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AWS, Microsoft Licensing, Modernization

Evolve Launches AWS-Funded Application Modernization Assessment (AMA)

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đź“°From Portfolio to Plan in Weeks: Evolve Launches AWS-Funded Application Modernization Assessment (AMA) MESA, AZ — April 2026 — Evolve Cloud Services, an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with deep expertise in Microsoft workload optimization and modernization, today announced the availability of its Application Modernization Assessment (AMA) offering—an AWS-funded, no-cost engagement designed to help organizations […]

AWS, Cost Optimization, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Licensing, Server Cloud Enrollment, SQL Server, Windows Server

SQL Server 2025 Developer Edition Is Free and Eligible For Your Cloud Deployment

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Migrating on-premises development workloads to the cloud offers many benefits including increased provisioning speed and scalability, improved security, and a potential to reduce cost by only paying for resources when they are being used.  While the licensing terms for non-production are rather straightforward on-premises, there are significant differences between the licensing options on Azure versus

AWS, Cost Optimization, Google Cloud, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft Licensing, SQL Server, Windows Server

5 Cloud Benefits to Consider Before Dropping SA on SQL Server

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Deciding whether to renew Software Assurance (SA) is an important aspect of every Microsoft agreement renewal. As businesses shift on-premises workloads to the cloud, it is important to consider the cloud benefits that SA provides versus the cost of maintaining SA on perpetual licenses.  This is especially true for SQL Server, which is eligible for

AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Licensing, Modernization, SQL Server, Windows Server

SQL Server 2016 has under one year of support left.  Have You Explored Your Upgrade and Modernization Options in the Cloud?

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Based on data from Evolve Cloud Services optimization and licensing assessments, SQL Server 2016 continues to make up over 20% of an organization’s total SQL Server deployment on average.  As SQL Server 2016 End of Support (EOS) approaches, it is critical for businesses to explore their EOS options as soon as possible.  Early planning will

AWS, Cost Optimization, Google Cloud, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Licensing, Modernization, Windows Server

Are You Ready to Transition from Windows Server BYOL on AWS or Google Cloud?  Will You Move to a Different Licensing Model? Have You Considered Modernization as an Alternative?

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Did you know that Microsoft restricts Windows Server bring-your-own-licensing (BYOL) on AWS and Google Cloud to Windows Server 2019 and prior versions?  Are you planning to upgrade to Windows Server 2022/2025 as Windows Server 2016/2019 near the end of support?  Should you modernize these workloads and leave the cost and licensing complexity of running Windows

Amazon WorkSpaces, AWS, Cost Optimization, End User Computing, EUC, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Licensing

Have You Considered a Cloud Desktop Solution on Amazon WorkSpaces? 

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Has managing desktops in your organizations become more challenging over the last five years with the growing number of remote workers?  Have you explored Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) to learn how it could help you reduce cost and simplify IT management?  Are you familiar with the offerings available on Amazon WorkSpaces and the option to bring your

Image and text showing Nutanix offers a viable alternative to VMWare in the cloud
AWS, Cost Optimization, Microsoft Licensing, Nutanix

Nutanix Offers a Viable Alternative to VMware in the Cloud

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Evolve Cloud Services helps organizations optimize and modernize their server-based workloads as they migrate to the cloud. Organizations that partner with Evolve gain insight into the technical and licensing aspects of cloud migration, which improve efficiency and reduce cost. A valuable component of this engagement is identifying the best virtualization solution for high performance and low cost.

Modernization graphic showing .NET Framework to .NET on Linux
AWS, Modernization, Uncategorized

Modernizing ASP.NET MVC to .NET 8 with Amazon Q Developer

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A Brief History of Porting .NET Framework to modern .NET Pre-generative-AI tools and librariesModernizing legacy .NET Framework applications to modern, cross-platform versions of .NET (aka .NET Core) has been a laborious process that has gotten easier as tools and libraries have launched over the past half-decade. AWS launched their Porting Assistant for .NET  in 2020,

AWS, Cost Optimization, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft Licensing, Software Audit, SQL Server, Windows Server

Upcoming SPLA License Changes Impact on Public Cloud BYOL

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Microsoft updated to the Service Provider Use Rights (SPUR) to remove the option for service providers to use their own Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) licenses in Listed Provider environments (AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba, Azure) after October 1, 2025.  Service providers impacted by this change are advised to contact EVOLVE Cloud Services for help optimizing and/or modernizing their cloud deployments.

AWS, Cost Optimization, Google Cloud, License Compliance Risk, Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Microsoft Licensing, Server Cloud Enrollment, Software Audit, SQL Server, Windows Server

Upcoming Compelling Events to be Aware of on your Cloud Journey

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While often overlooked, the software licensing costs associated with workloads that you move to the cloud are 3 to 4 times the costs of all other cloud operational costs (compute, network & storage). As a result, it’s imperative that you understand the licensing impact, both from a cost optimization and compliance perspective, for any new

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