Amazon Redshift launches RG instances powered by AWS Graviton
Amazon Redshift ยท 2026-05-12
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-1, us-west-2, ca-central-1, sa-east-1, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-2, eu-south-1, eu-north-1, eu-west-3, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-south-1, ap-southeast-3, ap-northeast-3, ap-east-1, ap-southeast-4, ap-southeast-5, ap-southeast-6 |
|---|---|
| Migration Required | Yes |
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update existing RA3 clusters to RG instances using Snapshot & Restore, Elastic Resize, or Classic Resize to leverage improved performance and cost savings.
For Platform Teams
Adopt RG instances to benefit from enhanced performance metrics and reduced operational toil due to automated query optimization and intelligent caching.
For Executives
Evaluate migrating to RG instances for up to 2.4x faster performance and 30% lower price per vCPU, enhancing competitive advantage and operational efficiency.
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