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September 12, 2023|
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Overview
Cloud technology is constantly evolving, and Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform, continues to expand its services and improve its user experience. One such advancement is the public preview of the Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service (Azure DMS). Database migration is crucial in modernizing your applications and ensuring they remain efficient and up-to-date.
This new portal experience offers enhanced capabilities, making migrating your on-premises or cloud-based databases easier than ever to Azure.
Introduction
Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) is a fully managed service that helps you migrate your databases to Azure. The Azure Portal experience for Azure DMS is now in public preview, making it easier to perform migrations from SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL targets using DMS.
The Public Preview of the Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service represents a significant milestone in simplifying and streamlining the migrating databases to Microsoft Azure’s robust cloud infrastructure. This new portal experience offers a user-friendly interface, making it easier than ever for businesses to assess, plan, and execute database migrations, whether moving from on-premises environments, other cloud providers, or even within Azure itself. With enhanced visibility, intelligent recommendations, and a seamless workflow, this preview empowers organizations to efficiently migrate their data workloads to Azure, reducing downtime and accelerating their digital transformation journey.
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Background
Azure DMS is a powerful tool that can be used to migrate databases of all sizes. However, the previous user interface for Azure DMS was complex and difficult to use. The new Azure Portal experience for DMS addresses these challenges by providing a simpler and more intuitive user interface.
Features
The Azure Portal experience for Azure DMS includes the following features:
- A simplified user interface makes creating and managing migration jobs easy.
- Support for a wider range of source and target databases, including SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
- Improved performance and scalability for large migrations.
- Integration with Azure Monitor for monitoring and troubleshooting migrations.
Benefits
The Azure Portal experience for Azure DMS offers several benefits, including:
- Increased ease of use: The simplified user interface makes it easy to start with Azure DMS and perform migrations.
- Increased flexibility: The support for a wider range of source and target databases makes it possible to migrate more databases to Azure.
- Increased performance: The improved performance and scalability of Azure DMS make it possible to migrate large databases more quickly.
- Increased visibility: Integration with Azure Monitor provides visibility into the status of your migrations and helps you troubleshoot any problems.
Use cases
The Azure Portal experience for Azure DMS can be used to migrate a wide range of databases, including:
- SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Managed Instance
- MySQL on-premises to Azure Database for MySQL
- PostgreSQL on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Oracle on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- SAP ASE on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
How to get started?
To get started with the Azure Portal experience for DMS, you can follow these steps:
- Go to the Azure Portal and create a new Azure DMS resource.
- Select the source and target databases for your migration.
- Start the migration job.
- For more information, please see the Azure Database Migration Service documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dms/.
Conclusion
The Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service is a powerful new tool that makes migrating your databases to Azure easier. If you are considering migrating your databases to Azure, I encourage you to try the Azure Portal experience for Azure DMS.
Drop a query if you have any questions regarding Azure Database Migration Service and we will get back to you quickly.
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FAQs
1. What are the supported source and target databases for the Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service?
ANS: –
- SQL Server on-premises to Azure SQL Managed Instance
- MySQL on-premises to Azure Database for MySQL
- PostgreSQL on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- Oracle on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
- SAP ASE on-premises to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
2. How do I get started with the Azure Portal experience for Azure Database Migration Service?
ANS: –
- Go to the Azure Portal and create a new DMS resource.
- Select the source and target databases for your migration.
- Start the migration job.
WRITTEN BY Shivang Singh
Shivang is a certified AWS Security Specialist, AWS Solution Architect Associate, Microsoft Azure Administrator, and Google Associate Cloud Engineer, and working as a Research Associate at CloudThat. He is part of the Cloud Infrastructure and Security team and is skilled at building cloud solutions for multiple customers. He is keen on learning new technologies and publishing blogs for the tech community.
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