MAY, 202319Just as AWS approaches infrastructure with a multilayered thought process, so too, it approaches Security with a multilayered thought process. Business applications running on the AWS platform are kept highly secure through End-to-end encryption, AWS Direct Connect, and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC). Information is kept protected through dedicated connectivity to security groups and access control lists.Whether you subscribe to a hybrid cloud approach or run your entire enterprise operations on AWS, you have access to a cost effective, efficient and state of the art approach to running Microsoft workloads.Examples of Microsoft workloads on AWSThere is little doubt about AWS' capability as a cloud platform. Be it scalability, flexibility, security, ease of use or innovation, AWS sets the benchmark as a cloud player. At a functional and technical layer, what is not as widely known is AWS' vast capability to run a broad and diverse range of Microsoft workloads.Take SQL server workloads for instance. Tests conducted by AWS and third parties suggest that Microsoft SQL Server performs better on AWS than on Microsoft Azure. Whether you assess technical performance or price to performance measures, Microsoft SQL Server on AWS outperforms Microsoft SQL Server on Microsoft Azure.AWS is versatile in its handling of diverse workloads. AWS is also more proficient at running a wide-ranging assortment of workloads than most in the industry believe. Furthermore, the total cost of ownership with AWS makes a case of monetary efficiency too. If you are a technical decision maker, it makes sense to consider AWS for the running of your Microsoft workloads. If you are a financial decision maker, there is a compelling financial reason to do so.If you are a software developer or leading the software development function which primarily employs .Net based development, it is obvious to think that Microsoft Azure is the ideally suited home to Microsoft .Net developed applications. However, upon conducting an astute comparison of AWS and Azure, developers would realise that the AWS .Net developer experience; including .Net Core and .Net Developer Center, helps ensure rapid deployment, cost savings and a seamless experience.If the SQL Server or .Net examples do not have you convinced that AWS is a suitable home for your Microsoft workloads, please consider that AWS has a fully integrated and supported Windows file system. Amazon FSx for Windows File Server allows easy and seamless migration of Windows-based applications requiring file storage to AWS. FSx provides a high-performance environment to support a vast range of Windows-based applications.AWS' track record, capability and expertiseThere are a plethora of reasons as to why AWS is the cloud provider of choice for organisations all over the world. This applies to Microsoft-centric organisations too. Many don't realise that AWS has an established track record of running Microsoft workloads in its cloud environment. Not only is AWS experienced in the Microsoft landscape, the backdrop is run by experts, and provides all the tools and functionality that Microsoft clientele need.AWS' experience in the Microsoft workload sphere has made it one of the most popular cloud destinations for Windows users. More than 57% of Windows instances in the public cloud are deployed on AWS.Whether you are deploying Microsoft workloads (or any other workloads for that matter), AWS has the features that the IT team needs. Be it rapid deployment or migration to robust and in-depth compliance, a host of tools, License Manager etc., AWS provides the scope to build and migrate a large number of varied workloads.So why consider PolarSeven for migrating your Microsoft Workloads to AWS?At PolarSeven, we are an experienced cloud services provider. We are a digital native firm. We were born in the cloud era. It is what we do, and we do it well.As a provider of cloud computing services to businesses, with over seven years of experience under our belts and AWS Advanced Consulting Partner status to our name, we know a thing or two about cloud.As specialists in migrating Microsoft workloads to the AWS cloud, both in terms of services and applications, I believe that AWS is the top destination for your Microsoft workloads. In fact, some of the earliest work PolarSeven did was deploying Microsoft workloads on AWS. If you wish to discuss how we can help you plan for and eventually migrate your Microsoft workload into the cloud, please reach out to me. Darrell King, Cloud Strategist, Founder and CEO
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