AWS / update detail

Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions

Official AWS changelog summary with source attribution, release tags, and community reactions.

Track this AWS release note alongside related changelog updates, risky changes, and weekly digest signals from the developer community.

AWS·Sep 25, 2026, 06:37 PMFeatureAI-assisted summary

Summary

R8i and R8i‑flex instances are now launched in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) region.
Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6, they deliver up to 15% better price‑performance and 20‑60% higher performance versus R7i for various workloads.
R8i‑flex offers flexible memory‑optimized sizes, while R8i adds up to 96xlarge, SAP certification, and bare‑metal options.

featurepricingsource healthy

Official source Last checked Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

Loading follow options…

official source

Verify the original release note

Every summary should remain traceable to the original changelog or release source.

AI-assisted summarysource healthyLast checked Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 AM

related channels

Turn this AWS release note into a weekly digest for the tools you actually use.