TECH NEWS

Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS. Repeat, Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS

https://image.theregister.com/234923.jpg?imageId=234923&x=0&y=0&cropw=100&croph=100&panox=0&panoy=0&panow=100&panoh=100&width=1200&height=683

SQL Server licenses can now be consumed in the rival cloud's DBaaS

Microsoft now lets customers apply existing SQL Server licenses toward SQL Server usage on AWS's managed relational database service (RDS).

The move promises to give customers who decided to go with AWS an easier path to consuming their SQL Server systems as a service, rather than in virtual machines.

In a blog post, Amazon explained that customers paying with Microsoft’s Software Assurance licensing program could only previously bring their SQL Server licenses to AWS on self-managed Amazon EC2 through the Redmond vendor’s License Mobility program.

“If you wanted a fully managed database like Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), and you already had SQL Server licenses, you had to pay for licensing a second time through the License Included model,” RDS database engineer Srikanth Katakam said.

Amazon's Bring Your Own Media (BYOM) for RDS for SQL Server...

Copyright of this story solely belongs to theregister.com. To see the full text click HERE

Read more

https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screen-Shot-2025-09-04-at-1.13.03-PM.png?w=647&h=317&crop=1

Midjourney wants Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to reveal in court how they use AI across their companies; studios sued Midjourney in 2025 for infringement

Sponsor Posts Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access! Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards.
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTiwFPBHjwtvW8zGuGP7zj-2560-80.png

Small nuclear waste batteries could fuel drones for 30 years via trickle charging, making Spiderweb scenario a permanent…

* Nuclear waste may become fuel for decades-long autonomous operations worldwide * DARPA wants batteries delivering power continuously for up to 30 years * Project Omega is converting radiation directly into usable electrical energy efficiently Scientists working with a United States defense programme are developing compact nuclear batteries intended to supply electricity continuously