Nested virtualization is now available on additional Intel platforms and US Gov Cloud regions
Starting today, Nested virtualization is now available on additional Intel platforms and additional Regions. Nested virtualization is now available on C7i,R7i, M7i, C7id,R7id, M7id, C7i-flex,R7i-flex, M7i-flex, I7i, C8i-flex,R8i-flex, M8i-flex,and X8i, in addition to already available support on C8i, M8i and R8i instances. This capability is also now available in US GovCloud (US-East) and US GovCloud (US-West), in addition to existing support in all commercial regions. With nested virtualization capabilities, customers can create nested environments by running KVM or Hyper-V on virtual EC2 ins
AWS is continuously expanding its service offerings and regional availability as cloud adoption matures and customer requirements for specialized environments increase.
This update provides greater flexibility for complex cloud deployments, particularly for dev/test environments, specialized software requiring specific kernels, and secure sandboxing within EC2 instances.
Customers now have broader access to nested virtualization across more AWS instance types and critical government cloud regions, enhancing their ability to run hypervisors within virtual machines.
- · AWS
- · Enterprises with complex software requiring nested virtualization
- · US Government cloud users
- · Security-focused development teams
Increased utility of AWS EC2 for specialized use cases requiring isolation through hypervisors.
Potential for more sophisticated, multi-layered security architectures and simplified software testing environments on AWS.
Could indirectly enable greater adoption of hybrid cloud strategies where on-premise virtualization stacks are replicated or extended into AWS EC2 with higher fidelity.
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