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AWS Lambda now supports creating serverless applications using Java 25. This runtime is based on the latest long-term support release of Amazon Corretto , Amazon’s distribution of OpenJDK. You can use Java 25 as both a managed runtime and a container base image, and AWS will automatically apply updates to the managed runtime and base image as they become available.

This release brings the latest Java language features to Lambda developers, such as primitive types in patterns, module import declarations, and flexible constructor bodies. It also includes several performance enhancements, such as Ahead-of-Time caches, adjustments to tiered compilation defaults, and removing the patch for the Log4Shell vulnerability from 2021. You can use the full range of AWS deployment tools, including the Lambda console, AWS CLI, AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), CDK, and AWS CloudFormation to deploy and manage serverless applications written in Java 25. The runtime supports Lambda Snap Start (in supported Regions) for fast cold starts. Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) , a developer toolkit to implement serverless best practices and increase developer velocity, also supports Java 25.

The Lambda Java 25 runtime is available in all Regions, including AWS GovCloud (US) Regions and China Regions.

For more information, including guidance on upgrading existing Lambda functions, read our blog post . For more information about AWS Lambda, visit our product page .

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now supports major version 18, starting with PostgreSQL version 18.1. PostgreSQL 18 introduces several important community updates that improve query performance and database management.

PostgreSQL 18.0 includes “skip scan” support for multicolumn B-tree indexes and improved WHERE clause handling for OR and IN conditions enhance query optimization. Parallel Generalized Inverted Index (GIN) builds and updated join operations boost overall database performance. The introduction of Universally Unique Identifiers Version 7 (UUIDv7) combines timestamp-based ordering with traditional UUID uniqueness, particularly beneficial for high-throughput distributed systems. PostgreSQL 18 also improves observability by providing buffer usage counts, index lookup statistics during query execution, and per-connection I/O utilization metrics. This release also includes support for the new pgcollection extension, and updates to existing extensions such as pgaudit 18.0, pgvector 0.8.1, pg_cron 1.6.7, pg_tle 1.5.2, mysql_fdw 2.9.3, and tds_fdw 2.0.5.

You can upgrade your database using several options including RDS Blue/Green deployments , upgrade in-place, restore from a snapshot. Learn more about upgrading your database instances in the Amazon RDS User Guide .

Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL makes it simple to set up, operate, and scale PostgreSQL deployments in the cloud. See Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Pricing for pricing details and regional availability. Create or update a fully managed Amazon RDS database in the Amazon RDS Management Console .

Starting today, AWS Network Firewall is available in the AWS New Zealand (Auckland) Region, enabling customers to deploy essential network protections for all their Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).

AWS Network Firewall is a managed firewall service that is easy to deploy. The service automatically scales with network traffic volume to provide high-availability protections without the need to set up and maintain the underlying infrastructure. It is integrated with AWS Firewall Manager to provide you with central visibility and control over your firewall policies across multiple AWS accounts.

To see which regions AWS Network Firewall is available in, visit the AWS Region Table . For more information, please see the AWS Network Firewall product page and the service documentation .

Amazon EventBridge introduces a new intuitive console based visual rule builder with a comprehensive event catalog for discovering and subscribing to events from custom applications, and over 200 AWS services. The new rule builder integrates the EventBridge Schema Registry with an updated event catalog and intuitive drag and drop canvas that simplifies building event-driven applications.

With enhanced rule builder, developers can browse and search through events with readily available sample payloads and schemas, eliminating the need to find and reference individual service documentation. The schema-aware visual builder guides developers through creating event filter patterns and rules, reducing syntax errors and development time.

The EventBridge enhanced rule builder is available today in all regions where the Schema Registry is launched. Developers can get started through the Amazon EventBridge console at no additional cost beyond standard EventBridge usage charges.

For more information, visit the EventBridge documentation .

AWS Lambda now supports building serverless applications using Rust. Previously, AWS classified Rust support in Lambda as ‘experimental’ and did not recommend using Rust for production workloads. With this launch, Rust support in Lambda is now Generally Available, backed by AWS Support and the Lambda SLA.

Rust is a popular programming language, offering high performance, memory efficiency, compile-time code safety features, and a mature package management and tooling ecosystem. This makes Rust an ideal choice for developers building performance-sensitive serverless applications. Developers can now build business-critical serverless applications in Rust and run them in Lambda, taking advantage of Lambda’s built-in event source integrations, fast scaling from zero, automatic patching, and usage-based pricing.

Lambda support for Rust is available in all AWS Regions, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions and the China Regions.

For more information, see Building Lambda functions with Rust in the Lambda documentation, or our blog post Building serverless applications with Rust on AWS Lambda .

Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) announces version 8.0, which now offers added support for drivers supporting the MongoDB API versions 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0. Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 also improves query latency by up to 7x and compression ratio by up to 5x, enabling you to build high-performance applications at a lower cost. 

The following are features and capabilities introduced in Amazon DocumentDB 8.0:

• Compatibility with MongoDB 8.0: Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 provides compatibility with MongoDB 8.0 by adding support for MongoDB 8.0 API drivers. Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 also supports applications that are built using MongoDB API versions 6.0 and 7.0.
• Planner Version3: New query planner in Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 extends performance improvements to aggregation stage operators, along with supporting aggregation pipeline optimizations and distinct commands.
• New aggregation stages and operators: Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 offers 6 new aggregation stages: $replaceWith, $vectorSearch, $merge, $set, $unset, $bucket, and 3 new aggregation operators $pow, $rand, $dateTrunc.
• Compression: Support for dictionary-based compression through the Zstandard compression algorithm improves compression ratio by up to 5x, thus improving storage efficiency and reducing I/O costs.
• New capabilities: Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 supports collation and views .
• A new version of text index: Text index v2 in Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 introduces additional tokens, enhancing text search capabilities.
• Vector search improvements: Through parallel vector index build, Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 reduces index build time by up to 30x.

You can use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to upgrade your Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 instance-based clusters to Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 clusters. Please see upgrading your DocumentDB cluster to learn more. Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 is available in all AWS Regions where Amazon DocumentDB is available. To learn more about Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 visit the documentation .

Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) now allows customers to make API requests over Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. The new endpoints have also been validated under the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 program.

Amazon SQS is a fully managed message queuing service that enables decoupling and scaling of distributed systems, microservices, and serverless applications. With this update, customers have the option of using either IPv6 or IPv4 when sending requests over dual-stack public or VPC endpoints.

Amazon SQS now supports IPv6 in all Regions where the service is available, including AWS Commercial, AWS GovCloud (US) and China Regions. For more information on using IPv6 with Amazon SQS, please refer to our developer guide . 

AWS Marketplace now delivers purchase agreement events via Amazon EventBridge, transitioning from our Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) notifications for Software as a Service and Professional Services product types. This enhancement simplifies event-driven workflows for both sellers and buyers by enabling seamless integration of AWS Marketplace Agreements, reducing operational overhead, and improving event monitoring and automation.

Marketplace sellers (Independent Software Vendors and Channel Partners) and buyers will receive notifications for all events in the lifecycle of their Marketplace Agreements, including when they are created, terminated, amended, replaced, renewed, cancelled or expired. Additionally, ISVs receive license-specific events to manage customer entitlements. With EventBridge integration, you can route these events to various AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Step Functions, and Amazon SNS, maintaining compatibility with existing SNS-based workflows while gaining advanced routing capabilities.

EventBridge notifications are generally available and can be created in AWS US East (N. Virginia) Region.

To learn more about AWS Marketplace event notifications, see the AWS Marketplace documentation . You can start using EventBridge notifications today by visiting the Amazon EventBridge console and enabling the ‘aws.agreement-marketplace’ event source.

AWS IoT Core, AWS IoT Device Management, and AWS IoT Device Defender have expanded support for Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) endpoints and IPv6. Developers can now use AWS PrivateLink to establish VPC endpoints for all data plane operations, management APIs, and credential provider. This enhancement allows IoT workloads to operate entirely within virtual private clouds without traversing the public internet, helping strengthen the security posture for IoT deployments.

Additionally, IPv6 support for both VPC and public endpoints gives developers the flexibility to connect IoT devices and applications using either IPv6 or IPv4. This helps organizations meet local requirements for IPv6 while maintaining compatibility with existing IPv4 infrastructure.

These features can be configured through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and AWS CloudFormation. The functionality is now generally available in all AWS Regions where the relevant AWS IoT services are offered. For more information about the IPv6 support  and VPCe support , customers can visit the AWS IoT technical documentation pages. For information about PrivateLink pricing, visit the AWS PrivateLink pricing page .