Amazon EC2 T8i instances are now available in South America (Sรฃo Paulo)
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-10-15
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Technical Details
| Regions | sa-east-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your infrastructure to include T8i instances, which offer improved performance and cost benefits over T3 instances, and ensure your IaC templates are updated to utilize the new instance types.
For Platform Teams
Adopt T8i instances to enhance your platform's compute capabilities, offering better price performance and higher network and EBS bandwidth for various workloads.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying T8i instances to achieve up to 30% better price performance and 70% higher compute performance, enabling cost optimization and improved operational efficiency.
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