AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
Migrate your databases to AWS with minimal downtime.
Overview
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) helps you migrate databases to AWS quickly and securely. The source database remains fully operational during the migration, minimizing downtime to applications that rely on the database. AWS DMS can migrate your data to and from most widely used commercial and open-source databases. The service supports homogeneous migrations as well as heterogeneous migrations between different database platforms.
✨ Key Features
- Minimal downtime migrations
- Continuous data replication (CDC)
- Support for homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations
- Pay-as-you-go pricing
- Integration with AWS ecosystem (S3, Redshift, Aurora)
- Schema conversion tool (SCT)
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Cost-effective pay-as-you-go model
- Proven reliability and scalability for cloud migrations
Unique Value: AWS DMS provides a simple, low-cost, and reliable way to migrate databases to AWS with minimal downtime, fully managed by AWS.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Migrating an on-premise Oracle database to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with ongoing replication to keep them in sync.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Multi-cloud or non-AWS cloud migrations.
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike third-party tools that require separate licensing, DMS is a native AWS service with a simple pricing model tightly integrated with other AWS services, making it the path of least resistance for AWS customers.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Business/Enterprise Support tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Free for 750 hours of a t2.micro instance and for migrating to certain AWS targets.
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