Here in our AWS archives for the GMass blog, you can check out the technical articles we've written on various topics related to Amazon's cloud computing services.
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June 22, 2020
How to block IP Addresses in an AWS/Windows/IIS environment
There are a few ways to block an IP address in an AWS/Windows environment, but only a couple good ones. I'll show you the bad and good ones.
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November 12, 2019
Lock down SQL Server in AWS (The Poor Man’s Guide)
You've been told that you shouldn't have your production SQL Server on a public IP address. This is how to do that EASILY in AWS.
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February 2, 2018
Measuring the speed of AWS’s Cold HDD EBS Volume Type for SQL Server backups
I recently tested the speed of AWS's General Purpose Volumes vs their Cold Storage volumes for SQL Server backups, and found that Cold HDD is the way to go.
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