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Commercial Software Licensing in AWS
Introduction
- The session discusses licensing options for commercial software in AWS and how customers can lower their costs over time.
- A customer example is provided where the CTO reached out to AWS to reduce costs due to a significant revenue drop during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Licensing Options in AWS
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License Included:
- Flexible and adaptable for workloads that need to scale up/down or have short-term requirements.
- Includes Windows Server and SQL Server (Enterprise, Standard, Web) on EC2.
- Also includes Oracle Database Standard Edition 2 and Enterprise Edition on Amazon RDS.
- Microsoft desktop applications (Office, Visual Studio) are available on EC2 and Amazon WorkSpaces.
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Bring Your Own License (BYOL):
- License Mobility through Software Assurance:
- Requires active Software Assurance or eligible subscription licenses.
- Products like SQL Server are eligible, while Windows Server is not.
- Dedicated Hosts:
- Required for Windows Server BYOL.
- Provides licensing benefits for SQL Server Enterprise and Oracle Enterprise.
- Licensing changes in October 2019 impacted some Microsoft products, requiring dedicated infrastructure.
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Optimization and Modernization:
- Optimization can help reduce licensing and compute costs.
- Modernization can unlock new capabilities and further reduce costs by moving away from commercial software.
AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA) Program
- The OLA program helps customers optimize their licensing and migrate workloads to AWS.
- It focuses on Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, and other enterprise workloads.
- The program follows a three-step process: Collect, Analyze, and Plan.
- The OLA program has helped customers achieve significant cost savings (e.g., 45% reduction in SQL Server costs, 80% storage savings, and 98% of customers able to move workloads to the cloud without additional spend).
Modernization
- Modernization is about transforming applications and data to leverage cloud-based services and reduce overhead.
- It involves re-platforming (moving to managed services), refactoring (adopting modern architectural patterns), and leveraging AWS services like Graviton for improved performance and cost savings.
- AWS provides tools and programs to help customers with the assessment, mobilization, and execution of modernization initiatives.
Conclusion
- Customers have options to optimize their commercial software licensing and leverage the cloud to reduce costs.
- The OLA program and modernization strategies can help unlock significant savings and enable businesses to focus on innovation.
- Additional resources and contact information are provided for further assistance.