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AWS DMS (Database Migration Service)

Type
Service
Exam
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Updated
  • The AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) makes it possible to quickly and securely migrate databases and perform ongoing data replication tasks for live databases and data warehouses.
  • It provides a way to plan, assess, convert, and migrate databases even with data warehouses in one central tool.

Benefits:

  • AWS DMS provides benefits for migrating databases including maintaining high availability and low downtime during the migration process.
  • It supports homogenous and heterogenous migrations.
  • It also makes it possible to migrate terabyte sized databases at a low cost.

Use cases: You can use AWS DMS to move to managed databases, remove licensing costs, replicate ongoing changes in your database, and improve integration with data lakes.

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