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Downgrade SQL Server Enterprise edition using AWS Systems Manager Document to reduce cost
In this post, we will show how to downgrade SQL Server from Enterprise edition to Standard edition on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud(EC2) instances to help you reduce cost. If you are not using any of the features of Enterprise edition, you can downgrade to Standard edition. Here is the flowchart that can help you identify […]
Deploying highly-available SQL Server on Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts
Want to bring your eligible SQL Server licenses to use on AWS? If your organization is planning data center evacuation, and looking to extend the life of existing investments in Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Server licenses, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and AWS License Manager can help. Do you also want to setup […]
Run multiple instances of SQL Server on one Amazon EC2 instance
In this blog post, I’ll show you how to install multiple instances of SQL Server (of the same or different version) on a single Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance. The information in this post applies to all supported SQL Server versions and editions on EC2. Solution overview When you install SQL Server for […]

