If SQL Server is part of your cloud or hybrid cloud system architecture, CloudBasic RDS Always-On/Geo-Replicate (Multi-AZ-R/Multi-AR) for MS SQL Server Web/Standard/Enterprise and Redshift/S3 Data Lake, could become your solution for:
(1) Readable-Replicas: create RDS/EC2 SQL Server Multi-AZ-R and/or Multi-AR (Cross-Region; hybrid) Readable-Replicas for High-Availability (HA), to off-load primaries, Data-Locality or Disaster Recovery (DR). All RDS/SQL Server editions, including Web Edition, are supported.
(2) RDS/SQL Server-to-Redshfit SCD Types 1-2 data streaming: setup seamless no-ETL, no-transformation SQL Server streaming to Redshift, with automatic DB schema generation and schema change tracking, in minutes.
(3) RDS/SQL Server-to-S3 Data Lake SCD Types 1-2 data streaming with files cataloging (SAS compatible)
(4) Cloud DR & Reporting/DWH, No-Downtime Migration: continuously replicate SQL Server from On-Premise to AWS RDS, EC2 SQL Server.
(5) RDS Multi-AZ for SQL Server compatible: enhance Multi-AZ w/ creating Multi-AZ-R or Multi-AR (Cross-Region) Readable-Replicas.
(6) Reduce TCO by scaling down from SQL Server Enterprise to RDS/EC2 SQL Server Standard or from SQL Server Standard to RDS/EC2 SQL Server Web Edition (if terms of use are applicable to your use case). Continue using the product for creating AlwaysOn compatible (one-way replication), Multi-AZ-R Readable-replicas or Cross-Region (Geo-Replication; Multi-AR) Read-Replicas.

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