Copy an EBS Volume to Another AWS Account: Cross-Account Volume Clones Setup Guide Refreshing a dev or test account with real production data has always meant snapshot the volume, copy the snapshot cross-account, share it, wait, then restore a new volume from it — four separate operations before anyone can attach a …

Amazon EC2 Application Status Checks: Setup Guide and Auto Scaling Integration On August 12, 2026, AWS shipped a status check type EC2 has never had: one that actually asks your application whether it's healthy, instead of asking the VM. The existing system and instance status checks only tell you the hypervisor is …

CloudWatch Managed Prometheus Collectors: Setup Guide for EC2 and ECS If you've been running your own OpenTelemetry Collector just to get Prometheus metrics into CloudWatch, AWS shipped the fix in late July 2026: managed Prometheus collectors. You hand CloudWatch a scrape config and a VPC connection, and it provisions, …

EC2 Capacity Management Revolutionized: Tag-Based Dimensions Arrive in 2026! Are you tired of wrestling with EC2 capacity? Do you dream of a more granular and efficient way to manage your cloud resources? Well, wake up and rejoice! AWS has just dropped a game-changing update to EC2 Capacity Manager, and it's all about …

Amazon EC2 i7ie Instances Expand Globally: Faster Performance in More AWS Regions! The cloud landscape is constantly evolving, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to be at the forefront, pushing the boundaries of performance and availability. The latest announcement regarding the expansion of Amazon EC2 i7ie …

AWS EC2 High Memory U7i: 6TB Instances Now in Asia Pacific! (2026 Update) The cloud landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is at the forefront. Today, we're excited to announce the expansion of AWS EC2 High Memory U7i instances to the Asia Pacific region. This means organizations …

AWS EC2 R8a Instances Now in Tokyo! Power Up Your APAC Workloads The cloud just got a whole lot faster in the Asia-Pacific region! Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the availability of its powerful EC2 R8a instances in the Tokyo region. This is a game-changer for businesses and developers looking to leverage …

AWS CloudWatch Gets Smarter: Organization-Wide EC2 Metrics & What It Means for Your Cloud in 2026 Are you drowning in a sea of EC2 instances, struggling to keep tabs on their performance across multiple AWS accounts? Do you wish you had a single pane of glass to monitor everything? Well, AWS has just answered your …

Amazon EC2 C8id Instances Now Available in Europe (Spain): Powering Your Cloud in 2026! The cloud landscape is constantly evolving, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is leading the charge with continuous innovation. Today's exciting news is the expansion of Amazon EC2 C8id instance availability to Europe (specifically, …

AWS EC2 R8g Instances Expand to New Regions: Boost Performance & Lower Costs in 2026 The cloud landscape is constantly evolving, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is consistently at the forefront of innovation. Today marks another significant step forward with the expansion of Amazon EC2 R8g instances to additional …