Amazon Redshift RG large and 12xlarge instances now available on the trailing track
Amazon Redshift ยท 2026-07-30
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Technical Details
| Affected Versions | P202 and onwards |
|---|---|
| Regions | all |
| Migration Required | Yes |
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update existing Amazon Redshift clusters to rg.large or rg.12xlarge instance types on patch P202 and onwards to leverage improved performance and cost savings, ensuring alignment with the latest stable version.
For Platform Teams
Adopt Amazon Redshift RG instances on the trailing track to integrate advanced, cost-efficient database capabilities, reducing operational toil and enhancing overall platform performance.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying Amazon Redshift RG large and 12xlarge instances on the trailing track to achieve up to 2.4x faster query performance at 30% lower price per vCPU, enhancing production workload efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
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- Amazon Redshift Data API announces long polling, session management, and flexible batch execution (2026-07-29)
- Amazon Redshift adds rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes (2026-07-16)
- Amazon Redshift RG instances now available on the trailing track (2026-07-08)
- Amazon Redshift RG instances now available in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions (2026-07-07)
- Amazon Redshift adds Reserved Instance upfront pricing options for RG instances (2026-06-25)