Release & Changelog Watcher — September 29, 2026

Findings

1. [1] 2026-09-29 Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, is now available in preview

   Developed jointly by AWS and OpenAI, Bedrock Managed Agents (BMA) is built on a customized version of OpenAI's Agents API engineered to be AWS-native and integrated with AWS resources. You can now build agents optimized for OpenAI models that run entirely inside AWS with the identities, permissions, and governance controls you already use.  BMA manages how the model preserves state, selects and…

2. [2] 2026-09-29 Amazon RDS now adds full snapshot size information to the Console and API

   Amazon RDS now displays the full snapshot size for RDS Snapshots. With this enhancement, customers can now retrieve full snapshot sizes programmatically through the DescribeDBSnapshots API using the new field, ‘FullSnapshotSizeInBytes’. They can also view this on the console with the ‘Full Snapshot Size’ column.    Amazon RDS snapshots are incremental. This means that if you take multiple snapshots of…

3. [3] 2026-09-29 OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock

   Today, AWS announces the general availability of GPT-6.1 Sol from OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock. An upgrade to GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6.1 Sol delivers exceptionally strong performance on agentic coding, computer use, and professional work. According to OpenAI, it approaches GPT-6 Astra across demanding evaluations at roughly one-fifth of the cost, giving developers more room to build and run capable agents at…

4. [4] 2026-09-29 Amazon Connect Customer now lets business users manage more reference data to adjust contact center configurations in real time

   Amazon Connect Customer now lets administrators store more of the reference data that drives their contact center configurations. Administrators can now use data tables to hold up to 20,000 values per table for defining configurations such as operating hours, escalation rules, AI agent prompts or queue assignments that drive contact flows. Administrators can now also export tables, edit hundreds of…

5. [5] 2026-09-29 Amazon WorkSpaces Applications introduces unified graphics images

   Today, Amazon WorkSpaces Applications announces unified graphics images, a single image type that works across all supported graphics instance families, including G4dn, G5, G6, and G7. Previously, each graphics generation required its own dedicated image. Now customers can use one image to create and manage fleets on any supported graphics instance family. Unified graphics images simplify image management and make…

6. [6] 2026-09-29 AWS Service Availability Updates

   We're announcing availability changes to the following AWS services and features. Services moving to Maintenance Services moving to maintenance will no longer be accessible to new customers starting October 29, 2026. Customers already using these services and features can continue to do so. AWS will continue to operate and support these services and features. We recommend that customers learn about…

7. [7] 2026-09-29 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL announces Extended Support minor versions 13.23-rds.20260514, 12.22-rds.20260514 and 11.22-rds.20260514

   Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) for PostgreSQL announces Amazon RDS Extended Support minor versions 13.23-rds.20260514, 12.22-rds.20260514, and 11.22-rds.20260514. Amazon RDS Extended Support provides up to three additional years of fixes for critical Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) and bugs beyond a major version's end of standard support date, giving you more time to upgrade to a new major version. You…

8. [8] 2026-09-29 Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24

   Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition now supports PostgreSQL versions 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, and 14.24, which include bug fixes from the PostgreSQL community and Aurora-specific enhancements. We recommend upgrading to the latest minor versions to benefit from these improvements and address Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), as detailed in the release notes. You can upgrade your databases during scheduled maintenance windows…

9. [9] 2026-09-29 Amazon Bedrock expands Claude model availability to India, South Korea, and Singapore

   We're excited to announce the availability of Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5, and Claude Haiku 4.5 on Amazon Bedrock in India, Claude Opus 5 and Claude Sonnet 5 in South Korea, as well as Claude Sonnet 5 in Singapore. Customers who need to process data within a specific geography, including those in financial services, healthcare, and the public…

10. [10] 2026-09-29 AWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSK

    You can now use AWS Transform agentic migration assessments to evaluate the migration of on-premises Apache Kafka clusters to Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK). AWS Transform migration assessments use agentic AI to analyze your workloads, recommend the best-fit AWS services, and generate a total cost of ownership (TCO) business case with pricing options and actionable next steps…

11. [11] 2026-09-29 Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol

    Meet GPT-6.1 Sol: near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra’s standard API input and output token prices.

12. [12] 2026-09-29 DevDay 2026 Recap

    Explore more than 20 announcements from OpenAI DevDay 2026, including GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, security, and new tools for builders.

13. [13] 2026-09-29 AWS Transfer Family now supports downloading multiple files and folders in web apps

    AWS Transfer Family now lets web app users download multiple files and folders at once. End users can select any combination of files and folders and download them together in a single action. The download is delivered as a zip archive that preserves the original folder structure when unzipped. You can get started by selecting files and folders in a…

14. [14] 2026-09-29 AWS DataSync now supports shared VPCs

    AWS DataSync now supports shared Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs). You can create DataSync agents and run transfer tasks using subnets shared across AWS accounts with AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM). It allows you to transfer data privately over a shared subnet and VPC endpoint managed in a central account, rather than one per account. Customers that centralize their networking previously…

15. [15] 2026-09-29 Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints

    Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints, letting you connect to your cache directly from a laptop, a serverless function, or any application running outside AWS, without setting up a VPN, a bastion host, or an SSH tunnel. With a public endpoint, ElastiCache Serverless gives you a fully managed cache reachable over the internet, with no VPC to…

Sources

1. [1] Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, is now available in preview
2. [2] Amazon RDS now adds full snapshot size information to the Console and API
3. [3] OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
4. [4] Amazon Connect Customer now lets business users manage more reference data to adjust contact center configurations in real time
5. [5] Amazon WorkSpaces Applications introduces unified graphics images
6. [6] AWS Service Availability Updates
7. [7] Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL announces Extended Support minor versions 13.23-rds.20260514, 12.22-rds.20260514 and 11.22-rds.20260514
8. [8] Amazon Aurora now supports PostgreSQL 18.6, 17.11, 16.15, 15.19, 14.24
9. [9] Amazon Bedrock expands Claude model availability to India, South Korea, and Singapore
10. [10] AWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSK
11. [11] Introducing GPT-6.1 Sol
12. [12] DevDay 2026 Recap
13. [13] AWS Transfer Family now supports downloading multiple files and folders in web apps
14. [14] AWS DataSync now supports shared VPCs
15. [15] Amazon ElastiCache Serverless for Valkey now supports public endpoints