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Featured announcements

AWS IoT Rules Engine now supports Step Functions Action

You can now trigger AWS Step Functions workflows directly from AWS IoT without writing separate AWS Lambda functions for workflow control.

Learn more | Documentation

AWS Step Functions is now a HIPAA Eligible service

You can now use AWS Step Functions to orchestrate distributed applications and workflows containing healthcare-related information subject to U.S. HIPAA.

Learn more | Blog

Higher throughput workflows for AWS Step Functions

AWS Step Functions now supports higher throughput workflows, making it easier to coordinate applications with high event rates and variable loads.

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Recent announcements

2018

Date	Announcement
Jul 31	AWS IoT Rules Engine now supports Step Functions Action	Documentation
Jul 11	AWS Step Functions now available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Jun 28	AWS Step Functions now available in AWS GovCloud (US)
May 31	AWS Step Functions is now a HIPAA Eligible service	Blog
May 16	Higher throughput workflows for AWS Step Functions	Documentation
May 09	AWS Step Functions regional expansions
Jan 24	AWS Step Functions now available in Asia Pacific (Singapore) and Canada (Central) Regions

2017

Date	Announcement
Nov 15	AWS Step Functions adds support for updating State Machines	Documentation
Aug 23	AWS Step Functions now available in EU (London) Region
Aug 16	Amazon EC2 Systems Manager adds new maintenance window task types for automation, AWS Step Functions, and AWS Lambda	Documentation
Jun 08	AWS Step Functions available in Asia Pacific (Sydney)
Mar 21	CloudWatch Events now supports AWS Step Functions as a target
Mar 16	AWS Step Functions adds customized error handling for AWS Lambda Functions
Mar 07	AWS Step Functions available in EU (Frankfurt)
Feb 15	Amazon API Gateway Integration with AWS Step Functions
Feb 10	AWS CloudFormation Adds Support for AWS Step Functions

2016

Date	Announcement
Dec 01	Introducing AWS Step Functions	Blog