AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon S3 turns 20, Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver general availability, and more (March 16, 2026)
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This article summarizes AWS announcements for the week of March 16, 2026, highlighting Amazon S3's 20th anniversary and the general availability of Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver.
- Amazon S3 celebrates 20 years, now storing 500+ trillion objects globally
- S3 pricing dropped 85% to 2 cents per gigabyte since launch
- Account regional namespaces for S3 general purpose buckets now available
- Amazon Route 53 Global Resolver generally available across 30 AWS Regions
- Route 53 Global Resolver provides anycast DNS resolution with query filtering
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime supports stateful MCP server features
- Amazon WorkSpaces now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2025 bundles
- AWS Builder ID adds GitHub and Amazon social login options
- Amazon Redshift introduces reusable templates for COPY operations
Key AWS events include Summits in Paris, London, and Bengaluru, AWS Community Days, and AWS Community GameDay Europe on March 17.
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