AWS News Roundup: Amazon Bedrock API Key, EC2 C8gn Instances, Amazon Nova Virtual Fitting, and More.

Amazon has released new features and updates for its services, including the Amazon Bedrock API key, EC2 C8gn instances, and Amazon Nova virtual fitting. The EC2 C8gn instances provide up to 600Gbps of network bandwidth and are optimized for network-intensive workloads. Amazon DynamoDB now supports multi-region strong consistency for applications that require zero RPO. Amazon Nova Canvas has added virtual fitting and 8 new style options to enhance image generation for e-commerce and content creation. Amazon Q in Connect now supports 7 languages for pre-emptive recommendations. Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Aurora MySQL/RDS for MySQL have been integrated for almost real-time data availability for analytics. Amazon Aurora DSQL has been officially released in additional AWS regions, including Asia Pacific (Seoul).

Amazon has introduced a suite of new features and updates across its services, aimed at enhancing performance, scalability, and user experience. These updates include significant advancements in computing power, data management, and AI capabilities.

EC2 C8g Instances

Amazon has launched new EC2 C8g instances, optimized for memory-intensive workloads. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and offer up to 600Gbps of network bandwidth, making them ideal for network-intensive applications such as in-memory databases and real-time analytics [1].

Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Bedrock has seen the introduction of new models, including Llama 3.2 and Jamba 1.5 from AI21 Labs. Llama 3.2 features enhanced language model capabilities and multimodal image support, while Jamba 1.5 offers high-performance long-context language processing up to 256K tokens [1].

Amazon DynamoDB

Amazon DynamoDB now supports multi-region strong consistency, allowing applications to achieve zero Recovery Point Objective (RPO) by replicating data across AWS Regions. This feature ensures high resilience and business continuity [2].

Amazon Nova Canvas

Amazon Nova Canvas has added virtual fitting capabilities and eight new style options, enhancing image generation for e-commerce and content creation. These updates aim to improve the efficiency of processes in the apparel industry and e-commerce services [3].

Amazon Q in Connect

Amazon Q in Connect now supports seven languages for pre-emptive recommendations, enhancing the user experience and accessibility of the service [1].

Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Aurora MySQL/RDS for MySQL

Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Aurora MySQL/RDS for MySQL have been integrated for almost real-time data availability, enabling more efficient analytics and decision-making processes [1].

Amazon Aurora DSQL

Amazon Aurora DSQL has been officially released in additional AWS regions, including Asia Pacific (Seoul), expanding its availability and supporting more global applications [1].

These updates reflect Amazon's commitment to innovation and continuous improvement, positioning the company as a leader in cloud computing and AI services.

References:

[1] Veliswa Boya, "Run your compute-intensive and general purpose workloads sustainably with the new Amazon EC2 C8g, M8g instances," AWS Blog, September 25, 2024, https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/category/news/launch/.
[2] Amazon DynamoDB, "Global Tables," Amazon Web Services, accessed July 02, 2025, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/GlobalTables.html.
[3] AWS Samples, "GenAI Design Studio," GitHub, accessed July 02, 2025, https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-genai-design-studio.