3 things that slow down Enterprise SQL Server migrations | Data Exposed
Microsoft Developer shares an episode of Data Exposed on common blockers that slow down enterprise SQL Server modernization, with practical guidance for migrating to Azure SQL and avoiding costly post-migration operational issues.
Overview
Many organizations have run mission-critical workloads on SQL Server for decades. This episode focuses on why enterprise SQL Server modernization efforts can stall, and what to plan for before, during, and after migrating SQL workloads to Azure.
The presenters (Anna and Dhananjay) discuss technical considerations and best practices intended to help teams avoid long-term cost and operational problems, including what to implement on day 1 after completing a migration to Azure.
Resources
- Azure Database Migration Guides | Microsoft Learn
- SQL Server to Azure SQL Database: Migration Overview | Microsoft Learn
- SQL Server to Azure SQL Database: Migration Guide | Microsoft Learn
- SQL Server to SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines: Migration Guide | SQL Server on Azure VMs | Microsoft Learn
- Generally Available: Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-gen General Purpose | Microsoft Community Hub
- SQL Server Blog | Microsoft Community Hub
- Azure SQL documentation | Microsoft Learn
Links and channels
- Anna Hoffman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnalyticAnna
- AzureSQL on Twitter: https://aka.ms/azuresqltw
- More Data Exposed episodes: https://aka.ms/dataexposedyt
- Microsoft Azure SQL channel: https://aka.ms/msazuresqlyt
- Microsoft SQL Server channel: https://aka.ms/mssqlserveryt
- Microsoft Developer channel: https://aka.ms/microsoftdeveloperyt