Amazon Redshift adds rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes
Amazon Redshift ยท 2026-07-16
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-1, us-west-2, ca-central-1, mx-central-1, sa-east-1, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-2, eu-south-1, af-south-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-south-1, ap-southeast-3, ap-southeast-4, ap-southeast-5, ap-southeast-6, ap-southeast-7, ap-southeast-8, ap-southeast-9, ap-southeast-10 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your Redshift cluster configurations to include the new rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes, ensuring you leverage the improved performance and cost benefits for your workloads.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the new rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes in your Redshift architecture to enhance query performance and reduce costs, aligning with best practices for right-sizing provisioned clusters.
For Executives
Evaluate the new rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes for potential cost savings and performance improvements, aiming to optimize your Redshift clusters and achieve up to 2.4x faster query performance at 30% lower price per vCPU.
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