With Reserved DB Instances, you can make low, one-time, upfront payment for each DB Instance and then pay a significantly discounted hourly usage rate, achieving up to 65% net cost savings.Īmazon RDS for SQL Server DB Instances can be provisioned with either standard storage or Provisioned IOPS storage. In addition, you also have the option to purchase Reserved DB Instances under one or three year reservation terms. You can take advantage of hourly pricing with no upfront fees or long-term commitments. 'License Included' pricing is inclusive of software, underlying hardware resources, and Amazon RDS management capabilities. You do not need separately purchased Microsoft SQL Server licenses. Amazon RDS frees you up to focus on application development by managing time-consuming database administration tasks including provisioning, backups, software patching, monitoring, and hardware scaling.Īmazon RDS for SQL Server supports the “License Included” licensing model. With Amazon RDS, you can deploy multiple editions of SQL Server (2012, 2014, 2016, 20) including Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise, in minutes with cost-efficient and re-sizable compute capacity.
Amazon RDS for SQL Server makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud.
SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft.
