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Announcing Amazon EC2 I8g instances

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AWS has announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 I8g storage-optimized instances, offering high-performance computing for storage-intensive workloads.

  • Powered by AWS Graviton4 processors with 60% better compute performance than previous generation
  • Uses third-generation AWS Nitro SSDs with up to 65% better real-time storage performance
  • Offers up to 50% lower storage I/O latency and 60% lower latency variability
  • Available in sizes up to 24xlarge with 768 GiB memory and 22.5 TB instance storage
  • Ideal for databases, streaming, search queries, and data analytics
  • Currently available in US East (N. Virginia) and US West (Oregon) regions

The I8g instances are built on the AWS Nitro System, enhancing performance and security through dedicated hardware and software.



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