Database Migration Service
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Database Migration Service Roadmap
Update Sept. 2025: DMS is losing its automation through Data Studio. The change will mostly... more
Database Migration Service Previews Open Source Databases
Updated: October 8, 2024
Azure Database Migration Service provides analysis, computing, and scheduling to assist in migrating databases to...more
SQL Server Migration Tools
Updated: May 20, 2024
Microsoft provides free tools that can help find SQL Server 2014 instances in an organization’s...more
Database Migration Service Expands MySQL Online Migration
Updated: July 30, 2023
Azure Database Migration Service expands MySQL online migration features to support in-place upgrades from older...more
Database Migration Service: Forcing SQL Server to Data Studio
Updated: June 12, 2023
Azure Database Migration Service (classic) is ending support for SQL Server migrations; customers will need...more
Azure Data Studio: When Will It Replace SSMS?
October 18, 2021
Administrators may need to use both Azure Data Studio and SQL Server Management Studio to...more
Azure Migrate Updated with Migration Capabilities
Updated: July 27, 2020
Azure Migrate, which previously offered only discovery and assessment of VMs and SQL databases, has...more
Azure Database Migration Service
Updated: July 16, 2020
Azure Database Migration is an Azure service that helps migrate on-premises SQL Server databases to...more
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap
