AWS EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex Instances Now Available in Canada West (Calgary)
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in the Canada West (Calgary) region, expanding AWS's compute offerings there. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, these instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth than previous Intel-based generations. They provide significant performance gains for memory-intensive workloads, including PostgreSQL, NGINX web applications, and AI deep learning models. Customers can leverage R8i-flex for common sizes and R8i for larger, high-CPU usage workloads and SAP-certified operations, purchasing them via Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot instances.
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- Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex Instances Available in Canada West (Calgary)
These new EC2 instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, delivering up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth than prior Intel-based generations. They offer substantial performance improvements for memory-intensive workloads, including PostgreSQL databases, NGINX web applications, and AI deep learning recommendation models.
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