Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-09-25
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Technical Details
| Regions | AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your infrastructure-as-code templates to include M8i and M8i-flex instances for improved performance and price-performance in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) region.
For Platform Teams
Adopt M8i and M8i-flex instances to enhance the performance of general-purpose workloads, databases, and AI models, leveraging up to 60% faster NGINX web applications and 40% faster AI deep learning recommendation models.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying M8i and M8i-flex instances for up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth, enabling faster applications and databases, and gaining a competitive edge in the European market.
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