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This update includes important information about end of support, deprecation, or migration. Please check the original announcement for details.

End of life

AWS Service Availability Updates

AWS announced availability changes for several services, including maintenance transitions and end-of-support dates. Services moving to maintenance will no longer be accessible to new customers starting October 29, 2026, while sunset services like Amazon Managed Blockchain and Amazon DevOps Guru will end support between 2026 and 2027.

AWS announced the retirement and maintenance transitions for certain services and features. New customers cannot use the affected services after October 29, 2026, but existing customers can continue using them with ongoing AWS support. Services ending include Amazon Managed Blockchain (September 29, 2027), Amazon DevOps Guru (September 30, 2027), AWS Backint Agent for SAP ASE (September 29, 2027), and AWS Infrastructure Composer (standalone console on December 7, 2026). Amazon Mechanical Turk ended on September 29, 2026. AWS provides comprehensive migration guides and support for affected customers. For details, see the AWS Product Lifecycle page.

Why it matters

This update notifies users about AWS services transitioning to maintenance or reaching end-of-support, requiring affected customers to plan migrations in advance.

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