will continue to be available as an open-source project on GitHub, it will no longer receive new features or security updates from AWS.

by Tariro Dongo on March 5, 2026 at 5:46 pm

We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed the annual Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) certification audit to operate as a Tier 1 Cloud Service Provider (CSP) for the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region. This alignment with DESC requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for CSPs. Government

by Marco Frattallone on March 5, 2026 at 5:39 pm

Standardizing CDK construct properties across a large organization requires repetitive manual effort that scales poorly as teams and repositories grow. Development teams working with AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) must apply the same configuration properties across similar resources to meet security, compliance, and operational standards but manual configuration leads to drift, maintenance burden, and

by Aaron Dailey on March 5, 2026 at 3:24 pm

Organizations rely on file storage accessed from traditional, file-based, applications while simultaneously wanting to build modern, cloud-native applications and services that access the same underlying data. Consequently, many cloud-native apps are built to work with Amazon S3. Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently introduced a new capability, S3 Access Points for Amazon FSx which solves challenges

by Chinmaee Parulekar on March 5, 2026 at 12:18 am

Amazon Web Services (AWS) successfully completed the annual recertification audit with no findings for ISO 9001:2015, 27001:2022, 27017:2015, 27018:2019, 27701:2019, 20000-1:2018, 22301:2019, and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0. The objective of the audit was to enable AWS to expand their ISO and CSA STAR certifications to include one new AWS

by Channy Yun (윤석찬) on March 4, 2026 at 8:04 pm

AWS launches OpenClaw on Amazon Lightsail to run OpenClaw instance, pairing your browser, enabling AI capabilities, and optionally connecting messaging channels. Your Lightsail OpenClaw instance is pre-configured with Amazon Bedrock for starting with your AI assistant immediately — no additional configuration required.

by Stella Hie on March 4, 2026 at 5:19 pm

To help you troubleshoot access denied errors, we recently added the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the denying policy to access denied error messages. This builds on our 2021 enhancement that added the type of the policy denying the access to access denied error messages. The ARN of the denying policy is only provided in

by Tariro Dongo on March 3, 2026 at 7:30 pm

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the issuance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Type II attestation report with 183 services in scope. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published several requirements and guidelines about engaging with outsourced services for the regulated financial services customers in Switzerland. An independent

by Tariro Dongo on March 3, 2026 at 5:17 pm

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce the issuance of the Criteria to Assess the Information Security of Cloud Services (PiTuKri) Type II attestation report with 183 services in scope. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) Cyber Security Centre published PiTuKri, which consists of 52 criteria that provide guidance across 11 domains for