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AWS EC2 I7ie Instances Arrive in Singapore Region Now

🚀 Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched EC2 I7ie instances in the Asia Pacific (Singapore) Region. Designed for large storage I/O–intensive workloads, I7ie pairs 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors with 3rd‑generation AWS Nitro SSDs to deliver up to 40% better compute and up to 65% improved real‑time storage performance versus I3en. Instances support up to 120 TB local NVMe density, up to twice the vCPU and memory of prior generations, nine size options, and up to 100 Gbps networking with 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth.

AWS launches Storage-Optimized EC2 I7i instances in regions

🚀 AWS has made high performance, storage-optimized Amazon EC2 I7i instances available in Asia Pacific (Melbourne, Mumbai, Osaka) and Middle East (UAE) regions. Powered by 5th‑generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 3rd‑generation AWS Nitro SSDs, I7i delivers up to 23% better compute performance and more than 10% better price performance versus prior I4i instances. I7i offers up to 45 TB of NVMe storage with significant reductions in storage I/O latency and variability, supports torn-write prevention up to 16 KB blocks, and is offered in eleven sizes including bare metal, with up to 100 Gbps network and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth.

WorkSpaces Applications adds 100+ instance types and storage

🚀 Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now offers expanded compute and storage flexibility, adding 100+ instance types across general purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, and accelerated families. Customers can configure storage volumes from 200GB to 500GB and import custom EC2 AMIs, including Windows Server 2022, for image creation and customization. These enhancements are generally available in all supported AWS Regions and follow the standard pay-as-you-go pricing for the service.

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex Available in Mumbai Region

🚀 Starting today, Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, these instances deliver up to 15% better price‑performance and 2.5× the memory bandwidth versus previous Intel-based generations and up to 20% performance gains versus M7i. AWS cites workload-specific improvements — up to 30% faster for PostgreSQL, up to 60% for NGINX web applications, and up to 40% for AI recommendation models. M8i-flex offers common sizes from large to 16xlarge for general-purpose use, while M8i provides 13 sizes including two bare-metal options and a new 96xlarge for large, sustained CPU workloads.

Amazon U7i 12TB EC2 Instances Launch in Ireland Region

🚀 Amazon Web Services has launched EC2 High Memory U7i-12tb.224xlarge instances in the AWS Europe (Ireland) Region. These 7th-generation instances offer 12TB DDR5 memory, 896 vCPUs, up to 100Gbps EBS and network bandwidth, and ENA Express support. They target mission-critical in-memory databases such as SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server. Availability aims to accelerate transaction processing and large-scale in-memory workloads.

AWS Reduces EC2 Costs for SQL Server High Availability

🔔 AWS announced on Nov 17, 2025 a new capability that lets customers designate Amazon EC2 instances running license-included Microsoft SQL Server as part of a High-Availability (HA) cluster to reduce licensing costs with a few clicks. The enhancement targets mission-critical deployments using Always On Availability Groups and Always On failover cluster instances, with AWS citing savings up to 40% in example configurations. The feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions.

Amazon EC2 U7i High Memory Instances Arrive in Ohio

🚀 Amazon Web Services has made EC2 High Memory U7i instances (u7in-24tb.224xlarge) available in the US East (Ohio) region as of Nov 17, 2025. These instances deliver 24 TB of DDR5 memory and 896 vCPUs, and are powered by custom fourth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Sapphire Rapids). They support up to 100 Gbps EBS, up to 200 Gbps networking with ENA Express, and target mission-critical in-memory databases such as SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server. The offering is intended to help customers scale transaction processing throughput in fast-growing data environments.

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.

Amazon EC2 I7i Instances Expand to Additional Regions

🚀 Amazon Web Services has expanded availability of Amazon EC2 I7i Storage Optimized instances to AWS Europe (Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Seoul, Hong Kong). Powered by 5th‑generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and 3rd‑generation AWS Nitro SSDs, I7i delivers up to 23% better compute and notable storage-performance and latency improvements versus I4i. Available in eleven sizes, including bare metal, these instances are aimed at I/O‑intensive, latency‑sensitive workloads that require very high random IOPS and multi‑TB dataset access.

Amazon EC2 I8g Storage-Optimized Instances Expand Regions

🚀 Amazon Web Services announced general availability of Amazon EC2 I8g Storage Optimized instances in Asia Pacific (Seoul) and South America (São Paulo). These instances use third-generation AWS Nitro SSDs to deliver up to 65% better real-time storage performance per TB, with significantly lower storage I/O latency and variability. I8g instances target I/O-intensive, low-latency workloads with up to 45 TB local NVMe storage, up to 100 Gbps networking, and 60 Gbps dedicated EBS bandwidth across multiple sizes including a metal option.

AWS Expands EC2 G6f NVIDIA L4 GPU Instances to More Regions

🚀 Amazon Web Services has expanded availability of EC2 G6f instances powered by NVIDIA L4 GPUs to Europe (Spain) and Asia Pacific (Seoul), improving access for graphics and visualization workloads. G6f instances support GPU partitions as small as one-eighth of a GPU with 3 GB of GPU memory, enabling finer-grained right-sizing and cost savings compared to single‑GPU options. Instances are offered in multiple sizes paired with third‑generation AMD EPYC processors, and are purchasable as On‑Demand, Spot, or via Savings Plans; customers should use NVIDIA GRID driver 18.4 or later to launch these instances.

Amazon DCV Adds Support for EC2 Mac Apple silicon instances

🖥️ AWS announced Amazon DCV support for EC2 Mac instances powered by Apple silicon, enabling high-performance remote desktop access to macOS workloads in the cloud. Users can connect from Windows, Linux, macOS, or web clients and benefit from 4K resolution, multi-monitor support, and smooth 60 FPS streaming. Productivity features include time zone redirection and audio output, and the offering is available in all Regions that provide EC2 Mac instances.

Amazon EC2 F2 FPGA Instances Expand to Four Regions

🚀 Starting today, Amazon EC2 F2 instances — the second-generation FPGA-powered instances featuring an FPGA with 16 GB of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) — are available in four additional regions: Europe (Frankfurt), Asia Pacific (Tokyo and Seoul), and Canada (Central). F2 delivers substantial hardware upgrades over F1, including up to 192 vCPUs, 2 TB system memory, 7.6 TiB SSD, and 100 Gbps networking. These instances target genomics, multimedia processing, big data, and network acceleration workloads and can be purchased On-Demand or via Savings Plans.

AWS Adds CUR 2.0 Detail for EC2 Capacity Reservations

🔍 AWS has extended the Cost and Usage Report (CUR 2.0) to surface hourly, resource-level billing information for capacity reservations including EC2 On-Demand Capacity Reservation (ODCR) and EC2 Capacity Blocks for ML. CUR 2.0 now tags capacity-related line items as Reserved, Used, or Unused, enabling precise coverage and utilization calculations. The enhancement helps identify idle reservations and attribute reservation costs to resource owners for cost optimization.

Amazon EC2 U7i-6tb High Memory Instances in Europe

⚙️ Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i-6tb instances are now available in Europe (Stockholm and Ireland). The u7i-6tb provides 6TB of DDR5 memory and 448 vCPUs, with up to 100 Gbps for EBS and network bandwidth and support for ENA Express. Powered by custom 4th-gen Intel Xeon (Sapphire Rapids), these instances target mission‑critical in‑memory databases such as SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server.

AWS expands Graviton4 EC2 C8gd, M8gd, R8gd regions

🚀 Amazon EC2 C8gd instances are now available in Europe (London) and Canada (Central), while M8gd and R8gd sizes have expanded to South America (Sao Paulo) and Europe (London), respectively. Powered by AWS Graviton4, these instances deliver up to 30% better performance versus Graviton3 and offer up to 11.4 TB NVMe local storage and EFA on select sizes. Customers can also adjust network and EBS bandwidth by 25% via instance bandwidth weighting.

Amazon EC2 C6id and R6id Instances Expand Regions Now

🚀 Amazon Web Services has made EC2 C6id instances available in Europe (Milan) and R6id instances available in Africa (Cape Town). Powered by 3rd-generation Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors (3.5 GHz all-core turbo) and up to 7.6 TB of local NVMe SSD, these Nitro-based instances deliver high compute, memory access, and low-latency storage. Use cases include media processing, distributed in-memory caches, in-memory databases, data logging, and real-time analytics. Customers can purchase capacity via Savings Plans, Reserved, On-Demand, and Spot, and provision using the AWS CLI and SDKs.

AWS Adds EC2 I7i Storage-Optimized Instances in Regions

⚡ AWS announced that high-performance, storage-optimized Amazon EC2 I7i instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) and Canada (Central) regions. Powered by 5th-gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs and 3rd-gen AWS Nitro SSDs, I7i delivers up to 23% better compute and substantial NVMe storage improvements over I4i. Instances support torn-write prevention, real-time NVMe performance statistics, and sizes up to 48xlarge plus bare metal options.

Amazon EC2 M8a Instances Now in N. Virginia & Tokyo

🚀 Amazon EC2 M8a instances are now available in US East (N. Virginia) and Asia Pacific (Tokyo). Powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (code-named Turin) with up to 4.5 GHz, M8a delivers up to 30% higher performance, up to 19% better price-performance versus M7a, and 45% more memory bandwidth. They show workload gains up to 60% for GroovyJVM and 39% for Cassandra, are SAP-certified, come in 12 sizes including two bare-metal options, and run on sixth-generation AWS Nitro Cards. Customers can purchase M8a via Savings Plans, On‑Demand, or Spot.

Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i Instances Now in GovCloud

🚀 Amazon Web Services has added High Memory U7i instances to AWS GovCloud, offering 12TiB (u7i-12tb.224xlarge) and 16TiB (u7in-16tb.224xlarge) in GovCloud (US-West) and 24TiB (u7in-24tb.224xlarge) in GovCloud (US-East). These 7th‑generation instances use custom 4th‑generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) processors, provide 896 vCPUs and DDR5 memory, and support ENA Express. The u7i-12tb delivers up to 100Gbps network and EBS throughput while the 16tb and 24tb variants deliver up to 200Gbps, making them well suited for mission‑critical in‑memory databases like SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server.