What Repost shipped in March 2026

Amazon Q Generative AI Assistant that you can call via Amazon Connect

Amazon Q in Connect is an AI-powered customer service assistant designed to support contact center agents in real-time by detecting customer intent and providing generative responses, suggested action…

EC2 instance metadata Issue

The content clarifies how EC2 instance metadata works for Windows Server on AWS, emphasizing that metadata is automatically generated and available for all EC2 instances without manual creation. It hi…

No response to support case

A user reported a delay in receiving a response to an AWS support case opened four days prior, which prevented them from creating EC2 instances due to an account block. An AWS support representative a…

Calling lambda UDF function (Python) in redshift (serverless) query hangs forever

A user reports that calling a Lambda UDF function in Amazon Redshift Serverless with a LIMIT clause causes queries to hang indefinitely in a 'returning' state, despite Lambda executions completing suc…

How to get more free credit ?

AWS has expanded its free credit offerings for new customers beyond the initial $100 credit received at account creation. Users can now earn an additional $100 in credits by completing specific learni…

Upgrade node in Elasticbeanstalk environment to patch CVEs

AWS Elastic Beanstalk users running Node.js 22 on Amazon Linux 2023/6.9.0 face a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-23950) in the tar package, which cannot be patched manually via SSH due to configurati…

IAM account cannot login after 2-3 months

A user reports repeated login failures for an AWS IAM account, occurring every 2-3 months despite successful access in between. The issue requires admin assistance to reset the account each time, sugg…

After SQL Server and DMS task restart, the CDC changes are not picked up by the task until a few hours later.

A user reports that after restarting AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) tasks following a SQL Server shutdown, CDC (Change Data Capture) changes are not immediately propagated to Kafka topics, causi…

AWS has clarified how to access and configure EC2 instance metadata for Windows Server instances, emphasizing security best practices. The key change is the recommendation to use IMDSv2 (Instance Meta

AWS has expanded its free credit offerings for new customers beyond the initial $100 credit provided at account creation. Users can now earn an additional $100 in credits by completing specific learni

AWS Elastic Beanstalk users running Node.js 22 on Amazon Linux 2023/6.9.0 face a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-23950) in the tar package, which cannot be patched manually via SSH due to Elastic Bea

A user reports repeated login failures for an AWS IAM account after 2-3 months of inactivity, despite no password age policies or date-restrictive IAM policies being configured. The issue persists eve

Kiro vs AWS Transform vs AWS Transform custom

AWS has introduced a trio of complementary AI-powered tools—Kiro, AWS Transform, and AWS Transform Custom—to streamline cloud migration and modernization. AWS Transform analyzes legacy mainframe syste…

semantic_video_search_demo

The AWS re:Post Knowledge Center Feedback Survey page highlights user inquiries and guidance related to the 'semantic_video_search_demo' tutorial, a machine learning project using Amazon SageMaker. Th…

Amazon Q in Amazon Connect is a generative AI assistant designed to support contact center agents by providing real-time responses, suggested actions, and document links during customer interactions.

Missing "Claim" Button for Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner

A user reported a missing 'Claim' button in the AWS Cloud Quest: Recertify Cloud Practitioner game interface, preventing submission of completed assignments for recertification. The user confirmed com…

Billing case still unassigned after 1 month, invoice now past due, Basic Support only. How can I get billing review escalated?

A junior researcher incurred $4,000 in unexpected AWS Spot-related charges due to misunderstood pricing components. After opening two billing cases in March 2026, both remain unassigned, and the invoi…

A junior researcher incurred $4,000 in unexpected EC2 Spot-related charges due to misunderstood pricing components (public IPv4, data transfer). Despite terminating resources and opening cases, both r

A junior academic researcher incurred $4,000 in unexpected AWS charges due to misunderstood Spot Instance pricing, including public IPv4 and data transfer costs. After opening two billing cases in Mar

An academic researcher incurred $4,000 in unexpected AWS EC2 Spot charges due to misunderstood pricing components like public IPv4 and data transfer. After opening two billing cases in March 2026, bot

A researcher incurred $4,000 in unexpected EC2 Spot charges due to overlooked costs like public IPv4 and data transfer. Despite terminating resources and opening cases in March 2026, the billing dispu

SES sometimes fails to reach existing email accounts

Users report AWS SES repeatedly and incorrectly marks existing Gmail addresses as non-existent, adding them to suppression lists and causing permanent delivery failures. The issue persists despite man…

Users report AWS SES repeatedly and incorrectly adds legitimate Gmail addresses to suppression lists due to false 'non-existent' bounce errors (5.1.1 status), causing random email delivery failures. T

Users report AWS SES incorrectly marking existing Gmail addresses as non-existent and adding them to suppression lists, causing random email delivery failures. The issue persists despite manual remova

Amazon Q Pro subscription not recognized in VS Code due to Builder ID and GitHub conflict

AWS Builder ID now supports Sign-in with GitHub as of March 2026, enabling users to link their Amazon Q Pro subscriptions purchased via GitHub to their AWS Builder ID without requiring an active AWS C…

Users report AWS SES incorrectly marking existing Gmail addresses as non-existent and adding them to suppression lists, causing permanent delivery failures. The issue occurs randomly, affects high-vol

PostgreSQL vs SQL Server for Geospatial Workloads: A Database Modernization Guide

AWS published a modernization guide comparing SQL Server and PostgreSQL for geospatial workloads, highlighting urgent cost and support pressures for SQL Server users. PostgreSQL with PostGIS is now pr…

A large utility organization managing critical geospatial infrastructure faced end-of-support for their on-premises SQL Server environment, prompting a decision between lifting-and-shifting to AWS or