index.yml

### YamlMime:Hub
title: Azure Database Migration Guides
summary: Step-by-step guidance for modernizing your data assets.
brand: sql
metadata:
  title: Azure Database Migration Guides | Microsoft Docs
  description: Step-by-step guidance for modernizing your data assets by migrating to SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Database, Azure Cosmos DB, SQL Server on Azure VMs and Azure Synapse Analytics.
  author: rwestMSFT
  ms.author: randolphwest
  ms.date: 08/19/2025
  ms.service: sql
  ms.subservice: migration-guide
  ms.topic: hub-page
  ms.custom: ignite-2024
# itemType: how-to-guide | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

conceptualContent:
  items:
    - title: "SQL Server to"
      links:
        - text: "SQL Server (upgrade)"
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/sql-server-to-sql-server-upgrade-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/sql-server-to-sql-database-overview
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
          url: /fabric/database/sql/sqlpackage#import-a-database-with-sqlpackage
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Managed Instance
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/managed-instance/sql-server-to-managed-instance-overview
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL Server on Azure VMs
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/virtual-machines/sql-server-to-sql-on-azure-vm-individual-databases-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Fabric Data Warehouse
          url: /fabric/data-warehouse/migration-assistant
          itemType: concept
        - text: Migrate SQL Server to Azure video
          url: /shows/data-exposed/migrate-sql-server-to-azure?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner-mighub
          itemType: video
    - title: "Oracle to"
      links:
        - text: Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/howto-migrate-from-oracle
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL Server
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/oracle-to-sql-server
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/oracle-to-sql-database-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Managed Instance
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/managed-instance/oracle-to-managed-instance-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL Server on Azure VMs
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/virtual-machines/oracle-to-sql-on-azure-vm-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "Db2 to"
      links:
        - text: SQL Server
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/db2-to-sql-server
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/db2-to-sql-database-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Managed Instance
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/managed-instance/db2-to-managed-instance-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL Server on Azure VMs
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/virtual-machines/db2-to-sql-on-azure-vm-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "Access to"
      links:
        - text: SQL Server
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/access-to-sql-server
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/access-to-sql-database-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "SAP ASE to"
      links:
        - text: SQL Server
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/sap-ase-to-sql-server
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/sap-ase-to-sql-database
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "MySQL to"
      links:
        - text: Azure Database for MySQL
          url: /azure/mysql/migrate/mysql-on-premises-azure-db/01-mysql-migration-guide-intro
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: SQL Server
          url: /sql/sql-server/migrate/guides/mysql-to-sql-server
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure SQL Database
          url: /azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/database/mysql-to-sql-database-guide
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
          url: /azure/mysql/flexible-server/concepts-migrate-import-export
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "PostgreSQL to"
      links:
        - text: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server to Flexible Server
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-single-to-flexible
          itemType: tutorial
        - text: Azure Virtual Machine PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-iaas-offline
          itemType: tutorial
        - text: On-premises PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-iaas-offline
          itemType: tutorial
        - text: AWS RDS PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-aws-offline
          itemType: tutorial
        - text: Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-aurora-offline
          itemType: tutorial
        - text: Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL to Azure Database for PostgreSQL
          url: /azure/postgresql/migrate/migration-service/tutorial-migration-service-cloud-sql-offline
          itemType: tutorial
    - title: "Azure Synapse Analytics to Microsoft Fabric"
      links:
        - text: Microsoft Fabric adoption roadmap
          url: /power-bi/guidance/fabric-adoption-roadmap
          itemType: reference
        - text: Migrate to Fabric Data Warehouse
          url: /fabric/data-warehouse/migration-synapse-dedicated-sql-pool-warehouse
          itemType: concept
        - text: Migration Assistant for Fabric Data Warehouse
          url: /fabric/data-warehouse/migration-assistant
          itemType: concept
        - text: Migrate from Azure Synapse Analytics to Fabric
          url: /fabric/data-warehouse/migrate-with-migration-assistant
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Migrate from Azure Synapse Spark to Fabric
          url: /fabric/data-engineering/migrate-synapse-overview
          itemType: concept
    - title: "NoSQL"
      links:
        - text: Relational to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/migrate-relational-to-cosmos-db-sql-api
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: MongoDB to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/dms/tutorial-mongodb-cosmos-db-online?toc=/azure/cosmos-db/toc.json&bc=/azure/cosmos-db/breadcrumb/toc.json
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Cassandra to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/cassandra-import-data
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: DynamoDB to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/dynamo-to-cosmos
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: CouchBase to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/couchbase-cosmos-migration
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: HBase to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/sql/migrate-hbase-to-cosmos-db
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Azure Table Storage to Azure Cosmos DB
          url: /azure/cosmos-db/table-import
          itemType: how-to-guide
        - text: Elasticsearch to Azure Data Explorer
          url: /azure/data-explorer/migrate-elasticsearch-to-azure-data-explorer
          itemType: how-to-guide
    - title: "Resources"
      links:
        - text: Getting started video overview
          url: https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Data-Exposed/Get-Started-with-the-New-Database-Migration-Guides-to-Migrate-Your-Databases-to-Azure?WT.mc_id=dataexposed-c9-niner-mighub
          itemType: video
        - text: Azure Migration Center
          url: https://azure.microsoft.com/migration/
          itemType: overview
        - text: Azure Migrate
          url: /azure/migrate/migrate-services-overview
          itemType: concept
        - text: Azure Hybrid Benefit
          url: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/hybrid-benefit/
          itemType: reference
        - text: Browse Azure Architecture
          url: /azure/architecture/browse/?azure_categories=migration&expanded=azure&terms=SQL
          itemType: reference
        - text: Microsoft cloud Adoption Framework for Azure
          url: https://azure.microsoft.com/cloud-adoption-framework/#cloud-adoption-journey
          itemType: reference
        - text: Browse customer stories
          url: https://www.microsoft.com/customers/search?sq=&ff=&p=0&so=story_publish_date+desc&filters=product%3Aazure%2Fdatabases
          itemType: reference

tools:
  title: Migration tools
  items:
    # Card
    - title: Azure Migrate
      imageSrc: media/index/azure-migrate-symbol.svg
      url: /azure/migrate/
    # Card
    - title: Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)
      imageSrc: media/index/migration-service-symbol.svg
      url: /azure/dms/
    # Card
    - title: SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)
      imageSrc: media/index/sql-server-migration-assistant-symbol.svg
      url: /sql/ssma/sql-server-migration-assistant
    # Card
    - title: Fabric Migration Assistant for Data Warehouse
      imageSrc: media/index/azure-synapse-pathway-symbol.svg
      url: /fabric/data-warehouse/migration-assistant

additionalContent:
  sections:
    - title: Recent customer case studies
      items:
        - title: Minecraft Realms
          summary: Minecraft Realms migrates from AWS to Azure with minimal disruption to the user base.
          url: https://developer.microsoft.com/games/blog/migrating-minecraft-realms-from-aws-to-azure/
        - title: Cloud Services
          summary: From systems integrator to data analytics expert, Cloud Services harnesses the power of Azure for digital transformation.
          url: https://partner.microsoft.com/case-studies/cloud-services