In this case, we needed to assess whether migrating to Azure's MySQL Flexible Server, Azure SQL Database or alternative offerings from AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) would be the best fit.

Microsoft this week announced various Azure SQL Database improvements, including migration, high-availability and information protection options, plus some open source workload additions. Most ...

The data migration service also supports Azure SQL Database and is currently free during the preview. However, given that there's a pricing page on the product's Web site, I would not be surprised ...

It's a fairly elaborate process to migrate currently. As examples, here's a Microsoft Document that explains the tri-part process of moving a SQL Server 2008 R2 database to Azure SQL Database, and ...

Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is the ideal solution for an easier lift-and-shift migration of your legacy SQL Server databases to the cloud. Azure services help IT teams migrate data to ...

The appeal of cost savings in moving SQL server farms to the cloud as part of this modernization cannot be overstated. Cloud giants like Azure, AWS, GCP and Snowflake offer attractive pricing ...

As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...

Due to my background working with other major database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I've long been an advocate for the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA). This powerful and easy ...

On August 12, Microsoft made available the first version of a tool designed to help customers migrate from MySQL to SQL Server and/or SQL Azure.