Amazon EC2 now supports Optimize CPUs post instance launch
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The article summarizes a new feature in Amazon EC2 called "Optimize CPUs" that allows customers to modify the CPU options of a stopped EC2 instance after launch, such as disabling hyperthreading and reducing the number of vCPUs.
Specifically, the article covers:
- The ability to modify an instance's CPU options (number of vCPUs and hyperthreading) after launch when the instance is stopped
- CPU options are now maintained when changing an instance's type
- The feature helps customers save on vCPU-based licensing costs, particularly for commercial database workloads like Microsoft SQL Server
- The feature is available in all commercial AWS Regions
- Links to documentation on using the new feature and API reference
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