• AWS News Blog AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon ECS, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Cognito and more (December 15, 2025) | Can you believe it? • We’re nearly at the end of 2025. • And what a year it’s been! • From re:Invent recap events, to AWS Summits, AWS Innovate, AWS re:Inforce, Community Days, and DevDays and, recently, adding that cherry on the cake, re:Invent 2025, we have lived through a year filled with exciting moments and technology advancements which continue to shape our new modern world. • Speaking of re:Invent, if you haven’t caught up yet on all the new releases and announcements (and there were plenty of exciting launches across every area), be sure to check out our curated post highlighting the top announcements from AWS re:Invent 2025. • We’ve organized all the key releases into easy-to-navigate categories and included links so you can dive deeper into anything that sparks your interest.
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- AWS released a series of updates in the week ending December 15, 2025, highlighting new capabilities across several core services. Amazon WorkSpaces added web‑content filtering with category‑based controls and compliance logging, while Aurora DSQL now supports instant cluster creation and AI‑powered development via the Model Context Protocol. Aurora PostgreSQL gained integration with Kiro powers for AI‑assisted coding and schema management. Amazon ECS introduced custom container stop signals on Fargate, enabling graceful shutdowns. The CloudWatch SDK now defaults to JSON and CBOR protocols for lower latency and reduced payloads. Additionally, Cognito identity pools received private‑connectivity support. These releases build on the year‑long momentum from re:Invent and other AWS events.
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