SQLBits 2020

De-risk Your Azure SQL Migration: 5 Critical Considerations

The session takes you through the most critical considerations for moving your on-premise data and databases into the Azure cloud, with a focus on the steps leading to the migration and immediately afterwards.

De-risk Your Azure SQL Migration: 5 Critical Considerations

Migrating an existing on-premises SQL Server application to the cloud can be a daunting task that consists of many complicated steps. In this webinar, our focus is on what is perhaps the MOST important steps of the process – those that lead up to the actual move to the cloud and the immediate aftermath.

The session takes you on a dive deep into the most critical considerations for moving your data and databases into the Azure cloud.

We will cover:

Cleansing your data before a major migration and fully documenting your data sources and metadata
Choosing from many different tools and techniques to move the actual data
Testing data for fidelity
Forecasting how much migration will cost
Maintaining parallel systems during transitional phases

You also see demos and overviews of native features within SQL Server that enable you to move data, as well as show powerful tools that can make data migrations much easier. Join us for this informative session so that you know where the hard work pays off the most!

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