AWS announced today that the next‑generation AgentCore runtime for Amazon Bedrock can launch an isolated AI‑agent session in under two seconds, scale to 8 vCPUs and 32 GB of memory, and reclaim unused memory within minutes. The runtime runs each session in a Firecracker micro‑VM for hardware isolation and now lets agents mount an S3 bucket so data stays inside the same security boundary. Customers say the new version cuts cold‑start latency from a minute to a few seconds and lowers per‑call costs by around 17%.
Why it matters
Enterprises can move AI agents into production faster and at lower cost while keeping data securely isolated.
