Amazon RDS for Oracle extends support for bare metal instances to Standard Edition 2
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This article announces that Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports bare metal instances with Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for Oracle Standard Edition 2.
- Bare metal instances available at 25% lower price than virtualized equivalents
- Supported instance types: M7i, R7i, X2iedn, X2idn, X2iezn, M6i, M6id, M6in, R6i, R6id, R6in
- Full visibility into CPU cores and sockets enables potential license cost reduction
- Most instances have 2 sockets; M7i.metal-24xl and R7i.metal-24xl have single socket
- Consult licensing partner to confirm eligibility and cost savings potential
Bare metal instances for Oracle Standard Edition 2 provide cost savings through reduced licensing overhead and lower compute pricing.
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