Microsoft Workloads on AWS
Author: Michael Spence
Michael is a Senior Solutions Architect based out of Tennessee. He has extensive experience in enterprise cloud migrations. He is currently working with AWS partners in the WWPS focused on migrations. He has a Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from East Tenn. State University and believes in quote: “The most damaging phrase in the language is ‘We’ve always done it this way’.” - Adm. Grace Hopper
Continuous Replication to Amazon RDS for SQL Server from Azure SQL
In this blog post, we will explore how to set up continuous database replication from Azure SQL to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server using SQL Data Sync for Azure (SQL Data Sync). Customers often replicate data across cloud platforms for various reasons, such as implementing a multicloud strategy, addressing performance challenges, […]
Configure Microsoft Active Directory to use Amazon Time Sync
In this blog post, I will explain how to utilize Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to configure Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to use the Amazon Time Sync Service for time synchronization. Additionally, I will explain how to monitor and alert on the time synchronization health of the domain with Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon Simple Notification Service. […]
Deploying Microsoft Always On VPN on AWS
In this blog post, I will detail how to create a cost-effective, secure, and resilient VPN remote access architecture on AWS. With the increasing number of full-time remote employees and a mobile workforce, the requirement for remote access has moved from a nice-to-have feature to one that can have a significant financial impact in the […]