Prerequisites

AWS - RDS (MS SQL Server)

Create Proof of Concept (Free Tier) Database

Navigate to RDS > Create database

Choose a database creation method
Standard Create	Choose this option
Engine options
Engine Type	Microsoft SQL Server
Edition	SQL Server Express Edition
Version	Choose latest applicable version
Templates
Free tier	Choose this option
Settings
DB instance identifier	G53-RDS-POC
Credentials Settings - Master username	sa
Credentials Settings - Master password	Provide a strong password (without special character)
DB instance size
Burstable classes	db.t2.micro
Storage
Storage Type	General Purpose (SSD)
Allocated storage	20 GiB
Storage autoscaling	Disable
Connectivity
VPC	Select Default VPC
Subnet group	default
Publicly accessible	Yes - if you are connecting to this database from outside the VPC No - if you are connecting to this database from inside the VPC (EC2 instances)
VPC security group	Choose existing or create new security group
Availability Zone	No preference
Database port	1433
Microsoft SQL Server Windows Authentication
Enable Microsoft SQL Server Windows authentication	Do not enable option
Additional configuration
Database options - DB parameter group	default...
Database options - Option group	default...
Database options - Time zone	No preference
Database options - Collation	blank
Backup - Enable automatic backups	Disable
Performance Insights - Enable Performance Insights	Disable
Monitoring - Enable Enhanced monitoring	Disable
Log exports - Select the log types to publish to Amazon CloudWatch Logs	Disable
Maintenance - Enable auto minor version upgrade	Disable
Maintenance - Maintenance window	No preference
Deletion protection - Enable deletion protection - Maintenance window	Disable

Click 'Create database'

Connect to your Database

Select your endpoint under properties and use your username and password to connect to your database.