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Microsoft Workloads on AWS
AWS supports everything you need to build and run Windows applications, including Active Directory, .NET, System Center, Microsoft SQL Server, Visual Studio, and Windows Desktop-as-a-Service. In addition, AWS offers the first and only fully managed native Windows file system available in the cloud with FSx for Windows File Server, and is the only cloud provider to offer production support for Kubernetes on Windows.
EC2 Servers for Microsoft Windows
Amazon EC2 with Microsoft Windows Server (2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2, 2016, and 2019) is a secure, reliable, and high-performance environment that allows you to deploy Windows-based applications and workloads. You can quickly provision instances and scale them up or down as needed, paying only for the resources you use.
Using Amazon EC2 with Windows Server is similar to using Amazon EC2 with any other operating system. Amazon EC2 with Windows Server provides seamless integration with existing Amazon EC2 features, such as Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon CloudWatch, Elastic Load Balancing, and elastic IPs. Windows instances are available in multiple availability zones across all regions.
Benefits
Broader and Deeper Functions
Compared to other cloud service providers, AWS offers a much wider range of services, as well as more in-depth features.
Greater reliability
The best global infrastructure for running workloads that require high availability, with 76 availability zones across 24 regions.
Enhanced security capabilities
AWS offers 210 key features related to security, compliance, and governance—40 more than its main competitor.
Faster performance
DBBest’s tests found that SQL Server on AWS performs two to three times better than its main competitor.
Reduced costs
AWS helps customers reduce their total costs for running Windows in the cloud through exclusive pricing models such as Spot, which allow customers to save up to 90%.
More migration experience
AWS has incorporated this experience into our Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) for Windows.
Managing Amazon EC2 in a Windows Environment
Amazon EC2 makes it easy to launch and manage Windows-based instances. Amazon EC2 provides a variety of preconfigured AMIs that allow you to start running instances in just a few minutes. For the most up-to-date list of these images and their contents, visit the Windows AMI page or the AMI catalog.
Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
Spot instances are available at prices that are up to 90% lower than those of on-demand instances.
In addition, you can easily combine Spot instances with on-demand and reserved instances to optimize the cost of your workloads without compromising performance.
Thanks to the scalability offered by AWS, Spot instances can provide the ability to adjust resource levels and reduce costs for workloads that require such adjustments.
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