The new Glue workers include general compute types (G.12X, G.16X) and memory-optimized types (R-series) that provide increased compute, memory, and storage resources for resource-intensive ETL tasks. Memory-optimized workers offer double the memory for Spark operations like caching and aggregations, supporting higher data volumes and complex transforms.
Customers can select these workers via AWS Glue Studio, notebooks, Visual ETL, or programmatically using Glue job APIs. This expansion offers greater flexibility and efficiency for data-intensive applications in the Spain AWS region, aligning with global scalability needs.
Source & further reading
AWS Glue large and memory optimized workers now available in Europe (Spain) Region ↗Source published 2026-05-27. 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.