SAP on AWS · AnyDB on AWS: SQL Server, Oracle, ASE, MaxDB, Db2

Unlike HANA, SQL Server and Oracle don't need special database certification to run SAP on AWS. So can you drop them onto any EC2 instance type you like?

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