Microsoft Workloads on AWS

For customers that have workloads in the AWS Cloud, a common use case is the provisioning of new user accounts in Active Directory, and subsequently, WorkSpaces for these new users. In this blog post, we will present an efficient and reusable solution to automate the creation, provisioning, and deprovisioning of Microsoft Active Directory (AD) user […]

In this blog post, we explore how the Microsoft SQL Server backup metadata, known as backup headers, can be leveraged when migrating from on premises to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). This technique is particularly useful when access to source database information is non-existent or only backup files are available with no access to […]

In this blog post, we will demonstrate how you can set up self-managed licenses to be tracked automatically through tagging. Managing licenses for software running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is critical for compliance and auditing purposes. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a free tool, AWS License Manager, to help you manage your licenses. However, license […]

Introduction In this blog post, I am going to show you how to generate, import, test, and troubleshoot a properly created Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate for a Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) farm. Secure management of your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances for Microsoft Windows Server is a top priority for any […]

In this blog post, we will show you how to use Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) with AWS Fargate as hosted agents to deploy applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) using Microsoft Azure Pipelines. This is a continuation of a previous post about using Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Auto Scaling with your […]

In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of setting up an AWS Lambda authorizer with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) using OpenID Connect (OIDC). This will allow you to use the authentication from Entra ID as an identity provider for your Amazon API Gateway. Securing your APIs is crucial […]

With Amazon Web Services (AWS), you have three main types of compute to choose from: instances, containers, and function-as-a-service. While all of them can be used to host .NET applications, choosing the right type can help you achieve the best possible architecture for your application. In this blog post, I review a few common types […]

Introduction .NET and Structured Query Language (SQL) developers these days are expected to do more with less time, while still maintaining code quality and adhering to best practices. Amazon CodeWhisperer is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding companion that can help developers accelerate and enhance their software development with code generation, reference tracking, security scans, and […]

In this blog post, we will present a sample solution and provide recommendations on how to reduce both the cost and time associated with a Microsoft Windows Server instance joining an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) Auto Scaling group up to 78%. Customers using Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling often desire faster scale-out times to […]

Updated on February 15, 2024. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through creating a Microsoft SQL Server failover cluster on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with Amazon Elastic Block Storage (Amazon EBS) Multi-Attach, using the recently introduced Amazon EBS Multi-Attach on io2 volumes with persistent reservations feature. We will also highlight the potential for cost […]