Amazon EC2 Sql Performance

Question

I\'m considering using Amazon\'s EC2 with a windows instance & SQL. I\'ve seen some criticism of the perf of the SQL instances here. I\'m wondering if any SOers have and fir

Answer 1

My limited experience so far shows that using Elastic Block Storage for your database storage is essential. When using EBS, performance seems roughly comparable to a stand-alone dev machine. I haven't yet run detailed performance stats - just an overall feel.