April 5, 2026

NVMe-backed Block Storage in HYD1

Block volumes in HYD1 are now backed by NVMe SSDs by default. Existing volumes are migrated transparently — no action required.

Performance improvements

MetricBeforeAfter
Random read IOPS10K50K
Random write IOPS8K40K
Sequential throughput250 MB/s1.2 GB/s

Pricing is unchanged. Other regions roll out over the next 4 weeks.

Block Storage →