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Extending on-premises MS SQL Server Always On Availability groups to Amazon EC2 for Disaster Recovery

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This article provides a comprehensive guide to extending Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Groups (AOAG) to Amazon EC2 for disaster recovery purposes. The solution offers a hybrid approach to high availability and disaster recovery for on-premises SQL Server environments.

  • Enables organizations to create a cloud-based disaster recovery solution for SQL Server
  • Uses AWS Direct Connect or Site-to-Site VPN for secure connectivity
  • Extends on-premises Active Directory to AWS
  • Adds Amazon EC2 instance as an asynchronous secondary replica to existing AOAG
  • Supports both planned and unplanned failover scenarios

Key benefits include enhanced business resilience, cost-effective DR strategy, and the ability to protect against both planned and unplanned service interruptions using AWS infrastructure.



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