Azure Database Migration Service
Accelerate your data migration to Azure.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
34,000
Full-time equivalent engineers dedicated to security initiatives at Microsoft.
15,000
Partners with specialized security expertise.
>100
Compliance certifications, including over 50 specific to global regions and countries.
Customer stories
Trusted by companies of all sizes
Resources
Azure Update Manager resources and documentation
Frequently asked questions
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. SQL Server Management Studio provides a familiar management experience for SQL Server and Azure databases, with integrated capabilities to support SQL Server database migrations to the cloud.
- 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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