Earlier this year, AWS launched the Nitro SSDs as the underlying storage in the io2 Block Express EBS volume. This EC2 instance is designed for block storage workloads that demand lots of IOPS, such ...

AWS announced AWS Nitro Enclaves, a new Amazon EC2 capability that makes it easier for customers to securely process highly sensitive data. AWS Announces General Availability of Nitro Enclaves.

NITRO provides dedicated hardware, increased performance, and security at a cheaper cost to their customer base — and is programmed for evolution as the virtualization landscape continues to change.

AWS said io2 Block Express was launched because enterprises wanted 99.999% availability and more performance. Customers were often stringing together multiple io2 volumes, but ultimately created a ...