Explore Amazon Web Services (AWS) tailored for SQL Server professionals in this comprehensive conference talk from PASS Data Community Summit. Dive into the fundamentals of AWS, including Platform as a Service offerings and essential Amazon services. Learn about virtual machines with EC2, cloud storage options like S3 and Glacier, and database services such as RDS and NoSQL solutions. Discover how to work with transactional consistency, create tables, and handle behavioral data. Gain insights into Platform as a Service capabilities, including the AWS SDK for .NET and Elastic Beanstalk. Delve into big data processing with Hadoop and Elastic MapReduce. By the end of this 78-minute session, acquire a solid understanding of how to leverage Amazon's cloud infrastructure for SQL Server-related tasks and projects.