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Amazon unveiled “Resilient Network Graphs,” (RNG) a data center network that reduces hardware needs by 69% and raises th…

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-30

Amazon has deployed Resilient Network Graphs (RNG) as the default network architecture for most AWS workloads, a design quietly rolled out across data centers that cuts hardware requirements by 69% and increases throughput by 33%.

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Topics: data-center-networkingawscloud-infrastructurenetwork-architecture

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  • Amazon's Resilient Network Graphs (RNG) reduces data center hardware requirements by 69% compared to prior designs.
  • RNG increases network throughput by 33% and is now the default architecture for most AWS workloads.
  • Amazon quietly deployed RNG across its data centers before making the public announcement.

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Amazon unveiled 'Resilient Network Graphs,' (RNG) a data center network that reduces hardware needs by 69% and raises throughput by 33%. It is now default for most AWS workloads.
They revealed that it has been quietly deploying the design across its data centers since last year.