In early 2026, AWS made second-generation Outposts racks available in 20 new countries, enabling customers to deploy AWS infrastructure, services, and APIs within their own data centers. These racks support the latest x86 EC2 instance types, including C7i, M7i, and R7i, offering up to 40% better performance compared to previous generations.
The Outposts solution targets workloads requiring low-latency access to local systems, compliance with data residency, and hybrid cloud consistency. The update also simplifies network scaling and adds support for accelerated networking instances. Customers gain regional data presence while still connecting to AWS cloud regions for management.
Source & further reading
Announcing availability of second-generation AWS Outposts racks in 20 more countries ↗Source published 2026-01-21. 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.