Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS. Repeat, Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS
Microsoft has announced that customers can now use their existing SQL Server licenses for Amazon RDS. This change allows for a more streamlined process for those migrating to AWS's managed database service. The move is seen as a way to integrate operational data with AWS's AI and analytics services.
- ▪Microsoft now allows customers to apply existing SQL Server licenses toward usage on AWS's RDS.
- ▪Previously, customers could only bring SQL Server licenses to AWS on self-managed EC2 instances.
- ▪Amazon's BYOM for RDS for SQL Server eliminates the need for additional licensing fees.
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