- R8i and R8i‑flex instances are now available in the Canada West (Calgary) region.
- Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, delivering up to 15% better price‑performance and 2.5× memory bandwidth versus previous Intel generations.
- Offer 20% higher performance than R7i instances, with up to 30% faster PostgreSQL, 60% faster NGINX, and 40% faster AI recommendation workloads; purchasable via On‑Demand, Savings Plans, and Spot.
Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region
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