Maximize Your Microsoft Workloads on the Cloud
Our Windows experts help companies migrate and modernize their legacy Microsoft workloads - Windows Server, SQL Server, and .NET frameworks - on the AWS cloud. We’ll help you boost performance, optimize IT infrastructure costs, increase scalability, and minimize security risk, setting you up for long-term success with the latest cloud-native technologies.
Achieve More With ClearScale and AWS
Accelerate Innovation
Accelerate innovation by taking advantage of AWS cloud-native technologies like serverless architecture, containers, machine learning, and data analytics across your Windows infrastructure when you move from monolith to microservices architecture on AWS.
Optimize Costs
Eliminate expensive Windows and/or SQL Server licensing, reduce TCO, and maximize compute consumption when you move to AWS. Companies can reduce the 5-year cost of operations by 56% and gain 37% lower infrastructure costs when they migrate to AWS, according to IDC.
Harden Security
AWS offers more than 300 security, compliance, and governance services and features. With AWS, you control where your data is stored, who can access it, and what resources your organization is consuming.
Why Choose ClearScale as Your Microsoft on AWS Consulting Partner?
The ClearScale Advantage
ClearScale is an AWS Premier Consulting Partner with the Microsoft Workloads Competency, which means we’ve demonstrated repeated success designing Microsoft-specific cloud solutions. We’ll help you implement the ideal AWS infrastructure for your business and maximize the performance of your Windows workloads.
The ClearScale Difference
Our experienced team of solution architects, engineers, and developers bring a wealth of knowledge in modernizing Microsoft environments on the cloud. By focusing on AWS services for Microsoft applications, we ensure that your business smoothly transitions to a modern cloud infrastructure, while also realizing the full potential of cloud-native features for enhanced performance, scalability, and innovation.
Common Windows Workloads Use Cases
Windows Migration
Move legacy Windows systems and infrastructure to AWS, ensuring that every workload, database, and application remains intact on the cloud.
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Optimize your legacy Windows applications to create powerful .NET apps on AWS by taking advantage of cloud-native technologies like serverless and containers.
Read moreManaged Database
Migrate your data to Amazon Aurora, a MySQL and PostgreSQL-compatible relational database built specifically for the cloud.
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“ClearScale enabled us to go from an outdated, monolithic infrastructure to a modern infrastructure as code environment. With their expertise in AWS, we were able to do that in a fraction of the time it would’ve taken us to learn and implement on our own.”
- Cliff Witthuhn, Cloud Systems Architect at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
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“ClearScale has a great team of technical experts who have deep knowledge across the spectrum of AWS services. As our applications are being transitioned to the new platform, ClearScale makes sure we have adequate support and coverage to back the new design their team put together. The ClearScale team frequently makes recommendations on industry best practices and takes a long term view on things with automation, cost and maintainability considerations.”
- Yogesh Hingmire, Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture, Intoxalock
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“The ClearScale team has enabled us to quickly meet our needs for increased reliability of our application. This allowed our development teams to continue their focus on the application’s functionality, which transforms our customers and changes lives.”
- David Lomneck, Director of Development – NetSuite
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of migrating Windows workloads to the cloud?
Migrating Windows workloads to the cloud is beneficial for several reasons. Many organizations choose to migrate Windows infrastructure to refactor legacy .NET applications, improve performance, and boost security. Some want to accelerate innovation using cloud services and infrastructure. Others need to optimize workloads to serve customers better, reduce costs, or prepare for future growth. The takeaway is that the cloud facilitates IT modernization, which is what many Windows users need to serve customers well today.
What use cases are possible with modernized Windows workloads?
Organizations that modernize Windows workloads gain access to exciting use cases. They can start to leverage fully managed databases that support new-age business models. Companies can also adopt containers and serverless Windows applications that don’t require hands-on server management. Furthermore, teams can develop better .NET applications that leverage big data, AI/ML, IoT capabilities, and more.
What about my existing Windows licenses?
AWS offers a free Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA) for determining if there is potential to reduce costs and optimize compute across legacy Windows environments. The program takes actual resource utilization, application dependencies, and third-party licenses into account. Many organizations use their OLA program findings to build cloud migration and licensing strategies that help reduce costs while improving performance.
What are the most common Windows workload modernization methods?
Organizations use a variety of methods and services to modernize Microsoft workloads on AWS. One popular pathway is to deploy serverless .NET applications with AWS Lambda. Another is to use AWS Fargate to move Windows containers to the cloud without needing to refactor. Windows users also often utilize Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for Windows container production support and Amazon Aurora to replace legacy SQL Server databases. Beyond these solutions, there are many others that AWS offers to handle Windows workload modernization needs.
How can ClearScale help me modernize Windows workloads?
ClearScale is an AWS Premier Tier Services partner with 12 competencies, including the Microsoft workloads competency. We’ve demonstrated our knowledge and skill repeatedly across Windows migration and modernization projects that generate real results for clients. We can help you assess your existing Windows workloads, identify opportunities for improvement, and design the ideal cloud infrastructure for your needs.