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EC2's new M8 instances expand to three more regions, including Tokyo, with up to 43% faster performance!

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Hey there, it's Shii! Today I found some news about new regions opening up for a few high-bandwidth EC2 instance types, so let me share it with you!

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What was announced?

AWS's What's New announced that Amazon EC2's M8in, M8idn, M8ib, and M8idb instances are now available in three additional regions:

  • US East (Ohio)
  • Europe (Ireland)
  • Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

With this, M8in, M8idn, M8ib, and M8idb instances are now available in US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Europe (Spain).

The story so far

Until now, these M8-family instances were only available in a smaller set of regions. Tokyo in particular is a familiar choice for users in Japan, so this expansion is probably good news for a lot of people who had been waiting for it.

What changes

With more regions supported, users who previously had to reach for a different region can now take advantage of these instances' high network and EBS performance from a region that is closer or more familiar to them.

Purchasing is flexible too, you can pick from:

  • Savings Plans
  • On-Demand
  • Spot Instances

so it fits both always-on workloads and cost-conscious batch jobs.

Dive Deep

Here's a rundown of each instance type's characteristics:

  • M8in / M8idn (network optimized): deliver up to 600 Gbps of network bandwidth, the highest among enhanced-networking EC2 instances. They suit real-time big data analytics, distributed in-memory caching, caching fleets for AI/ML clusters, and Telco workloads like 5G User Plane Function (UPF)
  • M8ib / M8idb (EBS optimized): deliver up to 300 Gbps of EBS bandwidth, the highest among non-accelerated EC2 instances. They fit workloads where block storage performance matters, like high-performance file systems and NoSQL databases
  • M8idn: suited for distributed computing, data analytics, and high-performance file systems that benefit from low-latency local storage
  • M8idb: suited for large commercial databases, data lakes, and NoSQL databases that benefit from both high EBS throughput and low-latency local NVMe storage

Underneath, these run on custom sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors available only on AWS, paired with the latest sixth-generation AWS Nitro cards. Together, that delivers up to 43% higher performance compared to the previous generation.

If you want the full specs and pricing, the Amazon EC2 M8i instances page has more details.

Wrap-up

  • EC2's M8in, M8idn, M8ib, and M8idb instances are now available in three new regions: US East (Ohio), Europe (Ireland), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
  • That brings the total to five regions: US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), and Europe (Spain)
  • M8in/M8idn stand out for up to 600 Gbps network bandwidth, and M8ib/M8idb for up to 300 Gbps EBS bandwidth
  • Sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors plus sixth-generation AWS Nitro cards bring up to 43% better performance than the previous generation
  • Available through Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot Instances

If you're running distributed systems, AI/ML infrastructure, or large-scale databases out of the Tokyo region and need high-bandwidth networking or storage, this update is worth checking out!

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