AWS
Amazon Web Services releases and Terraform AWS provider.
- AWS What's New securityinfraawsengineer ·
AWS Secrets Manager Agent Adds Pre-fetching and IAM Role Assumption
AWS Secrets Manager Agent now supports pre-fetching secrets at startup and assuming IAM roles for retrieval. Pre-fetching reduces application startup latency and optimizes costs by using the BatchGetSecretValue API, while IAM role assumption enables secure cross-account secret access. These features enhance security and reduce operational overhead for developers managing secrets.
feature - AWS What's New observabilityawsengineer ·
CloudWatch Logs increases query result limit to 100,000
Amazon CloudWatch Logs now allows retrieving up to 100,000 results per query using the Logs Insights query language, up from the previous limit of 10,000. This change enables users to analyze larger datasets directly and utilize features like pattern matching and visualization on the full result set without splitting queries. The GetQueryResults API has also been updated to support pagination, affecting engineers and architects working with log data.
feature - Azure Updates awsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust reaches General Availability
The Azure Blob Storage SDK for Rust is now generally available, enabling developers to interact with Azure Blob Storage from Rust applications. This SDK supports core operations like uploading, downloading, and listing blobs, providing Rust developers with direct access to this foundational Azure storage service.
feature patch - Azure Updates securityawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Files SMB now supports Managed Identity authentication (GA)
Azure Files SMB now supports Managed Identities, allowing applications to authenticate using Entra-issued tokens instead of static credentials. This enhances security by aligning with Zero Trust principles and eliminates the need to manage account keys.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes securityinfraawsgcpgapreviewsecurity-advisoryengineerenergy ·
GCP May 2026 Updates: Backup, KMS, Load Balancing, GKE, Spanner
Google Cloud has released several updates across its services, including backup and DR enhancements, general availability for Cloud KMS metrics, new variables for Application Load Balancers, and support for concurrent node pool upgrades in GKE. These changes aim to improve performance, security, and flexibility for various workloads, impacting engineers and architects managing cloud infrastructure.
feature patch security announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.45.0: New Observability and SecurityHub resources
This release of the Terraform AWS Provider introduces several new resources for AWS Observability and Security Hub, along with enhancements for Lambda functions and Secrets Manager. These updates allow engineers to manage new AWS capabilities, improve Lambda runtime support, and streamline secret version management, impacting users of these specific AWS services managed via Terraform.
feature patch - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraawsdeprecationengineer ·
Terraform 1.15: Dynamic sources, variable deprecation, Windows ARM64
Terraform 1.15 introduces several updates including dynamic module sources and Windows ARM64 builds. It also deprecates certain variable usage and adds S3 AWS login capabilities. These changes aim to improve flexibility and maintainability for users managing infrastructure as code.
deprecation feature patch - Google Cloud release notes aisecurityawsgcpgapreviewsecurity-advisoryengineer ·
Google Cloud updates: BigQuery, Cloud Workstations, COS, Gemini
Google Cloud's latest updates include a billing label change for BigQuery Data Transfer Service, enhanced workstation authorization URLs in Cloud Workstations, and an LTS refresh for Container Optimized OS with numerous security fixes. Gemini Enterprise sees GA for its Box data store integration and an Early Access program for the Gemini Distillation Service is launching. These changes affect BigQuery users, Cloud Workstations administrators, COS users, and those leveraging Gemini Enterprise.
patch security feature announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.44.0: New resources, DynamoDB index no longer experimental
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.44.0 introduces several new resources, including data sources for AWS Glue Catalog and list resources for various services. The `aws_dynamodb_global_secondary_index` resource is now out of experimental status and subject to backwards compatibility guarantees. These updates provide Terraform users with expanded capabilities for managing AWS infrastructure.
feature patch - Azure Updates awsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Elastic SAN supports AVS Gen2 Private Cloud
Azure Elastic SAN now offers support for AVS Gen2 Private Cloud, simplifying connectivity and improving performance. This new integration eliminates the need for an ExpressRoute gateway and requires only a single Private Endpoint for configuration.
feature patch - Google Cloud release notes infraawsazuregcppreviewengineergovernment ·
Google Cloud Config Connector 1.149.1, VMware Engine, and SecOps updates
Google Cloud released Config Connector version 1.149.1 with new alpha resources for load balancing and parameter management, alongside updates for GKE Data Cache and controlled CR reconciliation. Additionally, the VMware Engine ve2 node type is now available in Europe, and Google SecOps has updated its list of supported default parsers. These updates affect users managing Google Cloud resources via Config Connector, those utilizing VMware Engine, and SecOps users integrating various security log sources.
feature patch announcement - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecationengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.43.0: New resources and bug fixes
This release of the Terraform AWS Provider introduces several new data sources and resources, including those for AWS Security Hub and EC2 Network Insights. Enhancements focus on resource identity support across various services and an update for AWS Bedrock Agent Core. A notable bug fix addresses plan-time errors with CloudWatch metric alarms, and improvements were made to ECS Express Gateway Service error handling. This update impacts users managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - HashiCorp Blog bloginfraawsengineer ·
HashiCorp Vault and Boundary for Scalable SSH Access
HashiCorp has updated its approach to building scalable, role-based SSH access using SSH certificates, Vault, and Boundary. This solution is designed for modern hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enhancing security and manageability for accessing infrastructure.
feature - Terraform Core Releases terraforminfraawsdeprecationengineer ·
Terraform 1.15.0 adds Windows ARM64 builds and variable support in module sources
Terraform v1.15.0 introduces builds for Windows ARM64 and allows variables and locals in module source and version attributes. It also adds a `deprecated` attribute for variables and outputs, enabling better lifecycle management for configurations. These changes benefit engineers managing diverse environments and complex module dependencies by providing more flexibility and clearer deprecation signals.
feature patch deprecation - Azure Updates dataawsazuregaengineer ·
Azure Database for PostgreSQL now supports cascading read replicas
Cascading read replicas are now generally available for Azure Database for PostgreSQL. This feature allows users to create read replicas from existing ones, up to 30 across two levels, offering greater flexibility for scaling read-intensive workloads.
feature patch - Databricks Java SDK Releases sdkaiawsazuregcpdatabricksengineer ·
Databricks SDK Java v0.105.0: AI agent detection, breaking API changes
Databricks SDK Java version 0.105.0 introduces automatic detection of AI coding agents in user-agent strings and updates the logging abstraction. This release also includes several breaking changes to API method paths, requiring users to update their integrations. The SDK now better supports various AI environments and simplifies logging configurations.
breaking feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.42.0 Adds New Resources and Features, Includes Breaking Change
Terraform AWS Provider v6.42.0 introduces multiple new data sources and resources, including support for EC2 service links, API Gateway v2, and various AWS services. A breaking change in the `aws_mq_configuration` resource now correctly deletes configurations, requiring the `mq:DeleteConfiguration` IAM permission. This release impacts engineers managing AWS infrastructure via Terraform who need to be aware of the breaking change and can leverage the new resources for expanded capabilities.
breaking feature patch - Terraform Databricks Provider Releases terraforminfraawsazuregcpdatabricksengineer ·
Databricks Terraform Provider v1.113.0 Adds Postgres Catalog and Synced Table Resources
Databricks Terraform Provider v1.113.0 introduces new resources for managing Postgres catalogs and synced tables, along with workspace base environments. It also enhances configuration flexibility by allowing explicit cloud type specification and API level control for account/workspace resources, impacting engineers and architects managing Databricks infrastructure via Terraform.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.41.0 adds API Gateway, CloudFront resources, and more
Terraform AWS Provider version 6.41.0 introduces new resources for managing AWS API Gateway, CloudFront, CloudWatch, NAT Gateways, and SNS. It also includes enhancements for existing resources like ECS, OpenSearch, and various Autoscaling configurations, alongside bug fixes for Outposts and Load Balancer list resources. These updates provide broader control and improved stability for infrastructure management on AWS.
feature patch - Terraform AWS Provider Releases terraforminfraawsengineer ·
Terraform AWS Provider v6.40.0 Adds OpenSearch Serverless, S3 Files, and Config Resources
The Terraform AWS Provider version 6.40.0 introduces new data sources and resources for managing AWS services like OpenSearch Serverless, S3 Files, AWS Config, and Glue Jobs. It also includes enhancements for existing resources such as MSK clusters and CloudFormation stack sets. These updates provide engineers and architects with expanded capabilities for automating AWS infrastructure deployment and management.
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