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Pro Database Migration to Azure: Data Modernization for the Enterprise 1st ed. Edition
Author(s): Kevin Kline (Author), Denis McDowell (Author), Dustin Dorsey (Author), Matt Gordon (Author)
- Publisher: Apress
- Publication Date: 9 Aug. 2022
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 1484282299
- ISBN-13: 9781484282298
Book Description
Data modernization and migration is a technologically complex endeavor that can also be taxing from a leadership and operational standpoint. This book covers not only the technology, but also the most important aspects of organization culture, communication, and politics that so frequently derail such projects. You will learn the most important steps to ensuring a successful migration and see battle-tested wisdom from industry veterans. From executive sponsorship, to executing the migration, to the important steps following migration, you will learn how to effectively conduct future migrations and ensure that your team and your database application delivers on the expected business value of the project.
This book is unlike any other currently in the market. It takes you through the most critical business and technical considerations and workflows for moving your data and databases into the cloud, with special attention paid to those who are deploying to the Microsoft Data Platform in Azure, especially SQL Server. Although this book focuses on migrating on-premises SQL Server enterprises to hybrid or fully cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances, it also cover topics involving migrating non-SQL Server database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL applications to Microsoft Azure.
What You Will Learn
- Plan a database migration that ensures smooth project progress, optimal performance, low operating cost, and minimal downtime
- Properly analyze and manage non-technical considerations, such as legal compliance, privacy, and team execution
- Perform athorough architectural analysis to select the best Azure services, performance tiers, and cost-containment features
- Avoid pitfalls and common reasons for failure relating to corporate culture, intra-office politics, and poor communications
- Secure the proper executive champions who can execute the business planning needed for success
- Apply proven criteria to determine your future-state architecture and your migration method
- Execute your migration using a process proven by the authors over years of successful projects
Who This Book Is For
IT leadership, strategic IT decision makers, project owners and managers, and enterprise and application architects. For anyone looking toward cloud migration projects as the next stage of growth in their careers. Also useful for enterprise DBAs and consultants who might be involved in such projects. Readers should have experience and be competent in designing, coding, implementing, and supporting database applications in an on-premises environment.
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From the Back Cover
Data modernization and migration is a technologically complex endeavor that can also be taxing from a leadership and operational standpoint. This book covers not only the technology, but also the most important aspects of organization culture, communication, and politics that so frequently derail such projects. You will learn the most important steps to ensuring a successful migration and see battle-tested wisdom from industry veterans. From executive sponsorship, to executing the migration, to the important steps following migration, you will learn how to effectively conduct future migrations and ensure that your team and your database application delivers on the expected business value of theproject.
This book is unlike any other currently in the market. It takes you through the most critical business and technical considerations and workflows for moving your data and databases into the cloud, with special attention paid to those who are deploying to the Microsoft Data Platform in Azure, especially SQL Server. Although this book focuses on migrating on-premises SQL Server enterprises to hybrid or fully cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instances, it also cover topics involving migrating non-SQL Server database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL applications to Microsoft Azure.
What You Will Learn
- Plan a database migration that ensures smooth project progress, optimal performance, low operating cost, and minimal downtime
- Properly analyze and manage non-technical considerations, such as legal compliance, privacy, and team execution
- Perform a thorough architecturalanalysis to select the best Azure services, performance tiers, and cost-containment features
- Avoid pitfalls and common reasons for failure relating to corporate culture, intra-office politics, and poor communications
- Secure the proper executive champions who can execute the business planning needed for success
- Apply proven criteria to determine your future-state architecture and your migration method
- Execute your migration using a process proven by the authors over years of successful projects
About the Author
Dustin Dorsey has been architecting and managing SQL Server solutions for healthcare companies for well over a decade. While he has built his career in database administration, he has also spent significant time working in development and business intelligence. During this time, Dustin has gained a keen interest and specialization in cost management around the data platform both on-premise and in the cloud that he has used to save organizations millions of dollars. Dustin is an international speaker and can be seen writing articles on popular SQL websites as well as on his own blog at DustinDorsey.com. He is also active in the community both as a local user group leader and event organizer..
Matt Gordon is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has worked with SQL Server since 2000. He is the leader of the Lexington, KY Data Technology Group and a frequent domestic and international community speaker. He’s an IDERA ACE alumnus and 2021 Friend of Redgate. His original data professional role was in database development, which quickly evolved into query tuning work that further evolved into being a DBA in the healthcare realm. He has supported several critical systems utilizing SQL Server and managed dozens of 24/7/365 SQL Server implementations. Following several years as a consultant, he is now the Director of Data and Infrastructure for rev.io, where he is implementing data governance, DevOps, and performance improvements enterprisewide.
