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MS SQL workloads

Optimize your Microsoft SQL Server on AWS with FSx for ONTAP

Technology Overview

Whether you are running a self-managed stand-alone SQL server, using failover cluster instance (FCI) or an always on availability groups (AOAG) architecture, FSx for ONTAP allows you to optimize your deployments, providing both block and file storage options through iSCSI, SMB, and NFS protocols. It offers a wide range of features to help you achieve your scale, performance, and SLA goals while simplifying your architectures and reducing costs.

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Plan and Architect

Pricing calculators, specs / tests, guides, reference architecture and best practices – they’re all here for your use!
Scaling SQL Server performance beyond 1M transactions per minute with Amazon FSx
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Best practices for Microsoft SQL Server using NetApp SnapCenter
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Optimizing protocol selection when using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP for Microsoft SQL Server
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How to operate FSx for ONTAP for MS SQL
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How to operate BlueXP Workload factory for databases
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AWS Guidance: Best Practices for running MSSQL workloads on FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP for Microsoft SQL Server Architecture
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Deploy and Operate

Documentation, how-to blogs, guides, workshops, labs, and automation repositories to help you get started.

Documentation
SQL Server on AWS EC2 using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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AWS documentation: Mounting iSCSI LUNs to a Windows client
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Backup and Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server on AWS FSx for ONTAP
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NetApp documentation: Microsoft SQL Server Overview
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See all AWS FSx for ONTAP
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See all NetApp FSx for ONTAP
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How-to blogs
Prescriptive Guidance: Migrating Microsoft SQL Server databases to the AWS Cloud
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Easy and Fast Database Cloning with FSx for ONTAP, reduce TTM and optimize cost with thin clones
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Protect your SQL Server workloads using NetApp SnapCenter with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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SQL Server High Availability Deployments Using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Implementing HA and DR for SQL Server Always-On Failover Cluster Instance using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Accelerate development refresh cycles and optimize cost with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP cloning
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Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP for Microsoft SQL Server Architecture
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Enhancing database operations with BlueXP workload factory
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How to continuously optimize your database with BlueXP workload factory on AWS
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Translate your on-premises database to AWS with the BlueXP workload factory migration advisor
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Automatic PostgreSQL database deployment with BlueXP workload factory on AWS
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Workshops
Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Workshop Studio: Microsoft SQL with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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MS-SQL Availability Group
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SQL backup and clone with SnapCenter and FSx for ONTAP
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Automation repositories
FSx ONTAP deployment using Terraform
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AWS CLI management scripts for FSx ONTAP
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Deployment of SQL on EC2 with FSx ONTAP
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See all automations
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BlueXP workload factory for AWS

NetApp® BlueXP™ workload factory for AWS is an intelligent optimization and automation service that uses industry best practices to design, set up, and operate key workloads using Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP.
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