Summary:
Migrating an existing on-premises application to the cloud can be a daunting task that consists of many complicated steps. In this two-hour seminar, our focus is on the most important steps of the process—the preparation that leads up to the actual move to Azure. From there, we’ll also spend time discussing the migration and post-migration elements of a migration project, so that you can effectively conduct future migrations.
The seminar takes you through deep dives into the most critical considerations for moving your databases to the Microsoft Data Platform in Azure, especially SQL Server. We will focus on migrating on-premises SQL Server enterprises to hybrid or fully cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances. We will cover:
- Forecasting costs—how to forecast the cost of your migration and properly assess the architectural choices that impact your OpEx expenses, from Elastic Pools to auto-tiering
- Why service and system monitoring are essential to long-term success
- How Azure features and services can mitigate (or increase) technical debt, unleashing your Dev teams for maximum value or forcing them to maintain outdated legacy systems
- The often-overlooked aspects of migrations—team talent and temperament, project management, and KPIs
- Security, compliance, privacy, and the law
- The importance of cleansing your data before migrating to the cloud
- Why and how documenting your data sources and metadata is critical to success
- Choosing from many different tools and techniques to move the actual data from on-premises to the cloud
- How to test data for fidelity and why it is crucial
- How to maintain parallel systems during transitional phases, including hybrid systems and full transitions to the cloud
You’ll also see demos of native features and tools in the Microsoft Data Platform, both on-premises and in Azure, that help you to process, move, and validate data. And we’ll briefly show the powerful tools of the SentryOne product set that can mitigate the pain of a migration to the cloud.
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