Database Migration Services By WME
Move Your Database to Azure. Structured Process. Zero Data Loss. Minimal Downtime.
WME delivers end-to-end database migration services for organizations moving their existing database infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
Whether you’re migrating from SQL Server, Oracle, or open-source databases, we handle every migration task from assessment to go-live, with Microsoft-certified expertise and proven migration tools built for Azure.
What Database Migration Services Include
Database migration covers far more than moving files. It means transferring your source database to a validated target database on Azure, without breaking dependent applications or losing a single record.
WME's Database Migration Process Covers
Every migration project is scoped upfront. Timeline, migration tasks, risk points, and go-live criteria are defined before execution begins.
- Full source database inventory and compatibility scoring
- Database schema conversion across different database engines
- Data types mapping and transformation validation
- Continuous data replication using Change Data Capture and native replication methods.
- Migration job execution and monitoring
- Target database configuration and endpoints setup
- Data movement tracking and data integrity verification throughout
- Post-migration database management and optimization
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Why Organizations Are Moving to Azure
The on-premises environment has a ceiling. Physical servers age. Licensing costs compound. IT teams spend more time maintaining infrastructure than improving it.
Other Drivers Accelerating Cloud Adoption
- SQL Server 2012, 2014, and 2016 end-of-support deadlines
- Oracle licensing audit pressure in the United States and globally
- Data center consolidation and infrastructure lease expiry
- High availability and disaster recovery requirements on-prem can’t meet affordably
- Application development teams re-platforming onto Azure-native database services
- Migration needs tied to broader Azure cloud solutions rollouts
One conversation with WME defines the entire migration solution — source to target, schema to go-live.
Homogeneous Migrations
SQL Server to Azure SQL Database. They follow a faster path. Schema compatibility is high, and migration tasks are predictable.
Heterogeneous Migrations
Oracle, MariaDB, or open-source to Azure SQL. They require full database schema conversion, engine-level rewriting, and deeper target endpoints validation.
Source Platform | Azure Target |
Microsoft SQL Server | Azure SQL Database / Managed Instance |
Oracle | Azure SQL Managed Instance |
MySQL | Azure Database for MySQL |
PostgreSQL | Azure Database for PostgreSQL |
MariaDB | Azure Database for MariaDB |
Amazon RDS | Azure SQL / Azure Database |
Amazon Redshift | Azure Synapse Analytics |
On-premises data warehouses | Azure Synapse Analytics |
Open-source databases | Azure Database Managed Services |
Cloud SQL | Azure Database for MySQL / PostgreSQL |
Database Platforms WME Migrates
WME handles both homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations across all major database platforms and types.
Real systems and real code don’t behave like sandbox tests. Without a structured migration process, the gaps show up at the worst possible time.
Data integrity gaps
Unvalidated data types between the source and target databases can cause silent errors or transformation failures that surface weeks after go-live.
Schema conversion failures
Heterogeneous migrations across different database engines require more than automated scripts alone. Missed objects and unsupported syntax break application development pipelines immediately.
Replication failures
A replication instance failure or replication server instability mid-transfer means gaps in your target database and potential data movement rollback.
Unscoped downtime
Without a minimal downtime strategy and defined migration tasks sequence, business operations absorb unplanned outages.
No rollback
Migrations without tested rollback paths leave teams exposed when target endpoints fail validation.
Storage services mis-configuration
An improper Azure storage services setup post-migration leads to performance degradation and read replica failures in production.
Migrations fail in predictable ways when best practices are not followed.
What Breaks Without a Structured Approach
Data Replication and Transfer
We configure continuous replication, execute migration tasks, monitor data movement, and validate integrity before cutover.
Cutover and Go-Live
Final validation, migration completion, integrity checks, and controlled production cutover with minimal disruption.
Post-Migration Optimization
We optimize performance, configure Azure managed services, validate integrations, and transition the environment into ongoing support.
Migration Assessment
We assess your source databases, data volumes, schema complexity, licensing, and compatibility requirements to define the migration approach.
Migration Planning
We map source and target environments, configure Azure Database Migration Service, sequence replication tasks, and design a low-downtime cutover plan.
Schema Conversion
For heterogeneous migrations, we convert schemas, resolve engine incompatibilities, and validate workloads against the target database platform.
WME's Database Migration Process
What WME Brings to Your Migration
The Value You Get with WME
- Microsoft Solutions Partner with active Azure certifications
- Azure Database Migration Service as the primary migration platform, not ad-hoc scripts
- Experience across homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations for most major database types
- Full handling of AWS DMS to Azure transitions, including DMS support for remapping and replication instance reconfiguration
Cloud migration services delivered exclusively within the Microsoft and Azure ecosystem
Relational database and open-source database migration both supported
- Data analytics and application development continuity preserved throughout the migration project
We work exclusively in the Azure ecosystem. Our cloud solutions delivery is Microsoft-first, not split across platforms.
SQL Server upgrades
SQL Server 2012/2014/2016 migrated to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Oracle to Azure
Oracle databases migrated to Azure SQL with schema conversion included.
AWS to Azure
RDS, Redshift, and Cloud SQL workloads migrated to Azure Database services.
Data center exits
On-premises database environments migrated to Azure managed services.
Application modernization
Database dependencies moved to Azure-native platforms.
Cloud adoption
Enterprise database estates standardized on Azure Database services.
Migration Use Cases We Handle
Your Database Has a Migration Window. Use It.
Every month on legacy SQL Server or Oracle infrastructure is another month of licensing costs, security exposure, and technical debt.
The migration assessment is free. The scope, timeline, and risks are defined before any migration task is created.
Your existing database is ready to move. Your application development teams are waiting. Your data center lease is not getting cheaper.