R – run Windows Server 2008 on Amazon EC2

amazon ec2cloud-hostingec2-amiwindows-server-2008

does anyone know if this can be done? I can find Windows Server 2003 but not 2008.

I read you can create your own EC2 Virtual machines, but I haven't found any articles that say you can do this with Windows Server 2008.

I'm really after IIS7, but I'd also intend to use SQL Server Express 2008 until such time as I can add support for SimpleDB or maybe fire up a seperate SQL Server instance.

I also have some Windows Services which run. Which puts shared hosting out the window mostly. Yes there's Azure but I think that would involve more effort than I want to spend initially.

Any help much appreciated,

My current stack is

Windows Server 2008
IIS7
.Net 3.5 SP1
Asp.net MVC
Some Windows Services
Linq2Sql
SQL Server Express 2008

Best Answer

You can now!

Amazon revealed Windows Server 2008 availability in december 2009 and there are pre-build AMIs ready for use either with or without Sql Server 2008.

See their Windows information page for more info about pricing and such. The Windows & .NET Developer Center is also a useful resource.