AWS Podcast #746: AWS Regional Planning Tool, MCP Proxy for AWS, and Lots More!!!
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Nov 17, 2025 This week features exciting updates, including a new regional planning tool to streamline service comparisons. Innovations in the AWS Knowledge Model enhance regional capability lookups with real-time suggestions. The MCP proxy's secure connections make waves, along with analytics advancements like Clean Rooms SQL tuning. Enhanced application integration, AI tools, and database performance upgrades are also spotlighted. Plus, networking improvements and advanced storage options set the stage for efficiency in cloud operations, wrapping up with reflections on the launch season!
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Regional Capabilities Mapped For Better Planning
- The new Regional Planning tool surfaces service availability and a forward-looking roadmap across AWS regions.
- This helps teams plan global deployments and avoid delays from missing regional features.
Query Region Data With LLM-Friendly Protocols
- Use the AWS Knowledge Model Contact Protocol integration to query regional capabilities in LLM-friendly formats.
- Ask for real-time availability and suggested alternatives before committing to a region.
IAM-Based MCP Proxy Simplifies Secure Connections
- The MCP proxy for AWS enables connecting MCP servers using IAM and SigV4 instead of OAuth.
- AWS published the proxy on GitHub under Apache 2.0 for users to adopt and extend.