Cloud databases have exploded on the scene as organizations look at faster and more scalable deployments and lower their costs. However, cloud database migrations are not simple lift-and-shift; they require careful planning, technical skills, and tools to succeed, especially when dealing with large and complex deployments.
This Forrester report provides best practices to help enterprise architecture (EA) professionals manage a successful and less disruptive cloud database migration process.
Database migrations — whether on-premises or in the cloud — are often complex, time-consuming, and expensive. The challenges are compounded by proprietary data structures, data types, and SQL extensions that vary across cloud providers.
For enterprise architecture professionals, the report emphasizes the importance of comprehensive planning, selecting the right tools, and building a cross-functional team that includes developers, data engineers, database administrators, data architects, and enterprise architects.
SentientDB was built to solve precisely the challenges outlined in this Forrester report. Where traditional migration requires extensive manual planning and downtime, SentientDB delivers autonomous, zero-downtime database mobility across all cloud environments — eliminating the complexity, cost, and risk that make database migrations one of the most dreaded tasks in enterprise IT.
Report by Noel Yuhanna with Gene Leganza, Elizabeth Hoberman — Forrester Research