Amazon EC2 supports nested virtualization on virtual Amazon EC2 instances

Ec2 Nested Virtualization On Virtual ยท 2026-02-16

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Technical Details

Affected Versions C8i, M8i, R8i
Regions all
Cost Impact Neutral
IaC Impact High

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your EC2 instance configurations to enable nested virtualization for running KVM or Hyper-V, which can simplify testing and development environments, reducing the need for physical hardware and lowering operational toil.

For Platform Teams

Adopt nested virtualization on EC2 to offer your teams advanced virtual environments, enhancing development and testing capabilities, and potentially reducing infrastructure costs by minimizing the need for dedicated physical hardware.

For Executives

Evaluate the deployment of nested virtualization on EC2 to leverage advanced virtual environments for innovation and efficiency, potentially reducing costs associated with physical hardware emulation and enhancing competitive capabilities.

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