Compute Engine Hyperdisk Balanced Storage IOPS Increased
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Compute Engine has increased the maximum IOPS per GiB for Hyperdisk Balanced Storage Pools. This enhancement offers higher performance for disk-intensive workloads, particularly for standard performance provisioning. These changes are now generally available and apply to all users of Hyperdisk Balanced Storage.
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The maximum IOPS per GiB for Hyperdisk Balanced Storage Pools have increased from 4 IOPS per GiB. The new limits depend on the provisioning type: Standard performance : 30 IOPS per GiB Advanced performance : 6 IOPS per GiB For more information, see Limits for Hyperdisk Storage Pools .
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https://docs.cloud.google.com/release-notes#July_27_2026
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