HPC Cloud Updates WE 19 Apr 2026

AWS

Want multi cloud HPC? One step closer with AWS Interconnect now GA

AWS Interconnect is now generally available, with a new option to simplify last-mile connectivity | Amazon Web Services

Today, we’re announcing the general availability of AWS Interconnect – multicloud, a managed private connectivity service that connects your Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) directly to VPCs on other cloud providers. We’re also introducing AWS Interconnect – last mile, a new capability that simplifies how you establish high-speed, private connections to AWS from your […]

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New network and block storage optimised cousins of the C8i are now available

Introducing Amazon EC2 C8in and C8ib instances - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Introducing Amazon EC2 C8in and C8ib instances

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Of course if you’re going to get that, then the Graviton versions need a performance boost to keep you interested

Amazon EC2 C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances now support higher Amazon EBS-optimized performance - AWS

Discover more about what’s new at AWS with Amazon EC2 C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances now support higher Amazon EBS-optimized performance

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Azure

Users filling up their NetApp shares again? At least now you know who to blame

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Microsoft Azure

HBv2 is oooold. You really shouldn’t be using it anymore and know Azure won’t let you include them in Azure Batch Pools either

Azure updates | Microsoft Azure

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Microsoft Azure

Bring your own key now works for Premium SSD v2 and Ultra Disks

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If you’re trying to burst to cloud and using Azure Files then Azure File Sync might be handy and is available in a few more places now

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Google Cloud

Not much by way of updates but the Google Cloud Advanced Computing Community did manage to get Todd Gamblin (LLNL) over to talk about hardware diversification, AI integration and converged computing.