Category: Compute

In this blog post, we will extend the analysis of the Optimize CPUs feature provided in a previous publication to other Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances suitable for deployment of Microsoft SQL Server workloads on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. Amazon EC2 now allows customers to modify an instance’s CPU options to […]

Introduction This two-part series equips you with essential knowledge for a successful Windows Server migration to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Part 1 laid the groundwork by exploring critical licensing decisions and Active Directory integration strategies. Building on that foundation, this post delves into the technical intricacies of preparing your Windows Server instances for […]

This post shows how to implement a hybrid disaster recovery solution by extending your on-premises Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Group (AOAG) to SQL Server on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). Introduction Many Organizations need cloud-based disaster recovery solutions that maintain critical on-premises operations while minimizing costs. This post demonstrates how to extend […]

In this blog post, we will describe how TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) worked with a university to modernize their legacy .NET Framework 3.5 applications to .NET 8 based microservices and Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server) to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL (Aurora PostgreSQL). TGS is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) premier tier services partner leading digital transformation […]

One way that customers running Microsoft Workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS) may reduce costs is taking advantage of Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for eligible licenses they own. In this blog post, we are going to share a few practices to help you optimize your operation of BYOL Windows Server workloads on AWS. Introduction […]

In this blog post, we will guide you through the process on performing a snapshot backup using native T-SQL based backup abilities and snapshot technology of Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP (FSxN). This method provide near-instant, consistent backups with negligible I/O, storage and compute capacity impact unlike traditional Microsoft SQL Server backups. Introduction Microsoft SQL […]

Introduction This blog post shows how to deploy a highly available SQL Server instance in a container using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) with persistent storage backed by Amazon FSx for Windows File Server. Running databases and other stateful workloads in containers has grown significantly over the years. According to the CNCF Annual Survey […]

In this blog post, we will cover how to containerize and deploy an ASP.NET application running on an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) for Microsoft Windows Server instance to Amazon ECS on AWS Fargate using AWS Migration Hub Orchestrator.

Introduction This blog post demonstrates how to use Amazon FSx for Windows File Server(FSxW) as persistent SMB storage for Windows applications running on AWS Elastic Beanstalk. The solution addresses common challenges with configuring persistent storage and enables direct access to SMB shares within AWS Elastic Beanstalk Windows environments while maintaining application performance, flexibility, and security […]

This blog post introduces a new AWS feature that enables point-in-time recovery for SQL Server using EBS snapshots. It offers a detailed walkthrough for creating VSS-integrated snapshots and restoring SQL Server databases using EBS snapshots to simplify database backups and automate point-in-time restore. Introduction Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently introduced support for restoring Microsoft SQL […]