Amazon OpenSearch Service now supports storage optimized i7i instances
Opensearch Service ยท 2026-02-18
Actions
Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-1, us-west-2, ca-central-1, ca-west-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-south-1, eu-north-1, eu-central-2, af-south-1, ap-east-1, ap-south-1, ap-southeast-3, ap-northeast-3, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, me-south-1, sa-east-1, us-gov-west-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your OpenSearch Service configurations to utilize i7i instances, which offer improved storage performance and lower latency, potentially reducing operational toil and enhancing application performance.
For Platform Teams
Adopt i7i instances in your OpenSearch deployments to leverage enhanced storage performance and security features provided by the AWS Nitro System, leading to improved application reliability and performance.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying i7i instances for your OpenSearch workloads to achieve up to 23% better compute performance and 10% better price performance, enhancing operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.