Amazon EC2 T2 instance types are now supported on Windows with SQL Server Enterprise
Windows with SQL Server Enterprise Edition is now available on t2.xlarge and t2.2xlarge instance types. Amazon EC2 T2 instances are the lowest-cost Amazon EC2 General Purpose instance type that provides a baseline level of CPU performance with the ability to burst above the baseline. T2 instances are ideal for a variety of general-purpose applications like micro-services, small and medium databases and product prototypes.
Customers can now launch and run SQL Server Enterprise on t2.xlarge and t2.2xlarge instance types and enjoy fully supported Microsoft software licenses bundled with Amazon EC2. Buying from AWS with Microsoft licensing included has many benefits:
- Pay as you go with no upfront costs or long-term investments
- AWS managed Windows image
- AWS managed licensing compliance
- Support for legacy versions of Microsoft software
t2.xlarge and t2.2xlarge instance types on Windows with SQL Server Enterprise are offered as On-Demand and Reserved Instance in the AWS US (Northern Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), US West (Northern California), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Canada (Central), EU (Ireland), EU (London), EU ( Frankfurt), EU (Paris), South America (São Paulo), China (Beijing), China (Ningxia) and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions.
To see the updated pricing, please visit Amazon EC2 pricing page. For more information about T2 instances, please visit here.