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AWS Interconnect Reaches General Availability with Managed Multicloud and Last-Mile Connectivity

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:13:00 GMT

AWS Interconnect reached general availability, offering managed private Layer 3 connections to Google Cloud and a last-mile capability via Lumen. Azure and OCI support is planned for later in 2026. AWS published the underlying specification on GitHub under Apache 2.0, which Forrester analysts read as a play to set a de facto standard for multicloud connectivity.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Amazon CloudWatch Introduces OpenTelemetry Metrics Support in Preview

Renato Losio — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:53:00 GMT

AWS has introduced the public preview of OpenTelemetry metrics support in Amazon CloudWatch. This update allows developers to send metrics directly to CloudWatch using the OpenTelemetry protocol and view them alongside existing AWS service metrics.

By Renato Losio

AWS Ends WorkMail and Moves App Runner to Maintenance Mode

Renato Losio — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:53:00 GMT

AWS has recently announced that WorkMail will be discontinued and that App Runner will stop accepting new customers and move into maintenance mode. Several other less popular services and features are also entering maintenance or sunset phases, triggering concern and debate across the AWS community.

By Renato Losio