The SQL Azure Migration Wizard (SQLAzureMW) is a CodePlex project and wizard that can be used to migrate SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 databases to SQL Azure.

Microsoft is making it seamless to move any SQL Server application to Azure without application changes with the new deployment option in Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance. Managed Instance offers ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced a slew of new services and updates to its Azure public cloud platform designed to make it easier for users to migrate database workloads to its cloud data centers.

Azure Database Migration Service is meant to simplify such complicated workflows. The hope is to automate the process of migrating SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL databases to either Azure SQL Database, ...

New Azure Migration Program is designed to make it easier and faster for customers to migrate applications from on-premises to Microsoft’s public cloud with the help of specialized migration ...

For more information about SQL Server 2008 end of life, check out this on-demand webinar: SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 End of Life: Time to Think About the Future.

Each of those options has advantages and disadvantages. Microsoft Azure SQL Database Migrating SQL databases to Microsoft Azure SQL Database may be the best option for educational institutions that ...

To migrate a non-SQL Server database—such as Microsoft Access, Sybase, MySQL, Oracle, or IBM DB2—to Azure SQL Database, Microsoft offers the SQL Server Migration Assistant.

As SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reach the end of support in 2019, you’ll have an opportunity to upgrade to a cloud database service. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage change effectively as ...