Azure Database Migration Service
Accelerate your data migration to Azure.
Overview
Azure Database Migration Service enables seamless migrations from multiple database sources to Azure Data platforms with minimal downtime. The service uses the Data Migration Assistant to generate assessment reports that provide recommendations to guide you through the changes required before performing a migration. When you're ready to begin the migration process, Azure Database Migration Service performs all the required steps.
Key Resources
| Homepage: | https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/dms/ |
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| Pricing: | https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/database-migration/ |
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News
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| 1/16/2026 |
Table of Contents
Introduction
Why PostgreSQL on Azure NetApp Files?
Performance That Scales
Azure NetApp Files Service Levels
The Problem: Manual Deployment Complexity
What Teams Face Today
The...
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| 11/18/2025 |
A new SQL Server migration in Azure Arc solution streamlines and accelerates your journey to Azure SQL Managed Instance. Powered by Azure Database Migration Service and assisted by Copilot, it...
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| 11/18/2025 |
The Modernization Moment: Why Now?
Modernizing enterprise applications has historically been slow, manual, and costly. For many IT leaders and developers, it’s meant wrestling with aging...
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| 10/15/2025 |
Announcing the general availability (GA) of automation support for Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) through PowerShell, custom cmdlets, and the Python SDK. Using Azure PowerShell...
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| 8/27/2025 |
Announcing that Azure DMS now supports schema migration for Azure SQL Database—making your cloud migration journey smoother and more efficient than ever. With just a single checkbox, you can now...
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| 7/30/2025 |
You can now streamline the entire SQL Server migration journey—from assessment to provisioning to cutover—within a single Azure portal experience. The new Azure Arc migration experience powered...
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| 5/7/2025 |
Now you can use Azure Database Migration service to migrate to Azure SQL offerings in the China North 3 region. As a fully managed service, Azure Database Migration Service enables seamless...
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| 4/4/2025 |
GitHub Copilot for Azure is an extension that simplifies managing Azure resources directly from VS Code. Integrated with GitHub Copilot Chat, you can perform tasks like creating and modifying...
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