AWS Morning Brief A Fantastic Service Gets Better, Somehow
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Jul 21, 2025 Discover how AWS is ramping up its services, including new visibility features for EBS and S3. Learn about AI advancements that are enhancing customer experiences. Get the scoop on cost-saving updates, like S3 Tables, which can reduce compaction costs significantly. Dive into the AWS Free Tier updates that offer new users up to $200 in credits. Finally, explore humorous takes on AWS certification changes and the thrilling introduction of Amazon Bedrock Agent for AI deployment.
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EBS Volume Initialization Visibility
- Amazon EBS now provides visibility into volume initialization status, a feature long requested by users.
- This helps understand exactly what the EBS volume is doing during setup, improving troubleshooting and monitoring.
S3 Improvements Reflect Customer Focus
- Amazon S3 console now offers an external access summary for all buckets, improving visibility.
- S3 metadata support expanded to existing objects and pricing reduced, showing AWS adapts to actual usage and customer needs.
Introducing S3 Vectors Preview
- AWS introduced S3 Vectors, the first cloud storage with native vector support at scale, currently in preview.
- The pricing is higher than standard S3, and customers are unclear if it stores raw data or embeddings, reflecting early-stage vector embedding adoption.