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Amazon CloudWatch log centralization now available in AWS GovCloud and additional commercial Regions

Published
October 16, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/10/amazon-cloudwatch-centralization-region-expansion

Amazon CloudWatch Log Centralization Now Available in Additional Regions

Amazon CloudWatch log centralization is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) and 13 additional commercial Regions. This feature allows organizations to centralize logs across their accounts and Regions for efficient aggregation and monitoring.

  • New Regions: Africa (Cape Town), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Asia Pacific (Melbourne), Canada West (Calgary), Europe (Milan), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), Israel (Tel Aviv), Middle East (Bahrain), Middle East (UAE), AWS GovCloud (US-East), and AWS GovCloud (US-West).
  • Features: Centralize logs into a single destination account, scope rules to entire organizations, specific organizational units, or selected accounts, and preserve source context through enriched system fields.
  • Pricing: Centralize one copy of logs for free; additional copies are charged at $0.05/GB.

What to do

  • Create a centralization rule in the Amazon CloudWatch console, or by using the AWS CLI or AWS SDKs.
  • Refer to the Log centralization documentation for more details.

Source: AWS release notes




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