Category: Compute

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 […]

In this blog post, we will show you how to build and deploy a custom solution to automate the process of provisioning users and groups from Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to AWS IAM Identity Center using the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol. Introduction Many organizations manage their user identities using AD and rely […]

In this blog post, I will highlight how to use Microsoft Windows Server Storage Spaces Direct to create Clustered Shared Volumes when running Windows Server Failover Clusters on an AWS Outposts rack. Introduction Customers advancing in their cloud migration journey are utilizing the cloud for nearly every type of workload. However, some use cases still […]

In this blog post, I will show you how Amazon EventBridge can automate Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domain join and unjoin for your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances. In a previous blog post, I showed you how AWS Systems Manager Automation can dynamically domain join and unjoin EC2 instances manually. I have worked […]

Introduction In this blog post, we explore how Trianz’s Rapid Migration Offer (RMO) in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilitates seamless and efficient enterprise cloud adoption by leveraging the Concierto platform as the key enabler in streamlining and automating the entire migration process. In the ever-evolving world of cloud computing, enterprises are constantly seeking […]

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 […]

The Microsoft on AWS Cost Optimization (MACO) recommendation guide is a collection of cost optimization strategies designed to help you optimize both new and existing Microsoft workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers foundational training, cost optimization techniques, and reference architectures to build and automate cost-effective, high-performing workloads that meet business objectives. The MACO […]

Introduction In this blog post, I am going to show you how easy it is to deploy a secure infrastructure to manage your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances for Microsoft Windows Server through the automation provided by AWS Launch Wizard. AWS Launch Wizard offers a guided way of sizing, configuring, and deploying AWS […]

A 2024 IDC Infobrief – Running SQL Server Workloads in the Cloud – reports that a clear majority of Microsoft SQL Server users chose AWS as their primary cloud provider when polled. In fact, data shows AWS is the top cloud provider of choice (52%) – more than the next six cloud providers combined. Figure […]