AWS for SQL Server

From licensing to infrastructure, AWS is focused on driving down your costs for running SQL Server workloads. For example, customers save 45% on SQL Server license costs with AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment. With AWS Compute Optimizer, customers save up to 25% on infrastructure through rightsizing and up to 74% on licenses through SQL Server edition downgrading recommendations.

AWS is always trying to reduce your licensing needs and complexity by providing flexible licensing options. You can either choose to bring your own licenses (BYOL) to maximize existing investments, or leverage the pay-as-you-go, license-included (LI) option to eliminate the hassle of managing license compliance.

AWS has helped many customers modernize their SQL Server workloads to AWS purpose-built cloud databases such as Amazon Aurora, allowing them to break free from punitive licensing terms, get more value from their data, and fuel innovation with data and AI.

AWS pioneers a simpler, integrated end-to-end experiences to run and manage SQL Server workloads. For example, with services like AWS Launch Wizard for SQL Server, you are guided through sizing, configuration, and deployment, streamlining your SQL Server experience in the cloud. If you want to spend less time self managing databases, AWS offers Amazon RDS for SQL Server to offload undifferentiated database tasks.

AWS offers the most secure, extensive, and reliable Global Cloud Infrastructure for you to run, optimize, and modernize SQL Server workloads, while driving consistent superior price performance than the next largest cloud provider.

Lift and shift your on-premises SQL Server databases to Amazon EC2 with flexible licensing options. Gain full control of your environment with OS-level access while protecting existing licensing investments. Learn more.

Amazon RDS frees you up to focus on application development by managing time-consuming database administration tasks, including provisioning, backups, software patching, monitoring, and hardware scaling. Learn more.

Modernize SQL Server to purpose-built cloud databases and accelerate innovation with open source and cloud-based technologies like Amazon Aurora. Learn more.