Migration

Wherever Microsoft SQL Server runs on local networks, individual or all databases can be migrated to Azure SQL by transactional replication. Various opportunities unfold, including analytics in the Azure cloud and global access routes for mobile users and home and branch offices.

Thomas Joos

Replication of local databases to the cloud offers many benefits, including improved availability: Databases in the cloud keep working even if the local SQL Server fails. Many companies also rely on this function to ensure smooth migration of SQL databases to the cloud, which means local SQL servers can ultimately be retired. Organizations that operate their own SQL servers need to choose the best possible hardware to keep the database servers running efficiently. With requirements for database servers constantly growing, licenses becoming increasingly expensive, and numerous services requiring data from your servers for their own operations, you have reason enough to outsource databases or entire database servers to the cloud. Replication with Azure SQL can be a simple approach, because as soon as all the data has been transferred, the…

You're reading a preview of

ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.