Tag: HAQM EC2

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In this blog post, we explore how the Microsoft SQL Server backup metadata, known as backup headers, can be leveraged when migrating from on premises to HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2). This technique is particularly useful when access to source database information is non-existent or only backup files are available with no access to […]

In this blog post, we will demonstrate how you can set up self-managed licenses to be tracked automatically through tagging. Managing licenses for software running on HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2) is critical for compliance and auditing purposes. HAQM Web Services (AWS) provides a free tool, AWS License Manager, to help you manage your licenses. However, license […]

Introduction In this blog post, I am going to show you how to generate, import, test, and troubleshoot a properly created Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate for a Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) farm. Secure management of your HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2) instances for Microsoft Windows Server is a top priority for any […]

In this blog post, we will present a sample solution and provide recommendations on how to reduce both the cost and time associated with a Microsoft Windows Server instance joining an HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2) Auto Scaling group up to 78%. Customers using HAQM EC2 Auto Scaling often desire faster scale-out times to […]

In this blog post, we will demonstrate how to migrate a Microsoft SQL Server database on a low bandwidth network using AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN), AWS Snowcone, and SQL Server Log Shipping technology. Customers use different migration strategies to lift-and-shift their on-premises SQL Server workloads to the AWS Cloud. One of those approaches […]

Celebrating 15 years of running Microsoft workloads in the cloud, longer than any other major cloud provider Before we wrap up 2023, I wanted to capture some of the highlights of the year—so I reached out to my esteemed colleague, Rajesh Rathod. Rajesh is an HAQM Elastic Cloud Compute (HAQM EC2) product leader who has […]

In this blog post, we will show you how to downgrade Microsoft SQL Server instances from Enterprise edition to Developer edition on HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2) instances. This post is especially useful if there are a single digit number of SQL Server instances to be downgraded. In our next blog post, we will […]

In this deep-dive blog post, we will go through a step-by-step guide on how to capture Windows Failover Cluster Event Viewer logs using HAQM CloudWatch agent and send alerts using HAQM Simple Notification Service (HAQM SNS). Introduction Windows Event Viewer logs are a crucial aspect of monitoring and troubleshooting Windows systems. However, manually reviewing these […]

In this blog post, we introduce a strategy for scaling Microsoft SQL Server deployments on HAQM Web Services (AWS) that uses HAQM FSx, a service that provides fully managed, high-performance file systems in the cloud. This strategy increases SQL Server performance on AWS, providing 2 to 3 times as many Transactions per Minute (TPM) as […]