AWS introduced Strands Decider 2B

Last week, we announced a public preview of Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents powered by OpenAI , 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.

In addition, we are adding new frontier models on Amazon Bedrock to expand your model choices:

Last week’s launches Here are some launches that got my attention:

AWS Well-Architected Agent (preview) : You can use an AI-powered agent service that analyzes your AWS environment to deliver targeted, contextual recommendations for improving your applications’ cost, security, performance, and resilience. The agent analyzes your infrastructure, understands your unique business goals, and delivers contextual recommendations.

Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL supports direct querying of Apache Iceberg and Parquet data : You can directly query operational data together with data stored in data lakes in Apache Iceberg and Parquet formats using your existing PostgreSQL applications and tools, without extract, transform, and load (ETL) pipelines or data duplication.

Amazon S3 Tables support all Apache Iceberg V3 data types : Amazon S3 Tables add support for geometry, geography, unknown, and nanosecond timestamp data types, along with column default values, as defined in the Iceberg V3 specification. You can now store geospatial coordinates and nanosecond-precision event times natively instead of encoding them in strings or integers.

For a full list of AWS announcements, be sure to keep an eye on the What’s New with AWS page.

AWS service availability updates When the availability of an AWS service or feature changes, we provide customers guidance in AWS Product Lifecycle Changes on available alternatives and support for migration so that disruptions to your operations are minimized. The following lifecycle changes were updated on September 29, 2026.

Services moving to Maintenance (no longer accessible to new customers starting October 29, 2026):

Amazon Chime SDK SIP Media Application

Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser

Services entering Sunset:

Amazon Managed Blockchain (end of support September 29, 2027)

Amazon DevOps Guru (end of support September 30, 2027)

AWS Backint Agent for SAP ASE (end of support September 29, 2027)

AWS Infrastructure Composer (standalone console end of support December 7, 2026)

Services reaching End of Support (as of September 29, 2026):

Amazon Mechanical Turk

We understand that changes in availability can impact your operations. For specific guidance, consult the relevant service documentation or AWS Support.

Other AWS news Here are some additional projects and news items you may find interesting:

Introducing Kiro workflows : Kiro workflows enable you to carry out complex tasks from start to finish with multiple agents and less supervision. We’ve been building Kiro itself with workflows, including the new cloud configuration, cloud sessions, and most of the workflow experience.

Introducing Strands Decider : Strands Decider is one of a new class of decision models or system one models, a type of model that has been gaining significant attention since TypeSafe AI’s launch of Jev earlier this month. Strands Decider 2B is a small, open source, decision model optimized for fast experimentation, local development, and innovation.

New FDE pathways for AWS Partners : On June 30, AWS announced the Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organization, backed by a $1 billion investment, and extended this hands-on delivery approach to AWS Partners through the Partner-Led FDE motion. Now, AWS Partners have a structured way to build and validate that depth with three new Partner FDE pathways and credentials that recognize the applied proficiency required to deliver production agentic AI.

For a full list of AWS blog posts, be sure to keep an eye on the AWS Blogs page.

That is all for this week. Check back Monday for another Weekly Roundup!