AWS announces availability of ECS Optimized Windows Server 2025 AMIs

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Amazon ECS Optimized Windows AMIs compatible with Windows Server 2025, offering two platforms: 2025-Core and 2025-Full. These AMIs are designed to support Windows container deployments on Amazon ECS and come with essential components and optimizations for running containerized workloads. Windows Server 2025 provides enhanced performance optimization and improved resource utilization compared to previous versions, allowing for more efficient container operations. The new server version features advanced security capabilities, including better isolation between containers and stronger kernel boundaries between containers and host. It also introduces enhanced networking capabilities, such as network namespace isolation and better integration with the Host Networking Service (HNS), enabling faster container communication and reduced latency. Customers can find and launch Windows ECS instances directly from the Amazon EC2 Console or through API or CLI commands. The Windows ECS Optimized AMIs can be run with all available pricing options for Windows ECS instances and are enabled across all Public, AWS GovCloud (US), and China Regions of AWS. For more information on getting the best out of AWS EC2 instances running Windows Server 2025, customers can visit the Windows on AWS page and the guide on AWS Windows ECS AMIs. The new AMIs are specifically engineered to streamline the container deployment process and provide a more efficient and secure way to run containerized workloads on Amazon ECS. Overall, the introduction of Amazon ECS Optimized Windows AMIs compatible with Windows Server 2025 provides customers with a more efficient and secure way to run Windows container deployments on Amazon ECS.