{"podcast":{"title":"AWS News Weekly","slug":"aws-news-weekly-7066669","podcast_index_feed_id":7066669,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/597310/rss","website_url":"https://awsnewsweekly.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/d/1/9/cd192c5cb71c2fa6d959afa2a1bf1c87/42286183-1729607368601-0d520bcc49153.jpg","author":"Flo Motlik - theserverlessway.com","episode_count":56,"summary":"Weekly Summaries of all AWS News and Releases","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T16:19:14.659510+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aws-news-weekly-7066669"},"episode":{"title":"AWS News Feb 16 - Feb 22","slug":"aws-news-feb-16-feb-22","published_at":"2026-02-23T08:05:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aws-news-weekly-7066669/aws-news-feb-16-feb-22","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aws-news-weekly-7066669","url":"https://a7d355dc-a62e-4287-8f52-d8bae514637d.libsyn.com/aws-news-feb-16-feb-22","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a7d355dc-a62e-4287-8f52-d8bae514637d/aws-weekly-podcast-20260223T080108.mp3?dest-id=5245910","summary":"This week: EC2 enables nested virtualization on virtual instances for KVM and Hyper-V workloads, Aurora now encrypts all new clusters by default, and new HPC8a instances deliver 40% higher performance for compute-intensive workloads. Plus Bedrock adds reinforcement fine-tuning for open-weight models and ACM shortens certificate validity to 198 days. Compute EC2 : Nested virtualization on virtual instances (KVM, Hyper-V) EC2 HPC8a : 40% faster, 25% better price-perf vs HPC7a, 192 cores Database Aurora : Encryption by default on new clusters (AWS-owned keys) Aurora MySQL 3.12 : MySQL 8.0.44 compatibility Aurora DSQL : Go/Python/Node.js connectors with auto IAM auth Aurora DSQL : Kiro + AI agent skills integration DocumentDB 5.0 : Long-term support available Analytics OpenSearch : i7i instances, 23% better compute, 10% better price-perf OpenSearch : Graviton 4 (C8g/M8g/R8g), 30% faster than G3 MSK : Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 on existing clusters Clean Rooms : Iceberg catalog federation, no ETL needed AI/ML Bedrock : Reinforcement fine-tuning for Qwen 3 32B, GPT-OSS 20B Security & Compliance ACM : 198-day certs (was 395), price drop to $7/domain Managed Grafana : Customer-managed KMS encryption Healthcare HealthImaging : Granular CloudWatch metrics for storage monitoring Backup & Storage AWS Backup : PrivateLink for SAP HANA on EC2 Contact Center Connect Cases : Multi-line text fields, Service Quotas integration Connect Scheduling : Time-off requests visible in draft schedules Messaging SNS : SMS in AP New Zealand and Taipei regions Amazon MQ : ActiveMQ 5.19 support Database Updates RDS Oracle : Jan 2026 RU for 19c/21c, Spatial Patch Bundle AWS News Feed: Whats new at AWS For help with your AWS Infrastructure check out flomotlik.me or email flo@flomotlik.me For detailed show no…","meta_description":"This week: EC2 enables nested virtualization on virtual instances for KVM and Hyper-V workloads, Aurora now encrypts all new clusters by default, and new…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":550,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/aws-news-weekly-7066669/episodes/aws-news-feb-16-feb-22/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/aws-news-weekly-7066669/aws-news-feb-16-feb-22.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}