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Azure Database Migration Service

Accelerate your data migration to Azure.
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OVERVIEW

Ease your database migration to Azure

Azure Database Migration Service is a tool that helps you simplify, guide, and automate your database migration to Azure. Easily migrate your data, schema, and objects from multiple sources to the cloud at scale.
  • Migrate your database and server objects—including user accounts, agent jobs, and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages—all at once.
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  • Migrate your data to Azure from the most common database management systems. Whether you’re moving from an on-premises database or another cloud, Database Migration Service supports key migration scenarios such as SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
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  • Save time and effort by automating your move to Azure with PowerShell. Database Migration Service works with PowerShell cmdlets to automatically migrate a list of databases.
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Features

Simplify database migration to Azure

Awareness

Database-sensitive migration service moves data, schema, and objects to Azure

Guidance

Easy-to-understand process helps you get the job done right the first time

Compatibility

Supports Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB migration to Azure from on-premises and other clouds

Resilience

Highly resilient and self-healing migration service provides reliable outcomes with near-zero downtime
Security

Embedded security and compliance

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Trusted by companies of all sizes

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"In the past, we had hours of downtime for each new deployment. Today, the downtime required for a software upgrade is only 5 to 10 minutes. We haven't experienced any unplanned downtime at all."
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Resources

Azure Update Manager resources and documentation

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Simplify migration with a two-step process

Learn how Azure Migrate and Database Migration Service simplify your database migration with a streamlined two‑step process.
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Easily migrate to Azure SQL with Azure Data Studio

Discover how the Azure SQL Migration extension in Azure Data Studio helps you easily migrate SQL Server databases to Azure SQL with minimal downtime.
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Assess SQL Server databases before migration

Use the Azure SQL Migration extension in Azure Data Studio to assess SQL Server databases and get right-sized recommendations before you migrate.
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Azure migration center

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Microsoft Data Migration blog

Explore the Azure Databases Blog to get updates, announcements, and insights from the Microsoft data migration and database engineering teams.
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Documentation

Azure Database Migration Service enables seamless migrations from multiple database sources to Azure Data platforms with minimal downtime.
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Azure Data Studio video series: Data Exposed

Data Exposed is all about data; relational and non-relational, on-premises and in the cloud, big and small.
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Frequently asked questions

  • For a complete listing of source/target pairs, or migration scenarios, see the status of supported migration scenarios.
  • Database Migration Service migrates databases to Azure at scale. Azure Migrate discovers and assesses databases for readiness to move to Azure and recommends target SKUs. Azure Data Studio is a unified administration experience for data operations across SQL Server and Azure databases. You can now migrate your SQL Server databases to the cloud by installing the SQL Server Migration extension plug-in in Azure Data Studio.
  • Consult the migration support tables to see which target database service maps to which online or offline database source.
  • Use Azure Migrate to discover and assess SQL Server databases for migration readiness. Azure Migrate identifies requirements before migration, recommends target migration SKUs in Azure, and generates an estimate of the cost to run the workload in Azure.
  • Browse available services and tools for your data migration scenario.
  • Database migrations follow the typical steps in your cloud migration. Get an overview of cloud migration considerations and start planning your migration journey.
  • Yes, you are able to migrate server workloads, mainframes, and web apps to Azure. Learn more about Linux and Windows Server migrations. Find out about migrating your mainframe and web apps.
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