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AWS Weekly Wrap: BYOM for RDS SQL Server and a Swift IoT SDK Land Together!

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Hey there, it's me, Shiichan! Today is one of those roundup posts that packs a whole week of AWS news into one place, so I'm pretty hyped! There are lots of smaller announcements, so let's move through them at a nice pace!

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What was announced?

Today's material comes from AWS Blog: the "AWS Weekly Roundup (June 8, 2026)" written by Sébastien Stormacq. It's the usual recap that looks back at the past week of updates.

Here are the headline items:

  • BYOM (Bring Your Own Media) for Amazon RDS for SQL Server: you can now bring your existing Microsoft SQL Server licenses and Software Assurance and reuse them.
  • AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift reached GA (general availability)!
  • Amazon Cognito multi-region replication: sync user identity data to a standby region in near real time.
  • OpenAI models on Amazon Bedrock: GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, and Codex are now GA.

The story so far

Take the SQL Server news. When you move from on-premises to the cloud, it's easy to worry that the licenses and Software Assurance you already paid for might go to waste, right?

BYOM solves exactly that by leaning on Microsoft's License Mobility program. On top of that, it integrates with AWS License Manager to track usage and compliance, so it also eases the "am I actually staying within my license terms?" anxiety. It's aimed at on-premises migration scenarios.

What changes

If you love Swift, the GA of the IoT Device SDK for Swift is the highlight! The original post describes it like this:

production-ready MQTT 5 connectivity, Device Shadow, Jobs, and fleet provisioning

So you get production-ready MQTT 5 connectivity, Device Shadow, Jobs, and fleet provisioning all in one place. Supported platforms are macOS, iOS, tvOS, and Linux. Being able to reach into edge and device-side work while staying in the Swift you already know is a big deal!

Cognito's multi-region replication is reassuring too. It syncs credentials, user pool configurations, and federation setups to a standby region in near real time, so users can keep signing in even during a regional disruption. It's available as an add-on for the Essentials / Plus tiers across 16 regions.

Dive Deep

The "other launches from last week" section was lively too, so let me pick out a few that caught my eye:

  • Bedrock CloudWatch metrics for OpenAI / Anthropic-compatible APIs.
  • Redesigned Bedrock console with a model catalog and project-based organization.
  • AWS Step Functions gains an agentic reasoning step (AgentCore).
  • Kubernetes 1.36 support for EKS / EKS Distro.
  • ECS Managed Instances now supporting Trainium / Inferentia.
  • Cost and Usage Report 2.0 with Athena / Redshift integration.
  • Amazon Location Service public transit and intermodal routing (13 regions).

For the OpenAI models on Bedrock, GPT-5.5 is described as OpenAI's most capable model, and Codex is accessible via app, CLI, and IDE integrations (VS Code, JetBrains, Xcode). Pricing matches OpenAI's rates and counts toward your AWS commitments.

Wrap-up

  • BYOM for Amazon RDS for SQL Server lets you bring your own licenses and Software Assurance, with tracking through License Manager.
  • AWS IoT Device SDK for Swift is GA, with MQTT 5, Device Shadow, Jobs, and fleet provisioning, running on macOS / iOS / tvOS / Linux.
  • Cognito multi-region replication (16 regions) keeps sign-ins working during disruptions.
  • OpenAI models on Bedrock (GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, Codex) are GA, alongside plenty more like Kubernetes 1.36 support on EKS!

This week hits home for anyone migrating an on-prem SQL Server, folks who want to build devices in Swift, and anyone itching to try new AWS features over the weekend!

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