Amazon EC2 I7i Storage Optimized Instances Launch in Thailand and Israel Regions

AWS expanded Storage Optimized I7i instances, featuring 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors and 3rd Gen Nitro SSDs, to Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Israel (Tel Aviv) Regions.

By Victor Hale · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-08-03 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-08-03. Source published: 2026-08-03. 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.

I7i instances provide up to 23% better compute performance and over 10% improved price performance versus prior I4i instances, with up to 45TB NVMe storage that offers significantly enhanced real-time storage throughput and reduced latency.

Available in multiple sizes including bare metal, these instances are suited for I/O-intensive, latency-sensitive workloads demanding high random IOPS and stable low-latency data access, featuring support for 16KB block size torn write prevention to improve database performance.

Source & further reading

Amazon EC2 I7i instances now available in Asia Pacific (Thailand) and Israel (Tel Aviv) Regions ↗

Source published 2026-08-03. 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.