AWS Unveils Claude Opus 4.7 in Bedrock and AWS Interconnect General Availability

Last week, I had the privilege of delivering a commencement address to computer science graduates at the University of Namur. In my speech, I emphasized that artificial intelligence is not a replacement for developers but an amplifier of their capabilities. From punch cards to modern IDEs, each technological shift has raised the bar—and AI-assisted coding is no different. Developers who remain curious, think in systems, communicate precisely, and take ownership of their work will thrive. The industry needs more coders, not fewer, and AI expands what is achievable. With that forward-looking perspective, let’s explore this week’s major AWS announcements.

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7 Now Available in Amazon Bedrock

Anthropic has released its most intelligent Opus model yet—Claude Opus 4.7—now generally available in Amazon Bedrock. This model delivers significant performance improvements across coding, long-running agents, and professional knowledge work tasks.

Key Performance Benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.7 achieves a score of 64.3% on SWE-bench Pro and 87.6% on SWE-bench Verified, extending its lead in agentic coding. It demonstrates stronger long-horizon autonomy and complex code reasoning compared to previous models. Additionally, it excels in knowledge work such as document creation, financial analysis, and multi-step research.

Advanced Capabilities and Availability

The model runs on Bedrock’s next-generation inference engine, featuring dynamic capacity allocation and adaptive thinking—allowing Claude to allocate thinking token budgets based on request complexity. It supports the full 1 million token context window and adds high-resolution image support for improved accuracy on charts, dense documents, and screen UIs.

Claude Opus 4.7 is available at launch in US East (N. Virginia), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Ireland), and Europe (Stockholm). Accounts can make up to 10,000 requests per minute per account per Region.

AWS Interconnect Now Generally Available

AWS Interconnect has reached general availability, bringing two managed private connectivity capabilities: AWS Interconnect – Multicloud and AWS Interconnect – Last Mile. These simplify and secure connections between AWS and other environments.

AWS Interconnect – Multicloud

This capability provides Layer 3 private connections between AWS VPCs and other cloud providers. Google Cloud is supported now, with Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) coming later in 2026. Traffic flows over the AWS global backbone and the partner cloud’s private network—never over the public internet—with built-in MACsec encryption, multi-facility resiliency, and CloudWatch monitoring. AWS has published the underlying specification on GitHub under Apache 2.0, enabling any cloud provider to become an Interconnect partner.

AWS Interconnect – Last Mile

AWS Interconnect – Last Mile simplifies high-speed private connections from branch offices, data centers, and remote locations to AWS through existing network providers. It automatically provisions 4 redundant connections across 2 physical locations, configures BGP routing, and activates MACsec encryption and Jumbo Frames by default. Bandwidth options range from 1 Gbps to 100 Gbps, adjustable as needed.

These new services underscore AWS’s commitment to offering flexible, secure, and high-performance connectivity options for modern hybrid and multicloud architectures.

As I told the graduates at uNamur, tools evolve but the core skills of curiosity, systems thinking, and ownership remain timeless. With Claude Opus 4.7 and AWS Interconnect, AWS continues to provide the infrastructure and intelligence that empower developers to build the next generation of applications.