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AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon EC2 M8azn instances, new open weights models in Amazon Bedrock, and more (February 16, 2026)

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This article summarizes AWS announcements for the week of February 16, 2026, highlighting new compute instances, AI models, and database features.

  • Amazon EC2 M8azn instances now generally available with 5 GHz max CPU frequency
  • M8azn delivers 2x compute performance and 4.3x memory bandwidth versus M5zn
  • Amazon Bedrock adds six open weights models including DeepSeek V3.2 and Qwen3
  • Bedrock expands AWS PrivateLink support for bedrock-mantle endpoint
  • Amazon EKS Auto Mode adds enhanced logging via CloudWatch Vended Logs
  • Amazon OpenSearch Serverless introduces Collection Groups for shared compute units
  • Amazon RDS enables backup configuration during snapshot restore operations
  • Upcoming AWS Summits in Paris, London, and Bengaluru; AI and Data Conference March 12

AWS continues expanding its compute, AI, and database service capabilities with performance improvements and operational enhancements across multiple services.

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