Database Migration-1: The Database Migration Strategies, Terms, Solutions, and AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS).

In this first article of the Database Migration series, firstly, we will learn the database migration strategies, terms, and solutions. Then we will examine the AWS Database Migration Service in detail. Finally, we will look at the types of migration/transfer services in AWS and other most popular Data Migration Tools. In the second article of this series, we will migrate a real MySQL Database (The database belonging to the veterinary clinic web application) to Amazon RDS by using AWS AWS DMS. We will do it practically (Hands-on) and step by step.

Topics we will cover in this article:

1. The Database Migration Strategies, Terms and Solutions
   1. a. Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Data Migrations
   1. b. Backup Strategies: Full, Incremental, and Differential
   1. c. Native Backup vs. AWS DMS’s Database migration task
   1. d. Using AWS DMS for downtime issues