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ElastiCache Serverless public endpoints now available in AWS GovCloud

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:53:40 +0000

Platform/SRE — Learn: GovCloud parity for ElastiCache Serverless public endpoints means IAM-authenticated Valkey caches can now be reached outside a VPC in GovCloud without a bastion or VPN. Worth noting for any GovCloud workloads that need serverless caching with simplified network topology.
CI/CD — Skip
Leader — Skip

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:04:11 +0000

Platform/SRE — Plan: A new GA CloudWatch dashboard surfacing OTel metrics (memory, network, latency, keyspace, errors) for Valkey node clusters — worth scheduling adoption to consolidate cache observability; note that detailed 15-second metrics incur standard CloudWatch OTel pricing.
CI/CD — Skip
Leader — Learn: AWS now bundles a pre-built observability layer for ElastiCache Valkey at no additional platform cost (standard CloudWatch OTel pricing applies for enhanced polling), relevant context if the org is evaluating its caching observability spend.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:01:20 +0000

Platform/SRE — Plan: New GA capability lets teams query ElastiCache Valkey metrics via PromQL in Grafana and CloudWatch, with optional 15-second granularity for catching short-lived latency spikes; schedule enablement of standard OTel metrics now (free) and evaluate detailed monitoring for critical clusters this quarter.
CI/CD — Skip
Leader — Skip

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:35:00 +0000

Platform/SRE — Learn: New GA capability for ElastiCache Serverless that enables internet-reachable Valkey caches without VPC config; useful for prototyping or external workloads but likely not a fit for production platform architecture where VPC isolation is the norm.
CI/CD — Skip
Leader — Skip

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:41:44 +0000

Platform/SRE — Plan: Teams running ElastiCache Global Datastore across regions can now enforce consistent IAM/SCP policies and cost allocation via tags; worth updating your tagging standards and IAM policies this quarter to close the permission-model gap.
CI/CD — Skip
Leader — Learn: This closes a cost-allocation and access-control gap in multi-region ElastiCache deployments, useful context if the org is standardizing FinOps tagging policies across AWS resources.