Amazon Redshift RG instances now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
Amazon Redshift ยท 2026-07-07
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-gov-west-1, us-gov-east-1 |
|---|---|
| Migration Required | Yes |
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your existing RA3 clusters to RG instances using Snapshot & Restore, Elastic Resize, or Classic Resize to leverage improved performance and cost benefits, and ensure your IaC templates are updated to include the new instance types.
For Platform Teams
Adopt Amazon Redshift RG instances to enhance your data platform with better performance and cost efficiency, and integrate the new instance types into your deployment pipelines and monitoring tools.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying Amazon Redshift RG instances to achieve up to 2.4x faster performance and 30% lower price per vCPU for your data warehouse and data lake workloads, enhancing both cost efficiency and operational performance.
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