☁️ AWS Daily Digest · June 16, 2026
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1. AWS Sign-in now supports resource-based policies and resource control policies
Security · AWS What's New
AWS Sign-in now supports resource-based policies and resource control policies for the AWS Management Console. This matters for security teams and organizations looking to restrict console sign-in to expected networks. Resource-based policies and RCPs are available at no additional cost in all AWS commercial Regions.
2. Now available: Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances powered by new AWS Graviton5 processors
Compute · AWS Blog
Amazon EC2 M9g and M9gd instances powered by new AWS Graviton5 processors are now available. This benefits customers who need improved compute performance, price-performance, and energy efficiency, such as those running databases or observability workloads. M9g instances have shown significant performance boosts in testing, with some customers seeing up to 60% improvements.
3. Amazon Redshift RG instances powered by AWS Graviton now available in additional regions
Compute · AWS What's New
Amazon Redshift RG instances powered by AWS Graviton are now available in additional regions, including Africa, Asia Pacific, and Mexico. This expansion benefits customers in these regions who need high-performance data warehouse capabilities with better price-performance. RG instances deliver up to 4.2X better price-performance and cost 30% less per vCPU compared to other data warehouses.
4. Optimize EC2 costs with AWS Compute Optimizer right sizing
FinOps · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Compute Optimizer now offers right sizing recommendations for EC2 instances to help optimize costs. This matters for customers looking to reduce their EC2 spend without sacrificing performance, as rightsizing can be time-consuming and error-prone to do manually. Compute Optimizer analyzes resource configuration and utilization metrics to provide personalized recommendations.
5. Integrating Event Source Mappings with AWS Lambda tenant isolation mode
Compute · AWS Compute Blog
AWS Lambda now supports integrating Event Source Mappings with tenant isolation mode, enabling secure and isolated execution of multi-tenant SaaS applications. This benefits developers who need to prevent data leakage and maintain security boundaries between tenants without introducing operational overhead. The integration reduces the trade-offs between security, complexity, and cost efficiency.
6. AWS WAF adds AI traffic monetization capability to help content owners charge AI bots for content access
Networking · AWS Blog
AWS WAF has added an AI traffic monetization capability, allowing content owners to charge AI bots for access to protected web content. This matters for digital content owners and publishers who want to set per-request pricing for AI bot access without modifying their infrastructure. The capability helps content owners collect payments and monitor revenue and bot activity from a single dashboard.
7. Anthropic Claude Fable 5 on AWS: Mythos-class capabilities with built-in safeguards now available
AI/ML · AWS Blog
Anthropic Claude Fable 5 is now available on AWS, offering Mythos-class capabilities with built-in safeguards for broader use. This benefits customers who need advanced AI capabilities with strong safety features, although access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 has been revoked due to US Government export control directives. Other Anthropic models, such as Opus4.8, remain available for use.
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