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AWS EC2 Instance Types

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Summary

EC2 provides a variety of instance type options that are grouped into family according to the balance of CPU, memory, storage, and networking. Each family has different generations and sizes, for example t3.micro for lightweight and r6g.xlarge for memory heavy applications. Selecting the right instance type makes the application perform optimally without paying for overcapacity.

Key points

Instance type = family + generation + size (example t3.micro)
Family common: general purpose, compute, memory, optimized storage
Family GPUs are available for loaded machine learning and graphics
Burstable instance provides a basic CPU with performance credit

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