SQLBits 2022

Migration to Azure Customer Experiences & Best Practices

How to create a roadmap to migrate to Azure, best practices, and using Azure Migrate to start, & customer stories

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a Migration? Migrations involve change. Change can be difficult. The cloud is new and different! GET OFF MY LAWN! You are not alone, and we are here to help. As a part of the Azure FastTrack CXP, Customer eXPerience, Product Group our job is to team with you to make your migration as smooth as possible. For half a decade we’ve been working with customers on their Azure journey. In this session we will discuss some of those journeys, common pitfalls, best practices, tools you can use, and how we can help you successfully migrate to Azure.

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Bradley Ball's previous sessions

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Migration to Azure Customer Experiences & Best Practices

How to create a roadmap to migrate to Azure, best practices, and using Azure Migrate to start, & customer stories

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