Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-02-24
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Technical Details
| Regions | Asia Pacific (Malaysia), South America (Sao Paulo) |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your infrastructure-as-code templates to include C8i and C8i-flex instances for new deployments, taking advantage of their superior performance and price-performance for compute-intensive workloads.
For Platform Teams
Adopt C8i and C8i-flex instances to offer your teams high-performance compute options that can significantly improve the performance of web applications, AI models, and in-memory caches.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying C8i and C8i-flex instances to achieve up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth, enhancing competitive positioning and operational efficiency in the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions.
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