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Amazon EC2 I8g storage-optimized instances expand to EU/Asia

🚀 Amazon Web Services has made Amazon EC2 I8g storage-optimized instances generally available in Europe (Stockholm) and Asia Pacific (Osaka). Built on the AWS Nitro System and using third-generation Nitro SSDs, I8g delivers up to 65% better storage performance per TB, plus lower I/O latency and reduced latency variability versus I4g. The family spans up to 48xlarge and one metal size with up to 1.5 TiB memory, 45 TB local NVMe storage, and up to 100 Gbps network performance, targeting transactional databases, NoSQL, real-time analytics, and LLM pre-processing workloads.

CloudWatch Adds EC2 Metrics for EBS IOPS and Throughput

🔔 Amazon introduced two new Amazon CloudWatch instance-level metrics — Instance EBS IOPS Exceeded Check and Instance EBS Throughput Exceeded Check — that flag when the driven IOPS or throughput exceeds the EBS-Optimized limits of an EC2 instance. Each metric returns 0 (not exceeded) or 1 (exceeded), enabling rapid identification of I/O bottlenecks and the creation of dashboards or alarms. These metrics are provided by default at a 1-minute frequency at no additional charge for Nitro-based EC2 instances with EBS attached and are accessible via the EC2 console, CLI, or CloudWatch API across Commercial, GovCloud (US), and China Regions.

Amazon EC2 I8g Storage-Optimized Instances Expand Regions

💾 Amazon Web Services has made Amazon EC2 I8g storage-optimized instances generally available in Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Singapore), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo). Powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and third-generation Nitro SSDs, I8g delivers up to 60% better compute performance and up to 65% improved real-time storage performance per TB versus the previous generation. These instances offer up to 45 TB of local NVMe storage, up to 100 Gbps networking, and are aimed at transactional databases, real-time analytics, and I/O-intensive AI pre-processing workloads.

Amazon EC2 C8g Instances Expand to More AWS Regions

🚀 Amazon has made EC2 C8g instances available in AWS Europe (Milan) and AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong, Osaka, Melbourne). These Graviton4-powered instances deliver up to 30% better compute performance than Graviton3-based instances and are optimized for compute-intensive workloads such as HPC, batch processing, gaming, video encoding, distributed analytics, CPU-based ML inference, and ad serving. Built on the AWS Nitro System, C8g instances provide larger instance sizes (including bare metal), up to 50 Gbps enhanced networking, and up to 40 Gbps EBS bandwidth to improve both performance and security.

Amazon EBS Volume Clones for Instant Volume Copies

⚡ Amazon Web Services has launched general availability of Amazon EBS Volume Clones, enabling instant, point-in-time copies of EBS volumes within the same Availability Zone. Cloned volumes are immediately accessible with single-digit millisecond latency and support all EBS volume types. The capability integrates with the EBS Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver and is available via Console, CLI, SDKs, and CloudFormation across AWS Commercial and GovCloud (US) Regions.

Amazon EC2 R8gd Instances Expand to Additional Regions

🚀 Amazon EC2 R8gd instances are now available in Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Sydney, Malaysia), South America (São Paulo), and Canada (Central). Powered by AWS Graviton4, they deliver up to 30% better compute performance than Graviton3-based instances and include up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe SSD for low-latency storage. Instances offer up to 50 Gbps networking, EFA on larger sizes, and adjustable network/EBS bandwidth weighting to better optimize workloads.

AWS EBS gp3 volumes scale to 64 TiB, 80k IOPS, 2,000 MiB/s

🔧 Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) gp3 volumes now support up to 64 TiB, 80,000 IOPS, and 2,000 MiB/s throughput — raising previous limits of 16 TiB, 16,000 IOPS, and 1,000 MiB/s. This change simplifies storage architectures by allowing consolidation of striped volumes into a single gp3 volume, reducing operational complexity for storage-intensive and containerized workloads that struggle with multi-volume striping. Pricing remains based on storage plus any additional provisioned IOPS and throughput; the new limits are available in all AWS Commercial and GovCloud (US) regions.

Amazon EC2 I7i Instances Now in Milan and N. California

🚀 Amazon EC2 I7i instances are now available in AWS Europe (Milan) and AWS US West (N. California). Powered by 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors with a 3.2 GHz all-core turbo and 3rd-generation AWS Nitro SSDs, I7i delivers up to 23% better compute and more than 10% improved price-performance versus I4i. Storage scales to 45 TB of NVMe with up to 50% better real-time storage performance, up to 50% lower storage I/O latency, and up to 60% lower latency variability, and includes a torn write prevention feature supporting up to 16 KB block sizes. The family offers eleven sizes — nine virtual sizes up to 48xlarge plus two bare metal options — with up to 100 Gbps networking and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth.

AWS Launches General Availability of EC2 R8gn Instances

🚀 AWS has made the new Amazon EC2 R8gn instances generally available, built on AWS Graviton4 processors to deliver up to 30% better compute performance than Graviton3. R8gn instances include 6th generation Nitro Cards and offer up to 600 Gbps network bandwidth—the highest among network-optimized EC2 instances—and sizes up to 48xlarge with metal options. They provide up to 1,536 GiB memory, up to 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth, and support Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) on select large and metal sizes for lower latency cluster performance.

Amazon EC2 I8g Storage-Optimized Instances in Ohio

🚀 Amazon Web Services has announced general availability of Amazon EC2 I8g storage-optimized instances in the US East (Ohio) region. Powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and third-generation Nitro SSDs, I8g delivers up to 60% better compute and up to 65% improved real-time storage performance per TB, with lower I/O latency and variability. Built on the AWS Nitro System, these instances target I/O-intensive, low-latency workloads such as transactional databases, real-time analytics and AI pre-processing. Ten sizes, including a metal option, provide up to 45 TB local NVMe storage and high network and EBS bandwidth.

AWS Transform Adds Detached Storage Assessment and TCO

🔍 AWS has expanded AWS Transform assessment to analyze on‑premises detached storage infrastructures, including SAN, NAS, file servers, object stores and virtual environments. The new capability maps existing storage to AWS targets such as Amazon S3, Amazon EBS and Amazon FSx, and delivers a comparative Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis. It also provides performance and cost optimization recommendations for compute and storage workloads, noting storage can represent up to 45% of migration opportunities. The assessment is available in US East (N. Virginia) and Europe (Frankfurt).

Amazon EBS Adds Snapshot Copy Support for Local Zones

🔁 Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) now supports snapshot copy for AWS Local Zones, enabling point-in-time local snapshots to be copied to the parent Region or another Local Zone. The feature is generally available and accessible via the AWS Console, CLI, and SDKs. This capability helps customers meet disaster recovery, data migration, and compliance requirements by storing snapshots in Amazon S3 within the chosen Region or Local Zone.

SageMaker HyperPod Supports EBS CSI Driver for Storage

🔧 Amazon SageMaker HyperPod now supports the Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver, enabling dynamic provisioning and lifecycle management of persistent EBS volumes for machine learning workloads on HyperPod EKS clusters. Through standard Kubernetes persistent volume claims and storage classes, teams can create, attach, resize, snapshot, and encrypt volumes (including customer-managed KMS keys), and volumes persist across pod restarts and node replacements. Install the EBS CSI driver as an EKS add-on to get started; the capability is available in all regions where HyperPod EKS clusters are supported.

AWS Expands EC2 I7i Storage Instances to Europe, APAC

🔔 Amazon Web Services has made EC2 I7i storage-optimized instances available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt, London) and Asia Pacific (Malaysia, Sydney, Tokyo). Powered by 5th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 3rd generation AWS Nitro SSDs, I7i delivers up to 23% better compute and >10% improved price performance versus I4i, plus up to 45TB NVMe and significant latency and IOPS gains. Eleven sizes (including two bare metal) offer up to 100 Gbps network and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth, and a torn write prevention feature supporting 16 KB blocks helps remove database bottlenecks.