Introducing Amazon EC2 T8i instances
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-09-17
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-west-3, ap-south-1, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-northeast-3, ca-central-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your infrastructure to include T8i instances for improved performance and cost efficiency, ensuring compatibility with existing T3 instance configurations and credit systems.
For Platform Teams
Adopt T8i instances to enhance your platform's compute capabilities, offering better price performance and higher bandwidth for various workloads, resulting in measurable cost and performance benefits.
For Executives
Evaluate deploying T8i instances to achieve up to 30% better price performance and 70% higher compute performance, reducing TCO and gaining competitive advantage in the cloud market.
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- Amazon EC2 now supports specifying compatible instance types on AMIs (2026-09-04)
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