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Generally available: New X5 series with 50% larger memory instances: Breaking the previous 32TB memory limit of the...

Generally available: New X5 series with 50% larger memory instances: Breaking the previous 32TB memory limit of the X4 memory-optimized machine type, a new X5 series introduces massive 48TB configurations. This empowers the largest SAP HANA and RISE with SAP customers to easily scale up their mission-critical databases on a single node.

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