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Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex Instances Now Available in AWS European Sovereign Cloud

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Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) region. These instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. They provide significant performance gains for workloads like web applications, AI deep learning, and Memcached stores. Customers can leverage these instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot instances for various compute-intensive and memory-intensive applications.

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  • EC2 C8i and C8i-flex Instances Launched in AWS European Sovereign Cloud

    Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) region. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, these instances deliver up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth over previous generations, with specific gains for web apps, AI, and Memcached. They are available via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, and Spot instances.

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https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/c8i-c8i-flex-thf-september-2026/

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