AWS Boosts RDS for SQL Server with Beefy M8id and R8id Instances

Amazon RDS for SQL Server now supports M8id and R8id instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, offering up to 384 vCPUs, 3 TiB memory, and 22.8 TB local NVMe storage—that's 4x the power of previous M5d/R5d generations. The new instances automatically optimize tempdb performance by placing it on local NVMe storage instead of EBS, resulting in faster queries and smaller snapshots. Available across 13 AWS regions including US, Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific.