One of the most significant challenges businesses face when running Microsoft workloads is navigating complex licensing models. AWS offers flexible licensing options that help organisations optimise costs, maintain compliance, and deploy Microsoft applications in a way that aligns with business needs—not licensing restrictions.

AWS provides multiple licensing models tailored to your workload requirements:

• Bring Your Own License (BYOL): Reuse your existing Microsoft licenses on AWS, reducing overall licensing costs.
• License Included (LI): Simplify deployment with AWS-provided licenses bundled into your EC2 instances.
• Dedicated Hosts: For compliance-bound workloads, AWS Dedicated Hosts allow license portability while meeting strict regulatory requirements.

Learn more about Microsoft Licensing Options on AWS.

• Cost Optimisation: BYOL ensures you’re not paying twice for licenses while AWS pricing models (On-Demand, Reserved Instances) let you optimise infrastructure spend.
• Operational Agility: License Included AMIs enable rapid deployment of Windows Server and SQL Server without licensing complexities.
• Compliance Assurance: Dedicated Hosts help meet stringent compliance mandates for software licensing and data residency.
• Scalable Hybrid Deployments: Combine existing on-premises licenses with AWS hybrid offerings for a seamless extension of your environment.

An effective licensing strategy is about ensuring operational freedom, eliminating vendor lock-in, and enabling faster innovation. Businesses that fail to align their cloud licensing model often face hidden costs, compliance risks, and limited scalability.

• Watch Video: Optimising Microsoft Licensing on AWS – A breakdown of licensing strategies for Microsoft workloads.
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Leverage AWS licensing models to reduce costs and deploy Microsoft workloads without restrictions.