Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region
Starting today, Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, available only on AWS, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. The M8i and M8i-flex instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. They deliver up to 20% better performance than M7i and M7i-flex instances, with even higher gains for specific workloads. The M8i and
AWS continues to roll out its latest generation of custom-designed compute instances to more regions to meet customer demand and maintain its competitive edge in cloud infrastructure.
This release expands access to high-performance, cost-effective compute in a specific geographic region, enabling local businesses and governments to leverage advanced cloud capabilities.
Customers in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region now have access to AWS's latest EC2 instance generation, potentially lowering their operational costs and improving application performance.
- · AWS
- · New Zealand tech companies
- · Intel
- · Other cloud providers in New Zealand
- · Legacy on-premise infrastructure
Increased adoption of AWS cloud services in New Zealand due to better performance and price-performance offerings.
Enhanced digital transformation and innovation within the New Zealand economy as local entities gain access to more powerful and efficient compute resources.
Potential for increased data sovereignty discussions and requirements in New Zealand as more critical workloads migrate to local cloud regions with advanced capabilities.
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