MS SQL Migration Options

🔹 Highlight: SQL Migration Options

✅ SQL Server version upgrades including migrations to Azure → Use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

What it gives you:

• Familiar, built-in tooling for DBAs

• Guided upgrade and compatibility checks

• Minimal disruption for in-place or side-by-side upgrades

✅ Migrations to Azure SQL Database → Use Data Migration Service (DMS)

What it gives you:

• Simplified cloud migration with guided workflows

• Online and offline migration support

• Reduced downtime and built-in validation

✅ Heterogeneous migrations to SQL Server → Use SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)

What it gives you:

• Migration from Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more

• Schema conversion and data migration in one tool

• Assessment reports to identify potential issues early

Nice page for browsing type of migration:

🌐 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/data-migration/