AWS has launched the Amazon EC2 High Memory instance U7i model, which can support a whopping 32 TiB of RAM, making it the highest memory machine currently offered by AWS. Many may wonder what to do with a machine sporting this much RAM. The answer lies in running memory-intensive tasks such as managing in-memory databases with colossal amounts of data, whether it be SAP HANA, Oracle, or SQL Server databases.
The U7i machine is powered by an Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen (Sapphire Rapids) custom CPU, boasting 896 virtual CPUs (vCPUs) and a choice of RAM configurations ranging from 12, 16, 24, to 32 TiB of DDR5 memory. It can be connected to Elastic Block Store (EBS) storage exclusively. AWS states that these machines are SAP-certified for running popular applications like Business Suite on HANA, Business Suite S/4HANA, Business Warehouse on HANA (BW), and SAP BW/4HANA, at an enterprise level. Simply put, with enough funds, anyone can easily rent these machines to power their operations.
The 32 TiB RAM setup looks something like this:
AWS further mentions that they are not stopping here and are gearing up to release even larger machines due to the increasing demands from customers, with plans to launch within this year.
Source: AWS Blog
TLDR: AWS introduces the Amazon EC2 High Memory instance U7i with 32 TiB RAM, ideal for memory-intensive tasks like in-memory database management. The machine, powered by Intel Xeon Scalable CPU, is SAP-certified for running popular applications. AWS plans to release even larger machines in the near future in response to customer demands.
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