All about AWS Migration Services
Today, IT infrastructures and applications serve as one of the major backbones among most business organizations. Majority of business transactions are now done digitally and cloud computing is rapidly becoming the new normal.
Cloud Migration offers a lot of advantages such as:
- It allows increased flexibility
- Valuable component for effective disaster recovery
- It allows you to work virtually anywhere, anytime
- More efficient way of data control
- It Provides enhanced security
- Faster transaction and overall competitiveness
AWS Migration as An Efficient Cloud Computing Model
Know that there are three primary types of cloud computing models and they are the following:
- IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Compute Engine are examples of IaaS models
- PaaS (Platform as a Service )PaaS (Platform as a Service) AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Google App Engine and Heroku are all PaaS
- SaaS (Software as a Service) Salesforce and Google Apps are examples of SaaS models.
About AWS
AWS or Amazon Web Services allows you to migrate your digital assets and data between most popularly used databases – both open source and commercial – including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Amazon Redshift, MariaDB, and others. AWS Migration service also supports heterogeneous database platform migrations with the likes of MySQL to Microsoft Server to SQL, Oracle to Amazon Aurora and Oracle to MySQL server. Aside from server migration, Amazon Web Services can also be used for nonstop replication of data at the same time offering high availability.
How AWS Works
AWS Migrationworks by connecting to the source database. AWS platform then reads the data source formats the data in a way it can be deciphered by the target database and finally loads the data right into the database target itself.
The Advantages of Using AWS Migration Services:
1. AWS platform is easy to use.
Majority of the time, AWS migration does not require alterations to the source database. You can simply start migration by just a few clicks at the Console in the AWS Management menu. With AWS, there is no need to install additional drivers or system applications.
2. AWS offers migration with zero to a minimal amount of downtime.
AWS allows migration without affecting normal system functions.
3. AWS is known for its reliability.
Fearing for AWS downtime during migration? You need not worry because AWS is known to be highly resilient. In the event of untoward migration interruption, AWS will automatically restart the process and proceeds with the migration from where it was stopped. AWS high availability also makes it more convenient as it enables more efficient data migration and smooth replication of data.
4. AWS is cost-effective
AWS migration service costs less compared to other conventional migration services available.