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Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region

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AWS·1 month ago · Jun 1, 2026, 04:00 PMFeatureAI-assisted summary

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M8i and M8i‑flex general‑purpose instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) region.
Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, they deliver up to 20% better performance than M7i and 30‑60% faster for workloads such as PostgreSQL, NGINX, and AI models.
Offer up to 15% improved price‑performance and include a range of sizes from large to 16xlarge, plus SAP‑certified 96xlarge bare‑metal option.

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