* Compute power (processor/vCPU)
* Memory
* Storage Options/optimization (hard drive)
* Network Performance
It's important to use the proper instance type to handle your application's workload
There is a collection of preconfigured instance types that are grouped into families and types that you can choose from:
| TYPE | FAMILY | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| t2 | General Purpose | "Burstable" performance instances |
| m3 | General Purpose | Nice Balance |
| c3/c4 | Compute Optimized | For high traffic front end fleets, web servers |
| d2 | Storage Optimized | For large-scale data warehouses or parallel file systems |
| i2 | Storage Optimized | For large-scale data warehouses or parallel file systems |
| g2 | GPU Optimized | For machine learning, high performance databases, rendering |
| p2 | GPU Optimized | For machine learning, high performance databases, rendering |
| r3/r4 | Memory Optimized | For databases, memcached, large deployments of enterprise applications |
| x1 | Memory Optimized | For databases, memcached, large deployments of enterprise applications |
