# AWS expands EC2 X2idn availability to Hong Kong > Memory-optimized EC2 X2idn instances are now available in AWS’s Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region, expanding regional deployment options. Canonical URL: https://www.devobs.io/news/news-event-4b5221d51b28b86f20eda858/ By: Nina Patel Published: 2026-09-14T06:22:04.541Z Updated: 2026-09-14T06:22:04.541Z Event date: 2026-09-11 Section: Cloud ## Regional availability in Hong Kong AWS [announced on September 11, 2026](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/ec2-x2idn-asia-pacific-hong-kong/) that memory-optimized Amazon EC2 X2idn instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region. According to the [announcement](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/ec2-x2idn-asia-pacific-hong-kong/), X2idn instances use third-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and the AWS Nitro System. AWS says they deliver performance improvements over previous-generation X1 instances. That vendor claim is a reason to evaluate the family, not a substitute for workload-specific measurements. ## SAP certification AWS [lists X2idn as SAP-certified](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/09/ec2-x2idn-asia-pacific-hong-kong/) for Business Suite on HANA, SAP S/4HANA, Data Mart Solutions on HANA, Business Warehouse on HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP NetWeaver workloads on any database. For teams considering a Hong Kong deployment, the practical change is regional choice. The availability announcement alone does not establish the appropriate instance size, migration cost or expected application performance. ## What to validate before deployment Before committing to X2idn in the Region: - **Check deployment constraints:** verify available instance sizes, account quotas and regional pricing. - **Measure the workload:** benchmark peak memory consumption, sustained throughput and tail latency against the existing deployment or another candidate configuration. - **Confirm SAP support:** check the exact instance size and software combination against current certification and support requirements rather than relying solely on the family-level announcement. - **Plan the migration:** review storage and network dependencies, and define a rollback path before moving production traffic. Regional availability makes X2idn a candidate for evaluation in Hong Kong; it does not, by itself, justify a migration. ## Source references -