The goal of this whitepaper is to explain how you can run SQL Server databases on either Amazon RDS or Amazon EC2, and to give you an understanding of the advantages of each approach. We review in detail how to provision and monitor your SQL Server database, and how to manage scalability, performance, backup and recovery, high availability, and security in both Amazon RDS and Amazon EC2. We also describe how you can set up a disaster recovery solution between an on-premises SQL Server environment and AWS, using native SQL Server features like log shipping, replication, and AlwaysOn Availability Groups. After reading this whitepaper, you should be able to make an educated decision and choose the solution that best fits your needs.
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