Amazon Redshift Serverless Lowers Entry with 4-RPU Minimum Capacity in More Regions

Amazon Redshift Serverless introduced a smaller base capacity option of 4 Redshift Processing Units (RPUs) in seven additional AWS regions for cost-efficient analytics.

By Noah Ellis · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-05-29 · 1 min read

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Amazon Redshift Serverless, which abstracts cluster management for analytics workloads, expanded the availability of a minimum capacity tier offering 4 RPUs (each providing 16 GB memory). This allows customers to run smaller workloads with reduced minimum hourly costs, making serverless analytics more accessible for development and production scenarios requiring less compute.

The new configuration supports up to 32 TB of managed storage with limits of 100 table columns and 64 GB memory, suitable for lightweight data warehouses. This option extends to regions in Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, South America, and AWS GovCloud, providing flexibility in geographic deployment and price-performance optimization.

Source & further reading

Amazon Redshift Serverless now offers 4-RPU Minimum Capacity in 7 additional AWS Regions ↗

Source published 2026-05-29. 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.