This article announces that Amazon Neptune now supports reading data from Amazon S3 directly within openCypher queries using the new `neptune.read()` procedure.

• Federate with external S3 data without loading into Neptune
• Dynamically incorporate S3-stored data into graph queries
• Real-time graph analytics combining S3 data with existing graphs
• Dynamic node and edge creation from external datasets
• Supports standard and Neptune-specific data types
• Security maintained through caller's IAM credentials
• Available in all regions where Neptune Database is offered

Neptune users can now query external S3 data directly, eliminating multi-step workflows and enabling more flexible graph analytics.