Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances with up to 22.8 TB local NVMe storage are generally available
February 4, 2026 Executive Overview The general availability of Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances marks a substantial leap in AWS’s eighth-generation compute portfolio, specifically targeting workloads that demand high-speed, local ephemeral storage. By integrating custom Intel Xeon 6 processors (formerly codenamed Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids) and massive local NVMe-based SSD capacity, AWS […]