Amazon ECS Managed Instances now includes support for EC2 instance store

Amazon ECS Managed Instances has introduced support for Amazon EC2 instance store volumes as an option for data storage in container workloads. This new feature allows users to utilize instance store volumes on ECS container instances, offering an alternative to Amazon EBS data volumes. By opting for instance store volumes, users can reduce storage costs and enhance I/O performance, particularly benefiting applications that are sensitive to latency.

Amazon ECS Managed Instances is a fully managed compute service designed to reduce the burden of infrastructure management. It automatically scales EC2 instances according to workload demands and optimizes task placement to lower infrastructure expenses. With the latest update, users can now enable local storage by setting up a custom ECS Managed Instances capacity provider and selecting EC2 instance types that come with instance store volumes.

If an instance does not have instance store volumes or if local storage is not enabled, Amazon ECS will automatically provision an Amazon EBS data volume. The support for instance store volumes is available in all commercial AWS Regions where Amazon ECS Managed Instances operates.

For more information on enabling local storage, users can refer to the documentation. Additional details about Amazon ECS Managed Instances can be found on the feature page, documentation, and the AWS News launch blog.