AWS Updates - 2026-01-14

AWS What's New

AWS IoT Device Management launches Wi-Fi Simple Setup for managed integrations

• Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/01/aws-iot-device-management-wifi-simple-setup/
• Published: 2026-01-14

AWS IoT Device Management now offers Wi-Fi Simple Setup (WSS) for managed integrations, enabling developers to implement simplified Wi-Fi provisioning in Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. With WSS, developers can now integrate QR code scanning functionality that empowers end users to connect their Wi-Fi enabled devices using simple bar code scans, reducing device setup time and minimizing the need for technical support compared to manual configurations.

The WSS capability operates through the managed integrations feature of AWS IoT Device Management. Managed integrations enables developers to control and manage devices across different vendors and connectivity protocols, while WSS helps streamline the device onboarding process. Once users securely store their Wi-Fi credentials in managed integrations, new device setup becomes nearly automatic. Users simply power on their new IoT device and scan its QR code using the solution provider's mobile app. The new device discovers and connects to a hidden network broadcasted by the IoT hub, which securely transmits the user's pre-stored Wi-Fi credentials to complete the onboarding process. This creates a near zero-touch experience for end users to securely and conveniently onboard Wi-Fi-connected devices into managed integrations-based IoT solutions.

The managed integrations feature is available in Canada (Central) and Europe (Ireland) To learn more, refer to the developer guide and get started on the AWS IoT console.

Amazon VPC IPAM policies now support RDS and Application Load Balancers

• Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/01/amazon-vpc-ipam-policies-rds-alb/
• Published: 2026-01-14

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) IP Address Manager (IPAM) now supports policies for Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) instances and Application Load Balancers (ALB). This feature enables IP administrators to centrally configure and enforce IP allocation strategies for these resources, improving operational posture and simplifying network and security management.

Using IPAM policies, IP administrators can centrally define public IP allocation rules for AWS resources, such as RDS instances, Application Load Balancers and Network Address Translation (NAT) Gateways when used in regional availability mode, and Elastic IP addresses. The IP allocation policy configured centrally cannot be superseded by individual application teams, ensuring compliance at all times. Before this feature, IP administrators had to educate database administrators and application developers about IP allocation requirements for RDS instances and Application Load Balancers, and rely on them to always comply with best practices. Now, you can add IP-based filters for RDS and ALB traffic in your networking and security constructs like access control lists, route tables, security groups, and firewalls, with confidence that public IPv4 address assignments to these resources always come from specific IPAM pools.

The feature is available in all AWS commercial regions and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, in both Free Tier and Advanced Tier of VPC IPAM. When used with the Advanced Tier of VPC IPAM, customers can set policies across AWS accounts and AWS regions. To get started please see the IPAM policies documentation page.

To learn more about IPAM, view the IPAM documentation. For details on pricing, refer to the IPAM tab on the Amazon VPC Pricing Page.