Pro Database Migration to Azure: Data Modernization for the Enterprise

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K. Kline et al.Pro Database Migration to Azurehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8230-4_6

6. Migrating Data and Code

Kevin Kline¹  , Denis McDowell², Dustin Dorsey³ and Matt Gordon⁴

(1)

Mount Juliet, TN, USA

(2)

Raleigh, NC, USA

(3)

Murfreesboro, TN, USA

(4)

Lexington, KY, USA

 

When you are migrating a database to the cloud, you will want to give careful consideration to the code and data you are migrating. As you are already aware, we pay for everything we use within the cloud, so migrating our technical debt or unneeded components is going to cost, sometimes quite a lot. In fact, it is not uncommon at all for the use of legacy data types, outdated T-SQL, or things ...