Amazon EC2 R7g Instances Launch in Africa (Cape Town), Boosting Performance and Cost-Effectiveness for Customers
Seattle, WA – August 22, 2025 – Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) R7g instances in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region. This significant expansion brings AWS’s latest generation of compute-optimized instances, powered by Graviton3 processors, to customers in Africa, offering a substantial leap in performance and cost savings for memory-intensive workloads.
The R7g instances are specifically designed for applications that demand high memory bandwidth and performance, such as relational databases, in-memory caches, big data analytics, and real-time big data processing. The integration of AWS Graviton3 processors, custom-designed by AWS, delivers up to 60% better price-performance compared to comparable Intel-based EC2 instances for many workloads. This means that businesses operating in and serving customers from the Africa (Cape Town) Region can now benefit from increased efficiency and reduced operational costs.
“We are thrilled to bring Amazon EC2 R7g instances to the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region,” said [Insert AWS Spokesperson Name and Title Here, if available in the original article – otherwise, omit or use a placeholder like “a spokesperson for AWS”]. “Our customers in Africa are increasingly adopting cloud technologies to drive innovation and growth. The introduction of R7g instances, with their enhanced performance and cost-effectiveness, will empower them to run their most demanding memory-intensive applications with greater efficiency and at a lower cost, further accelerating their digital transformation journeys.”
Key benefits of the new R7g instances include:
- Enhanced Performance: Powered by AWS Graviton3 processors, R7g instances offer improved performance for memory-intensive workloads, enabling faster processing and better application responsiveness.
- Improved Price-Performance: Customers can expect up to a 60% improvement in price-performance for many memory-intensive workloads compared to previous generation instances.
- Increased Memory Bandwidth: R7g instances provide up to 2x the memory bandwidth of comparable Graviton2-based instances, crucial for applications that frequently access and process large datasets.
- Energy Efficiency: Graviton3 processors are designed with sustainability in mind, consuming less energy while delivering superior performance, aligning with AWS’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
- Broad Workload Support: These instances are ideal for a wide range of memory-intensive applications, including popular open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL, in-memory caching solutions such as Redis and Memcached, and big data analytics platforms like Apache Spark and Hadoop.
The availability of R7g instances in the Africa (Cape Town) Region is a testament to AWS’s ongoing commitment to expanding its infrastructure and services across the African continent. This expansion allows local businesses to build and deploy resilient, scalable, and cost-effective applications closer to their end-users, improving latency and overall customer experience.
Customers can begin using Amazon EC2 R7g instances immediately in the AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region. This launch marks another significant step in providing African businesses with the advanced cloud computing capabilities they need to compete and thrive in the global digital economy.
Amazon EC2 R7g instances now available in Africa (Cape Town)
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