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Windows on AWS

Run Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server on AWS without buying hardware or bulk licenses. EPI-USE migrates, scales, and fully manages it, so your team can focus on your applications.

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EPI-USE Services for AWS holds the AWS Microsoft Workloads Services Competency. AWS awards it to partners with validated technical capabilities and demonstrated success helping clients migrate, manage, and deploy Microsoft workloads on AWS, including Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and .NET applications.

The problem

Windows on-premises costs more than the license.

What gets budgetedThe license
What comes with it
  1. 1
    Aging hardware

    End-of-life servers force a refresh on someone else’s timeline.

  2. 2
    Bulk licensing

    Large volume license purchases tie up budget in capacity you may never use.

  3. 3
    Fixed capacity

    Servers sized for peak demand sit idle the rest of the time.

  4. 4
    Upgrade overhead

    Hardware and software upgrades pull your people away from the applications that matter.

The solution

Windows on AWS, planned, built, and run with EPI-USE.

We bring the AWS experience to take your Windows Server and SQL Server workloads from assessment to fully managed, in your AWS environment or a new one.

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  1. 01Assess

    Assess and plan the move

    A W.H.A.L.E. Assessment (Workload Holistic Assessment & Licensing Evaluation) maps your Windows workloads and builds the migration plan.

    • Workload map
    • Migration plan
  2. 02Launch

    Launch on preconfigured images

    Patched Windows Server images on Amazon EC2, with redundant Amazon EBS storage. Ready-to-run SQL Server instances on Amazon RDS.

    • Amazon EC2
    • Amazon EBS
    • Amazon RDS
  3. 03License

    Choose how you license

    License included: the hourly Amazon EC2 price includes the Windows Server license. Bring your own: use the Microsoft licenses you own, subject to your license terms.

    • License included
    • Bring your own
  4. 04Scale

    Scale with traffic

    Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling groups grow and shrink your Windows Server instances with traffic, so you pay for less compute when demand drops.

    • Auto Scaling
  5. 05Manage

    Fully managed, highly available

    EPI-USE fully manages your Windows instances, including hardware and software upgrades, and keeps the environment highly available.

    • Upgrades
    • Availability
The benefits

What your team gets with Windows on AWS and EPI-USE.

  • Pay for what you use

    Compute is billed for the capacity you need, not the capacity you bought for peak.

  • Your licenses, your choice

    Use license-included instances or the Microsoft licenses you already own.

  • Less to maintain

    Hardware and software upgrades are handled for you so your team can focus on the applications that matter.

Client outcomes

Windows workloads we have moved.

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Secure data solutions NXTsoft

No downtime Windows workloads for three business units migrated from on-premises data centers and existing AWS accounts, with easy user adoption.

Read the NXTsoft story
Recruiting technology BluechipONE

Ready in a weekend Windows on Amazon EC2 and AWS Systems Manager let applications deploy within a weekend for presentations the following Monday.

Read the BluechipONE story
Distribution Supply Source Online

Infrastructure that expands with demand Windows on Amazon EC2 replicates and expands the environment, while AWS Systems Manager keeps it up to date with ready-to-deploy backups.

Read the Supply Source Online story
Construction products Chandler Concrete

4 to 6 hours saved each week A Microsoft .NET application moved to serverless on AWS Lambda, freeing internal IT time.

Read the Chandler Concrete story
FAQ

Questions about
Windows on AWS.

Do I need to buy Windows Server licenses to run on AWS?

No. With license-included Amazon EC2 instances, the hourly cost includes the license fees needed to run Windows Server. Multiple Windows Server versions are available in AWS Marketplace.

Can I bring the Microsoft licenses I already own?

Yes, subject to your Microsoft license terms. EPI-USE can implement your Microsoft software in your existing AWS environment or build a new one.

Can you run Microsoft SQL Server as well?

Yes. Preconfigured SQL Server instances are available on Amazon RDS, alongside Windows Server on Amazon EC2.

How do I start?

Book a W.H.A.L.E. Assessment. It maps your Windows workloads and gives you a migration plan.

Who manages the environment after migration?

EPI-USE can fully manage your Windows instances, including upgrades, scaling, and availability, as an AWS Managed Service Provider (MSP) with the Amazon EC2 for Windows Server Delivery designation.

What if we want to move off Windows or SQL Server later?

A Modernization Viability Assessment shows which workloads are worth modernizing to AWS-native services and what that is worth to your business.

Next step

Plan your Windows
move to AWS.

  • Map your Windows Server and SQL Server workloads.
  • Choose license-included instances or bring your own licenses.
  • Get a migration plan with a managed run state built in.

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