AWS – Amazon OpenSearch Service adds support for r7gd instances in six additional regions

Amazon OpenSearch Service now adds support for Graviton3 based r7gd instances with local NVMe-based SSD storage in six additional regions i.e., Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Jakarta), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Middle East (UAE), AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West). AWS Graviton3-based instances with local NVMe-based SSD storage have up to 45% improved real-time NVMe storage performance compared to comparable Graviton2-based instances.

Graviton3 based r7gd instances have custom-designed processors that enable improved performance for memory-intensive workloads. They offer upto 30 Gbps enhanced networking bandwidth and up to 20 Gbps of bandwidth to the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS).

Amazon OpenSearch Service Graviton3 instances are supported on all OpenSearch versions, and Elasticsearch versions 7.9 and 7.10. Please refer to the Amazon OpenSearch Service pricing page for additional information about instance types supported in different regions and their On-Demand and Reserved Instance pricing details.

To learn more about Amazon OpenSearch Service, please visit the product page.

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