One processor, half a license: How to Choose an RDS Instance for SQL Server
One AMD R8a instance instead of two Intel R8i instances. Savings: $4,607 per year on infrastructure, plus a reduction in licenses from 8 to 4 vCPUs. We verified this using the TPROC-C benchmark on RDS for SQL Server.
Faster SQL Server for Less: RDS on AMD R8a Instances
SQL Server can put a significant strain on your budget. During this webinar, you’ll learn how to select AMD R8a instances in Amazon RDS, measure performance, and improve price-performance without rewriting your application or changing the engine.
Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon RDS with AMD EPYC™ processors
Your bill for Microsoft SQL Server on AWS consists mainly of licensing costs, not computing power. On an R8a.8xlarge instance running the Enterprise edition, the license alone accounts for over 90% of your annual expenses, making the database CPU the most important cost lever at your disposal. AMD EPYC™ M8a and R8a instances on Amazon RDS Amazon RDS now runs Microsoft SQL Server […]
Let's talk about the cloud! Meeting in Warsaw [September 17, 2024]
We will soon be at AWS Cloud Day, but if you would like to talk to us in a more intimate setting, we invite you to meet us the day before at Nine's in Warsaw. Check out the details.