dc2.8xlarge
The dc2.8xlarge is a aws redshift instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for redshift workloads.
Last updated at Tue May 12 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Memory | 244 GiB |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | 2.56TB SSD |
| I/O | 7.50 GB/s |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | dc2.8xlarge |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| dc2.large | 2 | 15 |
| dc2.8xlarge | 32 | 244 |
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