Microsoft enables SQL Server license portability to Amazon RDS
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Lindsay Clark
Summary
Microsoft has announced that customers can now bring their own SQL Server licenses (BYOL) to Amazon RDS, AWS's managed relational database service. Previously, SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance could only be used on self-managed Amazon EC2 instances through Microsoft's License Mobility program. This change allows customers who chose AWS to more easily consume SQL Server as a managed database service rather than running it on virtual machines, potentially reducing costs and operational overhead for enterprises using both Microsoft and AWS technologies.
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· 3 pulledMicrosoft now lets customers apply existing SQL Server licenses toward SQL Server usage on AWS's managed relational database service (RDS).
The move promises to give customers who decided to go with AWS an easier path to consuming their SQL Server systems as a service, rather than in virtual machines.
Amazon explained that customers paying with Microsoft's Software Assurance licensing program could only previously bring their SQL Server licenses to AWS on self-managed Amazon EC2 through the Redmond vendor's License Mobility
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