RDS Discovery Web

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SQL Server to Amazon RDS — Rapid TCO

From discovery to cost analysis in five steps. Assess your SQL Server fleet, get right-sized RDS recommendations, and generate a full TCO report.

1

Download Collector

Download the PowerShell collector from RDS Discovery Web.

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2

Run Collector

Run against your SQL Servers. Read-only, production safe.

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3

Upload to RDS Discovery Web

Upload the collector ZIP. Instant analysis and recommendations.

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4

Download DBC

Download the enriched DBC.csv with instance recommendations.

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5

Upload to DBC Quick Calculator

Upload DBC.csv to DBC Quick Calculator for full TCO report.

Full TCO Report

From Assessment to Cost Analysis

The enriched DBC.csv from RDS Discovery Web contains everything needed for a full Total Cost of Ownership analysis — instance recommendations, vCPU/memory specs, storage, and IOPS.

  1. In RDS Discovery Web, click Download Enriched DBC.csv
  2. Go to sample-solutions.com/DBC_sqlserver
  3. Upload the enriched DBC.csv file
  4. The DBC Quick Calculator generates a full TCO report with:
    • On-premises vs RDS cost comparison
    • License cost analysis (BYOL vs License Included)
    • Storage cost breakdown (GP3, IO2)
    • 3-year projected savings
Get Started → Read the User Guide

For detailed instructions on the collector, analysis features, sharing, and downloads — see the User Guide.