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Running SQL Server on AWS: Proof-of-concept to real world performance

This paper challenges some common assumptions surrounding the possibility, cost, and performance implications of running SQL Server workloads on AWS as illustrated by practical examples from our own experience working with customers across the US and Canada on cloud migration projects.

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