Announcing Amazon RDS for SQL Server on AWS Outposts

Amazon RDS for SQL Server on AWS Outposts is now available to all AWS Outposts customers. Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts allows you to deploy fully managed database instances in your on-premises environments. AWS Outposts is a fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, AWS services, APIs, and tools to virtually any datacenter, co-location space, or on-premises facility for a truly consistent hybrid experience. With Amazon RDS for SQL Server on Outposts, you can run Microsoft SQL Server 2016, 2017, and 2019 in Enterprise, Standard and Web Editions. Amazon RDS for SQL Server on Outposts automates time-consuming administration tasks such as hardware provisioning, database setup, patching, and backups, and you can use your existing VPC connection, and the same Application Programmatic Interfaces (APIs) as you use in AWS today, which frees you to focus on your applications so you can give them the fast performance, high availability, security, and compatibility they need. Find out more on the [Amazon RDS on AWS Outposts page](/rds/outposts/) or read the [blog on how to get started](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-create-microsoft-sql-server-instances-of-amazon-rds-on-aws-outposts/) today.