AWS News Blog
Category: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
Upgrade Amazon EKS clusters with confidence using Kubernetes version rollbacks
Learn how Kubernetes version rollbacks for Amazon EKS let you reverse cluster upgrades within seven days. This new feature provides a safety net for upgrade failures—no cluster rebuilds required—turning Kubernetes version upgrades into a reversible, low-risk operation.
AWS Weekly Roundup: BYOM for Amazon RDS for SQL Server, AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift, and more (June 8, 2026)
This week, the AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift reached general availability. As a member of the Swift Server Workgroup (SSWG), this one caught my attention. The SDK brings production-ready MQTT 5 connectivity, Device Shadow, Jobs, and fleet provisioning to Swift developers on macOS, iOS, tvOS, and Linux. I’m curious to see what you will build with it. […]
AWS Weekly Roundup: OpenAI partnership, AWS Elemental Inference, Strands Labs, and more (March 2, 2026)
This past week, I’ve been deep in the trenches helping customers transform their businesses through AI-DLC (AI-Driven Lifecycle) workshops. Throughout 2026, I’ve had the privilege of facilitating these sessions for numerous customers, guiding them through a structured framework that helps organizations identify, prioritize, and implement AI use cases that deliver measurable business value. AI-DLC is […]
AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon EC2 M8azn instances, new open weights models in Amazon Bedrock, and more (February 16, 2026)
I joined AWS in 2021, and since then I’ve watched the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance family grow at a pace that still surprises me. From AWS Graviton-powered instances to specialized accelerated computing options, it feels like every few months there’s a new instance type landing that pushes performance boundaries further. As of […]
Announcing Amazon EKS Capabilities for workload orchestration and cloud resource management
Streamline Kubernetes development with fully managed platform capabilities that handle workload orchestration and cloud resource management, eliminating infrastructure maintenance while providing enterprise-grade reliability and security.
AWS Weekly Roundup: How to join AWS re:Invent 2025, plus Kiro GA, and lots of launches (Nov 24, 2025)
Next week, don’t miss AWS re:Invent, Dec. 1-5, 2025, for the latest AWS news, expert insights, and global cloud community connections! Our News Blog team is finalizing posts to introduce the most exciting launches from our service teams. If you’re joining us in person in Las Vegas, review the agenda, session catalog, and attendee guides […]
Monitor network performance and traffic across your EKS clusters with Container Network Observability
Amazon EKS introduces Container Network Observability, providing enhanced visibility into Kubernetes workload traffic and performance insights to help teams monitor and troubleshoot microservice environments.
Secure EKS clusters with the new support for Amazon EKS in AWS Backup
AWS Backup now supports Amazon EKS, providing a fully managed, centralized solution to back up and restore Kubernetes clusters and application data without requiring custom scripts or third-party tools.




