Category: Amazon EC2

In this blog post, we will describe how TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) worked with a university to modernize their legacy .NET Framework 3.5 applications to .NET 8 based microservices and Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server) to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL (Aurora PostgreSQL). TGS is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) premier tier services partner leading digital transformation […]

One way that customers running Microsoft Workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS) may reduce costs is taking advantage of Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for eligible licenses they own. In this blog post, we are going to share a few practices to help you optimize your operation of BYOL Windows Server workloads on AWS. Introduction […]

In this blog post, we will guide you through the process on performing a snapshot backup using native T-SQL based backup abilities and snapshot technology of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN). This method provide near-instant, consistent backups with negligible I/O, storage and compute capacity impact unlike traditional Microsoft SQL Server backups. Introduction Microsoft SQL […]

This blog post introduces a new AWS feature that enables point-in-time recovery for SQL Server using EBS snapshots. It offers a detailed walkthrough for creating VSS-integrated snapshots and restoring SQL Server databases using EBS snapshots to simplify database backups and automate point-in-time restore. Introduction Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently introduced support for restoring Microsoft SQL […]

Introduction We will explore key considerations that frequently arise during the Microsoft Windows Server migration process and offer practical insights and solutions to complete a successful transition. Migrating Windows Server to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) requires careful planning and decision-making to align with business and technical requirements. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides the […]

In this blog, we will demonstrate using Ola Hallengren’s SQL Server Maintenance Solution with native backups to Amazon S3. A common task for customers is to configure database backups and maintenance jobs for their SQL Servers. Ola Hallengren’s SQL Server Maintenance Solution scripts can simplify this task by automating SQL Server database backup and maintenance […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced the general availability of AWS provided Subscriber Access Licenses (SAL) for Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS). In this blog post we are going to show you how AWS License Manager is used to provide subscription licenses for Microsoft RDS running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). What is Microsoft […]

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, […]

Have you been tasked with tracking the licenses for all Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances created from a custom Amazon Machine Images (AMI) such as Microsoft Windows Server or SQL Server in your organization? If you need to track and enforcing license usage per account from a centralized location, then this solution is […]

AWS is excited to announce our participation as a Platinum sponsor at the PASS Data Community Summit 2024, continuing our commitment to empower organizations with our data and AI services. Our mission is to help businesses migrate, optimize, and modernize Microsoft SQL Server workloads while accelerating innovation, offering unrivaled reliability, security, and cost efficiency—all within […]