Azure Database Migration Service
WHY CONSIDER INFOSUBWAY’S DATABASE MIGRATION SERVICE?
With Infosubway, Database Migration to Azure can impart more stability and security to your data and overall business. Handling database administration activities becomes easy, and overheads are minimised. Applications hosted over the cloud are highly available, completely reliable, flexible, and agile. On-premises applications lack such modern features. Tasks such as data backup, data recovery, data administration, regular updates, and scheduled maintenance become easier. Applications are optimised for efficient deployment over the new database platform. Rehosting of existing applications over Azure can also be done to achieve more scalability, reliability, and reduced expenses. We only deploy specialised technical professionals to handle database migration assignments.
Professional assessment is undertaken, and suggestions are provided for removal of undesired applications to bring down the maintenance expenses. Interoperability functions among existing applications persist while complete migration of data is carried over Azure without affecting any of your existing business activity. Cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS) brings in more scalability and higher availability for your IT resources with reduced capacity bottlenecks and full backup automation. DBaaS also has built-in mechanism for threat prevention and uses advanced security techniques only.
With Azure Database Migration over the cloud, IT costs are greatly reduced because your business becomes less hardware dependent. Business agility is also improved with database migration because:
- Development cycles become seamless
- Business functions are more innovative
- Only skilled staff are utilised
- Competent partners are involved; and
- Only real-time business decisions are made.
How is the Infosubway Database Migration Service implemented?
To begin, a migration assessment is performed for the existing database environment.
Next, a model for engagement is defined.
Then, a Dry Run / Trial Run for migration of database objects is undertaken, and interoperability functionalities are also thoroughly analysed & tested.
Privileges and permissions are checked, as well as security and monitoring are setup along with replication functions.
At this stage, the documentation is prepared.
A business objectives-based, prioritised road map is created.
The existing database is thoroughly analysed, and, based on the findings a target database is designed for achieving the same kind of functionality.
Performance of the Data load is comprehensively tested.
The target database is checked to validate the data and to assess the technical accuracy as well as functionality.
Authentication for end-users and mapping at permission level is carried out.
The database schema is verified and data are validated to ascertain if the migration process was done correctly or not.
Integration testing of applications using the original database vis-a-vis the new target database is carried out.
Capacity and infrastructure requirements are identified, namely hardware and software.
The actual data is migrated.
Configurations for both the source and target database are compared.
Finally, through training is provided and a knowledge transfer process is initiated.