Learn best practices for architecting fully available and scalable Microsoft solutions and environments on AWS. Find out how Microsoft solutions can leverage various AWS services to achieve more resiliency, replace unnecessary complexity, simplify architecture, provide scalability, introduce DevOps concepts, automation, and repeatability.

1. Best practices for
Microsoft Architectures
Julien Lépine, Principal Solutions Architect

2. Cloud is an ongoing optimization model
On-Premises Lift & Shift Instance Right-
Sizing
Improved
Elasticity
Measure,
Monitor, Improve
Optimized EC2 Storage
Optimization
Serverless
Architecture
Managed
Services
True AWS
Optimized
Traditional TCO Comparisons

3. Platform identity
corporate data
center
ADDC
ADFS
AWS IAM
Amazon
S3
AWS
CloudTrail
AWS
Config
Logging and monitoring platform

4. Core network infrastructure
Availability Zone
Availability Zone
Internet
gateway
NAT
gateway
NAT
gateway
VPN
connection
corporate data
center
Amazon
S3
Logging and monitoring platform
Public subnet
Public subnet Private Subnet
Private Subnet
flow logs
Amazon CloudWatch
Logs
Availability Zone

5. Windows identity
Availability Zone
Availability Zone
Internet
gateway
NAT
gateway
Active
Directory Tier
AWS Directory
Service
NAT
gateway
VPN
connection
corporate data
center
AWS IAM
ADFS
ADDC

6. Moving initial Microsoft workloads to AWS
BUILDING IN THE CLOUD MIGRATION

7. Instance migration

8. Migrating data to and from AWS
AWS Database Migration Service
Minimize downtime during migrations, migrate between different
DB platforms, Schema Conversion Tool
Amazon RDS Native Backup / Restore
Store your existing SQL Server backups ‘.bak’ files in Amazon S3 and
restore them on Amazon RDS
Microsoft SQL Server Database Publishing
Wizard
Export to T-SQL files, load using sqlcmd
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AWS Marketplace
Third-party data import and export tools and solutions4

9. Database Migration

10. Creating repeatable architectures
BOOTSTRAPPING CONTAINERS AUTOMATED
DEPLOYMENTS
AWS
CloudFormation
Amazon ECS
PowerShell
Amazon EC2 Systems
Manager
State Manager

11. Amazon RDS features
Your familiar Microsoft SQL Server platform
Choose from SQL Server 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2014 / 2016, in Express, Standard,
Web or Enterprise Edition
All major processes automated
Creation via one API call, automated failover, patching, backup, point
in time recovery, easy scalability, AD integration
You retain a high level of control
Use your existing licenses, the settings of the database engine,
programmability
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So you focus on your business
Focus on the data schema, query planning and workload optimization
based on your business
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12. Scaling Applications
Availability Zone
Availability Zone
Internet
gateway
NAT
gateway
NAT
gateway
VPN
connection
corporate data
center
ADDC
ADFS
AWS IAM
users
Active
Directory Tier
Database TierWeb Tier
ELB
IIS Server
Amazon
RDS
AWS Directory
Service
IIS Server

13. Management at scale
IMAGE HYGIENE
AMI
PowerShell
DSC
MONITORING
INVENTORY
AUDITING
CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT
Amazon
CloudWatch
Amazon EC2 Systems
Manager
PATCHING
AWS
Config

14. Licensing
LICENSE INCLUDED LICENSE MOBILITY LEGACY / OS

15. Delaware North Moves Data Center to AWS to Save $3.5M Over Five Years
• Construction of new headquarters building led
company to reevaluate its IT platform
• Evaluated several cloud vendors and chose AWS
• Reducing its data center server footprint by 91%
• Anticipates saving at least $3.5 million over five years
with leaner IT
• Improving security compliance, disaster recovery, and
delivery of new services and solutions
From a CIO’s perspective, I looked
very closely at the reputation and
value proposition that each cloud
vendor brought to the table. AWS had
a clear lead over the competition.
Kevin Quinlivan,
Chief Information Officer
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Delaware North is $3 billion leader in the food service and
hospitality industry. It is based in Buffalo, New York.

16. Thank you!