ARC Region switch adds four new capabilities
Region Switch Target Health Ssm Lambda ยท 2026-10-14
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Technical Details
| Regions | all commercial and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your disaster recovery plans to incorporate the new ARC Region switch capabilities, including Systems Manager Run Command execution block, custom action Lambda execution block with payloads, service quota checks, and wait for target group health feature, to ensure seamless failover and recovery operations.
For Platform Teams
Integrate the new ARC Region switch capabilities into your platform architecture to enhance the resilience and reliability of multi-Region applications, reducing the risk of service disruptions and improving overall system availability.
For Executives
Evaluate the new ARC Region switch capabilities to improve disaster recovery processes, ensuring faster and more reliable failover for multi-Region applications, which can lead to enhanced business continuity and reduced recovery time objectives (RTO).
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