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AWS for SQL Server

The proven, reliable, secure cloud for Microsoft SQL Server

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Why AWS for SQL Server?

Unmatched experience. Unparalleled performance.

AWS has helped hundreds of thousands of customers transition their SQL Server workloads to the cloud since 2008, longer than any other cloud provider. Customers continue to choose AWS for migrating and modernizing SQL Server for best price performance, license flexibility, ease of use, and innovations to manage, access, and scale their data.

With our proven expertise, we can help you easily lift and shift to SQL Server on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), move to managed Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for SQL Server, or modernize to purpose-built databases such as Amazon Aurora.

Benefits of 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.

AWS for SQL Server by the numbers

#1

Cloud provider SQL Server users choose to run their workloads, more than the next six cloud providers combined
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45%

Cost savings on SQL Server licenses
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17

Years of experience running SQL Server in the cloud, longer than anyone else
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10

AWS named a Leader in Magic Quadrant for Cloud DBMS by Gartner for the 10th consecutive year
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SQL Server cloud options on AWS

Lift and shift to SQL Server on Amazon EC2

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.

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Move to managed Amazon RDS for SQL Server

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.

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Modernize to Amazon Aurora or AWS purpose-built databases

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

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