Posted On: Sep 14, 2023
Starting today, memory optimized Amazon Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X2idn and X2iedn instances are available in Africa (Cape Town) region. These instances, powered by 3rd generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Ice Lake) and built with AWS Nitro System, are designed for memory-intensive workloads. They deliver improvements in performance, price performance, and cost per GiB of memory compared to previous generation X1 instances. These instances are SAP-certified for running Business Suite on HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Data Mart Solutions on HANA, Business Warehouse on HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP NetWeaver workloads on any database.
With this launch, X2idn and X2iedn instances are available in the following AWS Regions: US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Milan), Europe (Paris), Europe (Stockholm), Canada (Central), South America (São Paulo), and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. In addition, X2idn instances are also available in Europe (Zurich) , Europe (Spain), and Middle-East (Dubai) regions. X2idn and X2iedn are available for purchase with Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, Convertible Reserved, On-Demand, and Spot instances, or as Dedicated instances or Dedicated hosts. To learn more, visit the EC2 X2i Instances Page, or connect with your AWS Support contacts.