# Resources
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## AWS services
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+ [AWS Backup](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/aws-backup/latest/devguide/whatisbackup.html)
+ [AWS DataSync](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/datasync/latest/userguide/what-is-datasync.html)
+ [Amazon EBS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AmazonEBS.html)
+ [Amazon FSx for Windows File Server](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/WindowsGuide/what-is.html)
+ [AWS Organizations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_introduction.html)
+ [Amazon S3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.html)
+ [AWS Storage Gateway](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/filegateway/latest/files3/what-is-file-s3.html)

## Amazon EBS snapshots
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+ [Create a VSS application-consistent snapshot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/application-consistent-snapshots.html)
+ [Take Microsoft VSS-Enabled Snapshots Using Amazon EC2 Systems Manager](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/mt/take-microsoft-vss-enabled-snapshots-using-amazon-ec2-systems-manager/) (blog post)
+ [How incremental snapshots work](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSSnapshots.html#how_snapshots_work)
+ [Automate cross-account snapshot copies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/event-policy.html)
+ [Amazon EBS fast snapshot restore](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-fast-snapshot-restore.html)
+ [Lifecycle Management for Amazon EBS Snapshots](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-lifecycle-management-for-amazon-ebs-snapshots/) (blog post)

## AWS Backup
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+ [How to simplify Microsoft SQL Server backup using AWS Backup and VSS](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/how-to-simplify-microsoft-sql-server-backup-using-aws-backup-and-vss/) (blog post)
+ [Point-in-time recovery and continuous backup for Amazon RDS with AWS Backup](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/point-in-time-recovery-and-continuous-backup-for-amazon-rds-with-aws-backup/) (blog post)

## AWS Storage Gateway
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+ [Managing your storage lifecycle](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-lifecycle-mgmt.html)
+ [Store SQL Server backups in Amazon S3 using AWS Storage Gateway](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/database/storing-sql-server-backups-in-amazon-s3-using-aws-storage-gateway/) (blog post)

## Amazon FSx
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+ [Amazon FSx For Windows File Server Update – Multi-AZ, & New Enterprise-Ready Features](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-fsx-for-windows-file-server-update-new-enterprise-ready-features/) (blog post)

## AWS Prescriptive Guidance
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+ [Migrating Microsoft SQL Server databases to the AWS Cloud](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/ec2-sql.html) (guide)
+ [Restoring from an Amazon EBS snapshot or an AMI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/backup-recovery/restore.html) (guide)

## Microsoft documentation
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+ [Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/volume-shadow-copy-service)
+ [Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/backup-restore/back-up-and-restore-of-sql-server-databases?view=sql-server-ver16)