Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions

Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-05-07

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Technical Details

Regions eu-west-1, ap-south-1
Cost Impact Neutral
IaC Impact High

What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your infrastructure-as-code templates to include X8i instances, which offer up to 43% higher performance and 1.5x more memory capacity, to optimize resource utilization and performance for memory-intensive applications.

For Platform Teams

Adopt X8i instances to provide your teams with high-performance, memory-intensive compute options, enabling up to 43% higher performance and 1.5x more memory capacity for applications like SAP HANA and large databases.

For Executives

Evaluate deploying X8i instances for high-performance, memory-intensive workloads to achieve up to 43% higher performance and 1.5x more memory capacity, enhancing competitive positioning and operational efficiency.

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