AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change
Summary
Updated section headers, added documentation links, clarified security options for Active Directory, and refreshed performance/licensing details
Security assessment
The 'Improve security' section was expanded to detail multiple AWS Directory Service implementations (Managed AD, Hybrid Edition, AD Connector) and identity management capabilities. While this enhances security documentation, there's no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability or incident.
Diff
diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-microsoft-workloads-aws/choosing-aws-windows.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-microsoft-workloads-aws/choosing-aws-windows.md index 7487c3a53..cacb9fe79 100644 --- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-microsoft-workloads-aws/choosing-aws-windows.md +++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-microsoft-workloads-aws/choosing-aws-windows.md @@ -3 +3 @@ -[Documentation](/index.html)[AWS Prescriptive Guidance](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/)[Options, tools, and best practices for migrating Microsoft workloads to AWS](welcome.html) +[Documentation](/index.html)[AWS Prescriptive Guidance](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/)[Options, tools, and best practices for migrating Microsoft workloads to AWS](introduction.html) @@ -9 +9 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Unlock innovation** –**** Moving from a traditional monolithic architecture to a cloud-based microservices architecture can give you the freedom to adapt and experiment quickly so that your organization can unlock innovation faster. AWS has the broadest set of container technologies, including Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS), and AWS Fargate. Additionally, AWS has the most mature serverless offering (AWS Lambda), deeply integrated .NET support, DevOps utilities to automate development cycles, several open-source integrations, and purpose-built databases such as Amazon Aurora to power modern architectures. + * **Unlock innovation** –**** Moving from a traditional monolithic architecture to a cloud-based microservices architecture can give you the freedom to adapt and experiment quickly, unlocking innovation faster. AWS offers a broad set of container technologies, including [Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/Welcome.html), [Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/what-is-eks.html), and [AWS Fargate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/fargate.html). It also offers a comprehensive serverless portfolio, led by [AWS Lambda](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/welcome.html). With deeply integrated .NET support, open-source database options (such as [Amazon Aurora](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/CHAP_AuroraOverview.html)), DevOps automation tools, and a growing suite of generative AI services, AWS provides the tools you need to build and modernize applications at any scale. @@ -11 +11 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Reduce costs** –**** You can avoid paying for expensive Windows or SQL Server licensing by moving to open-source database solutions. For example, Aurora provides the same functionality as commercial databases at one-tenth the cost. If you move to DevOps and use containers and serverless solutions, you can reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO) and maximize compute consumption. + * **Reduce costs** –**** You can avoid paying for expensive Windows or SQL Server licensing by moving to open-source database solutions. For example, Amazon Aurora provides the same functionality as commercial databases at one-tenth the cost. If you move to open source technologies and use containers and serverless solutions, you can reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO) and maximize compute consumption. @@ -13 +13 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Improve security** –**** AWS offers 230 security, compliance, and governance services and key features—five times more services than the next largest cloud provider. You can use [AWS Directory Service](https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/), also known as _AWS Managed Microsoft AD_ , to improve your cloud security and eliminate the need to synchronize or replicate data from your existing Active Directory during migrations. You can also use [AWS identity services](https://aws.amazon.com/identity/) to manage identities and permissions at scale, while providing flexible options for where and how you manage your employee, partner, and customer information. + * **Improve security** – AWS offers a broad portfolio of security, compliance, and governance services. For Active Directory, [AWS Directory Service](https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/) provides flexible options: create a new fully managed Active Directory domain in the cloud by using [AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_microsoft_ad.html), extend your existing on-premises Active Directory to AWS by using [AWS Managed Microsoft AD (Hybrid Edition)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/aws-hybrid-directory.html), or use [AD Connector](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_ad_connector.html) to proxy AWS applications directly to your on-premises directory without replication. [AWS identity services](https://aws.amazon.com/identity/) enable single sign-on across AWS accounts and enterprise applications so that users can access resources with their existing credentials without synchronization or re-entry. @@ -15 +15 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Develop skills with trusted experts** –**** AWS has unmatched experience helping millions of organizations reach their migration goals faster through unique tools and services. The [AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) for Windows](https://aws.amazon.com/windows/map-for-windows/) provides best practices, tools, and incentives to reduce the complexity and cost of migrating to the cloud with support from AWS Partners and AWS Professional Services. 90 percent of Fortune 100 companies and the majority of Fortune 500 companies use AWS Partner solutions and services. + * **Develop skills with trusted experts** – AWS has unmatched experience helping organizations reach their migration goals faster. The [AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) for Windows](https://aws.amazon.com/windows/map-for-windows/) provides best practices, tools, and financial incentives to reduce the complexity and cost of migrating to the cloud, with support from AWS Partners and AWS Professional Services. AWS is recognized as a _Leader_ with the highest position for _Ability to Execute_ in the [2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services](https://aws.amazon.com/resources/analyst-reports/gartner/magic-quadrant-for-strategic-cloud-platform-services-mq/). @@ -17 +17 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Improve the price and performance of your processing power** –**** AWS is a leader in processing innovation, offering Graviton2-based instances that are 20 percent less expensive per hour than Intel x86-based instances, with up to 40 percent better performance. Aurora also brings five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times the throughput of standard PostgreSQL. This performance is on par with commercial databases, at one-tenth the cost. + * **Improve the price and performance of your processing power** –**** AWS leads in processing innovation, offering AWS Graviton4-based instances. These instances deliver up to [30% better performance than the previous generation](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-graviton4-based-amazon-ec2-r8g-instances-best-price-performance-in-amazon-ec2/) and up to [40% faster performance for database workloads](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/leveling-up-amazon-rds-with-aws-graviton4-benchmarks/), at a lower cost. Amazon Aurora delivers five times the throughput of standard MySQL and three times the throughput of standard PostgreSQL, on par with commercial databases, at one-tenth the cost. @@ -19 +19 @@ AWS has been helping customers migrate and modernize their Microsoft workloads f - * **Take advantage of flexible licensing options** –**** AWS offers the most options in the cloud for using new and existing Microsoft software licenses on AWS. If you purchase license-included Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) or Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) instances, you get new, fully compliant SQL Server licenses from AWS. You can bring your existing licenses to AWS with [Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/dedicated-hosts/), [Amazon EC2 Dedicated Instances](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/dedicated-instances/), or EC2 instances with default tenancy by using [Microsoft License Mobility through Software Assurance](https://aws.amazon.com/windows/resources/licensemobility/). AWS License Manager makes it easier to track the usage of software licenses and reduce the risk of non-compliance. + * **Take advantage of flexible licensing options** –**** AWS offers the most options in the cloud for using new and existing Microsoft software licenses. If you purchase license-included [Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts.html) or [Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html) instances, it includes SQL Server licenses. You can also bring your existing licenses to AWS by using [Amazon EC2 Dedicated Hosts](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/dedicated-hosts/) or [Microsoft License Mobility through Software Assurance](https://aws.amazon.com/windows/resources/licensemobility/). [AWS License Manager](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/latest/userguide/license-manager.html) makes it easier to track license usage across AWS and on-premises environments, reducing the risk of non-compliance.