Services
MariaDB Database Migration Services
Move from legacy databases and standalone caches to MariaDB’s unified open database platform, guided end to end by our own Migration Architects.
Why migration services
Migrating a large, complex database is a specialized job
MariaDB’s migration services make sure you aren’t blindsided by the complexities of moving production databases and caches.
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Problem: Costly downtime at switchover
Solution: Cutover planned around your maintenance windows.
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Problem: Skills gaps
Solution: Training for your DBAs, developers and app teams.
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Problem: Risk of a failed migration
Solution: A controlled process with clear rollback points.
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Problem: Optimistic timelines that slip
Solution: Dedicated project management keeps you on track.
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Problem: Hidden incompatibilities
Solution: Analysis and QA catch differences before production.
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Problem: High TCO from proprietary and fragmented systems
Solution: Consolidate onto one platform and leave expensive licensing behind.
What’s included
What our migration services cover
Capability
What it covers
Project management
Proof of concept, integration tests, planning, tracking, switchover planning, rollbacks, continuity of business, partner and supplier coordination
Analysis
Infrastructure, applications, cache usage and data partitioning, development processes, skills-gap analysis
Target architecture
High availability, replication, backup, distribution, scalable cluster design, co-located compute and data
Roadmap review
Alignment to your software roadmap, adapting as findings emerge
Migration QA
Performance, load and parallelism testing, switchover tests, failover validation, rollbacks
How migration works
A controlled path from legacy systems to MariaDB
Our Migration Architects work alongside your team from the first assessment through switchover, so you aren’t carrying production risk alone.
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Assess and plan
We assess your actual schema, workload and cache topology, then build a plan around your systems and roadmap.
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Implement and manage
On-site or remote experts deliver the plan and coordinate your team, partners and suppliers.
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Validate and test
Compatibility, load and data-integrity checks prove you’re ready before cutover.
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Switch over on your timeline
Cutover fits your maintenance windows, with rollbacks planned in advance and dual writes or change data capture where downtime isn’t an option.
Common migration paths
Where we migrate from
Proprietary databases to MariaDB
Move off Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server or IBM DB2 licensing and lower TCO without lowering standards.
Open source databases to MariaDB
Move stale MySQL workloads to an actively developed MariaDB version, or bring Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB deployments onto MariaDB without managed-service constraints.
In-memory caches and data grids to MariaDB
Stop stitching systems together by replacing Hazelcast, Redis, Oracle Coherence or GemFire with MariaDB’s GridGain as your distributed cache.
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Frequently asked questions
Expert-led services that move your existing databases and caches to MariaDB, covering assessment, project management, target architecture, roadmap review, QA, training and a controlled switchover scheduled around your constraints.
MariaDB’s experts have experience migrating from Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server and IBM DB2, as well as MySQL and Amazon RDS. We also migrate in-memory caches and data grids such as Hazelcast, Redis, Oracle Coherence and GemFire.
It begins with a Migration Assessment, followed by a migration project plan, then implementation with on-site or remote resources acting as project managers, validation and testing, and a switchover aligned to your timeline.
A MariaDB specialist who initiates, conducts and finalizes your migration, advising on architecture, planning, best practices, QA and switchover.
The switchover is scheduled around your maintenance windows and executed in a controlled manner, with QA testing, rollbacks and defined points of no return to protect continuity of business.
Yes. Migration training is available for DBAs, sysadmins, developers and application-maintenance teams.