AWS Compute Optimizer now supports licensing cost optimization for Microsoft SQL Server
News
This article announces AWS Compute Optimizer's new capability to recommend licensing cost optimizations for Microsoft SQL Server workloads on Amazon EC2.
- Recommends downgrading SQL Server Edition to reduce licensing costs
- Supports both license-included and bring-your-own-license (BYOL) instances
- Automatically discovers SQL Server instances by inferred workload type
- Analyzes Enterprise edition feature usage via CloudWatch Application Insights
- Recommends Standard Edition downgrade when no Enterprise features detected
- Available in all AWS Regions where Compute Optimizer operates
AWS Compute Optimizer now helps customers optimize SQL Server licensing costs by identifying opportunities to downgrade editions without impacting workload requirements.
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for gold sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.
Related articles
The AWS News Feed is currently looking for silver sponsors. If you want to support the AWS community and reach a large audience of AWS professionals, consider sponsoring the AWS News Feed.