You can optionally access the server host to customize your software via AWS Systems Manager or a remote desktop client.
Get started by creating a DB instance of RDS Custom for SQL Server from an orderable engine version offered by RDS Custom. Getting Started with RDS Custom for SQL Server The use of automating backups and other operational tasks let you rest easy, knowing your data is safe and ready to be recovered if needed. Through the time-saving benefits of a managed service, RDS Custom for SQL Server frees you up to focus on more business-impacting, strategic activities.
With RDS Custom for SQL Server, you can enable features that require elevated privileges like SQL Common Language Runtime (CLR), install specific drivers to enable heterogenous linked servers, or have more than 100 databases per instance. Today, I am happy to announce the general availability of Amazon RDS Custom for SQL Server to support applications that have dependencies on specific configurations and third-party applications that require customizations in corporate, e-commerce, and content management systems, such as Microsoft SharePoint. RDS Custom lets you access and customize your database server host and operating system, for example, by applying special patches and changing the database software settings to support third-party applications that require privileged access. On October 26, 2021, we launched Amazon RDS Custom for Oracle, a managed database service for applications that require customization of the underlying operating system and database environment.