AWS whips out Graviton-powered Redshift instances, claims 7x speed for data warehouse

AWS released new Redshift data warehouse instances powered by its custom Graviton processors, claiming the chips deliver up to seven times faster query performance than previous x86-based options. The company said the performance boost is driven by AI agents that generate more queries in natural language compared to traditional SQL-based workloads.

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