Amazon EVS now offers Microsoft Windows Server Licensing

Evs Windows Server Licensing ยท 2026-04-20

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What This Means

For DevOps Teams

Update your VMware environment to configure an EVS connector to your VMware vCenter Server and entitle your Windows Server VMs through the Amazon EVS console or AWS CLI, allowing you to add or remove entitlements at any time and manage costs as your environment evolves, resulting in reduced toil and greater operational flexibility.

For Platform Teams

Adopt the new Windows Server Licensing capability in Amazon EVS to simplify architecture and reduce operational toil by enabling rapid deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation within your VPC on EC2 bare-metal instances, ultimately saving time and improving cost management for your platform.

For Executives

Evaluate the new Windows Server Licensing feature in Amazon EVS to accelerate migration timelines, reduce operational risks, and optimize costs by paying only for what your VMs use on a per vCPU-hour basis, ultimately leading to measurable business value through faster and more cost-effective migrations.

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