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SQL Server Migration to the Cloud

Migrating SQL Server to the cloud means choosing the infrastructure model (IaaS or PaaS) and anticipating incompatibilities before going to production. With a prior assessment of your environment, we plan and execute the migration to the main public clouds, gaining performance, security and optimized costs.

Why migrate to the cloud?

01. Improved performance

We optimize and scale the response speed of your systems.

02. Enhanced security

We protect your data and mitigate risks with the most advanced architectures.

03. Cost optimization

We help you save on physical resources and improve technology capacity planning.

04. Compatibility with new technologies

We prepare your infrastructure for future integrations.

05. Always-supported versions

We avoid the risks of running versions that have reached end of support.

06. Regulatory compliance

We align your environment with current strict regulations and standards.

Types of cloud databases: IaaS or PaaS

We help you choose the cloud infrastructure that best fits your business needs.

We migrate your database to SQL Server on a virtual machine (Azure VM, Amazon EC2 or Ionos), ideal if you need full control over the operating system and the environment.

We modernize your infrastructure by migrating to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance or Amazon RDS for SQL Server. You delegate infrastructure management and benefit from day one from features such as backups and high availability.

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Multi-cloud migration options

Microsoft Azure

Azure SQL Managed Instance or virtual machine, with the expertise of a Microsoft Partner.

AWS

Amazon RDS for SQL Server or SQL Server on Amazon EC2, with on-demand scalability.

Ionos

SQL Server on a virtual machine in a European cloud with regulatory compliance.

Our migration process

We support you from the first analysis to the days following the migration, with a clear and secure process:

01
Assessment and compatibility analysis
We review your current environment, its dependencies and configurations to detect deprecated features or code that is incompatible with the cloud, and define the most suitable destination.
02
Migration plan
We design a detailed plan covering the strategy, the model (IaaS or PaaS) and the chosen cloud, sizing of the new environment, performance testing, the rollback plan and the maintenance windows.
03
New environment and testing
We prepare the cloud environment to test the full migration, validate queries, indexes and procedures, and measure performance before and after.
04
Secure migration
We run the migration with prior replication or synchronization, a controlled cutover, integrity validation and real-time monitoring.
05
Post-migration support
During the following days we monitor performance, resource usage and possible errors, and make any necessary fine-tuning.

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We start with an assessment that anticipates incompatibilities before a single piece of data is moved.

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Frequently asked questions

We answer your questions

It depends on the size and complexity of your environment. In the migration planning phase we define the timelines and maintenance windows. We keep downtime to a minimum through prior replication or synchronization and a controlled cutover, planned and validated with you in advance.

If you need full control of the operating system, choose IaaS (SQL Server on a virtual machine in Azure, Amazon EC2 or Ionos). If you prefer to delegate hardware management and have backups and high availability configured from day one, PaaS (Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance and Amazon RDS for SQL Server) is the most agile option. We advise you based on your case.

It is a short phase and the first step of the migration. We review your environment to detect obsolete elements or code that is incompatible with the cloud and choose the right destination, before planning anything. That way the migration starts from a solid foundation, with no surprises.

Before the cutover we test the full migration in a new environment, and this service includes a rollback plan so we can go back if necessary.

It depends on the destination: migrating to a virtual machine usually requires fewer changes than PaaS, and the assessment determines this before we start. We apply the database changes ourselves, and we coordinate any application changes with your development team.

You can leave its administration in our hands with DBA as a Service: 24/7 monitoring with Coyote Monitor, weekly and monthly reviews, incident management and evolutionary support. That way your cloud environment keeps the performance and security you were looking for when you migrated.