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Amazon FSx for Lustre Persistent-2 Expands to Four Additional AWS Regions

Amazon FSx for Lustre Persistent-2 file systems, optimized for high throughput and cost-effectiveness, become available in new global regions across Asia, Europe, and South America.

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Retrospective edition: 2026-04-16. Source published: 2026-04-16. 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.

Amazon FSx for Lustre Persistent-2 leverages AWS Graviton processors to deliver increased throughput—up to 1 GB/s per terabyte—and lower throughput costs compared to previous Lustre generations. Its expansion includes Asia Pacific (Hyderabad, Jakarta), Europe (Zurich), and South America (São Paulo) regions, supporting workflows in machine learning, HPC, media, and finance.

These file systems accelerate data-intensive applications while reducing storage costs, benefiting customers with performance-hungry workloads that require scalable and efficient shared storage. Users can create Persistent-2 file systems in the new regions directly via the AWS Management Console.

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Amazon FSx for Lustre Persistent-2 file systems are now available in four additional AWS Regions ↗

Source published 2026-04-16. 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.