“Amazon EC2 instances running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) provide a dependable environment for hosting applications, including Microsoft SQL Server. This setup combines the cost-effectiveness, scalability, and flexibility of Amazon EC2 with the proven reliability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Additionally, AWS offers premium support with the added benefit of back-line support from both Red Hat and Microsoft. SQL Server on RHEL shares a common core codebase with Windows Server, known as SQL Platform Abstraction Layer (SQLPAL), ensuring consistency in functionality. Moreover, this solution seamlessly integrates with various Amazon EC2 features, such as Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon CloudWatch for monitoring, Elastic Load Balancing, and Elastic IPs, enhancing the overall management and performance of SQL Server deployments.”