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The kubernetes licensing tag on WindowsForum.com follows discussions about the cost and compliance questions that come up when Microsoft workloads run on Kubernetes platforms. The tagged content examines running SQL Server 2022 in Linux containers on Amazon EKS, where AWS presents lower licensing cost and simpler operations as the main benefits. The thread walks through the concrete deployment recipe but stresses that the savings claims need careful reading, because the licensing details determine whether the approach actually works for a given organization. It also covers production risks to weigh before moving a database workload onto managed Kubernetes.
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    SQL Server 2022 on Amazon EKS: Linux Container Setup, Licensing Costs and Production Risks

    AWS has published a walkthrough for running SQL Server 2022 in Linux containers on Amazon EKS. Its pitch is lower licensing cost and simpler operations. The deployment recipe is concrete. The savings claims need careful reading, and the licensing details decide whether the idea works for you...