Benefits of Migrating Databases From Oracle to Azure

Before going into the benefits of migrating databases from Oracle to Azure, let us check some of the scenarios where this activity is necessary.

 You have one or more Oracle databases that run on Oracle Database 19c in your on-premises data center. You want to migrate the databases to Azure, Enterprise Edition.

 The databases are Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)-enabled. For disaster recovery, you replicate the databases via Oracle Data Guard to Azure, another data center that is geographically distant from the primary database location with the minimum amount of downtime.

 You also want to migrate Oracle to Azure application services that depend on the databases.

 You establish connectivity to Azure through Azure ExpressRoute, and you use a hub-and-spoke network topology in Azure.

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Prerequisites and Preparation for Migrating Oracle to Azure

Before migrating databases from Oracle to Azure, the following steps must be taken.

 Verify that your source environment is supported.
 Download SSMA for Oracle
 Create a single database that is Azure SQL Database instance
 Get the necessary permissions for SSMA for Oracle and provider
After the pre-requisites for the Oracle to Azure are completed, assess the feasibility of the Azure cloud migration. You need to conduct an inventory of the databases that you need to migrate, assess those databases for potential migration issues or blockers, and then resolve any items you might have uncovered.

Benefits of Oracle Databases in Azure

We will now examine the benefits of moving databases from Oracle to Azure, that is Oracle Database Azure.

 Oracle database services in Azure are designed to offer high levels of performance, scale, security, and availability. By running OCI databases in Azure datacenters alongside other services in Azure, you can optimize latency and performance.

 Use familiar and proven Oracle solutions like Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) to migrate Oracle databases without refactoring applications or databases.

 Use optimized application services, development tools, and frameworks available in Azure to modernize your workloads and run cloud-native applications. You also get direct access to data in Oracle Database Azure, with the same security and compliance across the entire solution.

 Unlock data insights and innovation when you apply Azure data analytics and AI services across your Oracle and non-Oracle data and applications between resources. Oracle to Azure database movement will help you to handle mission-critical applications.

 Deploy and manage Oracle Database Azure infrastructure through the Azure portal. Use native Azure tools to view metrics, events, and logs for all Oracle Database Azure databases. Carry out database provisioning and management via OCI interfaces along with access to familiar tooling like Data Guard, GoldenGate, and others.

 Get the same features and pricing as Oracle Exadata cloud service on OCI with Oracle Database Azure. Use existing Azure and Oracle commitments, program benefits, and licenses to do so.

Importantly, contact either Oracle or Microsoft support team for a unified support process.