Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex Instances Expand to Asia Pacific and Europe Regions

AWS expanded the availability of its high-performance Intel Xeon-powered R8i and memory-optimized R8i-flex instances to Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Paris regions.

By Lucas Hayes · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-01-08 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-01-08. Source published: 2026-01-08. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

The R8i series, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, delivers significant improvements in price-performance and memory bandwidth versus prior Intel-based instances. These instances offer up to 20% higher performance than R7i, excelling in database, web, and AI workloads.

The new flexible R8i-flex variants provide optimized memory sizing for memory-intensive applications. These SAP-certified instances offer 13 sizes including bare metal and a large 96xlarge option, targeting mission-critical workloads. Availability includes Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Paris regions.

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

Source published 2026-01-08. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.