Database Migration Services in AWS

AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts

Rahulraj Singh

Technical Product Manager

What is database migration?

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Why do we need data migration?

Legacy systems unable to meet rapid scalability and efficiency demands

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Why do we need data migration?

Legacy systems unable to meet rapid scalability and efficiency demands

Generative AI has advanced systemic needs for compute and storage

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Why do we need data migration?

Adapt to evolving business needs for scalability and efficiency

Modernize from legacy systems to meet the demands of contemporary applications

Facilitate unified data management for a diverse sources

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Data migration in practice

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Data migration in practice

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Data migration in practice

A flow digram explaining steps of a data migration project.

Data migration in practice

A flow digram explaining steps of a data migration project.

Data migration in practice

A flow digram explaining steps of a data migration project.

Migration in AWS

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AWS Database Migration Service

Managed service facilitating the movement of 20+ database and analytics engines to AWS

Minimizes downtime with automated real-time data replication
Supports diverse source and target databases
Provides validation checks and task monitoring

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AWS Snow Family

Offers physical devices to facilitate offline data transfer of petabyte-scale to and from AWS

Enables processing data at the edge for fast large-scale data movement
Robust security measures to ensure data integrity

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AWS DataSync

Simplifies, automates, and accelerates large data transfers between on-premises storage and AWS Cloud

Fast and efficient data transfer through parallel processing
Seamless integration with other AWS storage services
Automation through AWS Management Console or APIs

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AWS Schema Conversion Tool

Facilitates database migrations by automatically converting source database schema to match the target

Automates database schema conversion
Customization of conversion rules
Diagnostics and recommendations

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When to use which service?

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When to use which service?

A tabular list of icons showing features of AWS Database Migration Service and AWS Snow Family.

When to use which service?

A tabular list of icons showing features of AWS Database Migration Service, AWS Snow Family, and AWS DataSync.

When to use which service?

A tabular list of all AWS database migration services and their ideal use cases.

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AWS Cloud Technology and Services Concepts