Azure SQL Managed Instance / Migration / Data Migration Assistant (DMA) / Assess on-premises SQL Server instance

Azure SQL Managed Instance / Migration / Data Migration Assistant (DMA) / Assess on-premises SQL Server instance
Before we migrate our database to the cloud we need to assess our on-premises SQL Server instance and Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool can help us with that. Using Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool we can detect potential compatibility issues which may impact our database functionality after migration to Azure SQL managed Instance. DMA main functionalities: Discover issues that can affect an upgrade to an on-premises SQL Server Discover new features in the target SQL Server platform Migrate an on-premises SQL Server instance to a modern...
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Azure SQL Managed Instance / Migration from on-premises SQL Server instance to Azure SQL Managed Instance

Azure SQL Managed Instance / Migration from on-premises SQL Server instance to Azure SQL Managed Instance
Database migration from on premises SQL Server instance (SQL Server 2017) to Azure SQL Managed Instance. With series of posts I will try to describe whole database migration process from on premise SQL Server to the cloud. First step will be to determine whether Azure SQL Managed Instance is compatible with the database requirements of business application. Step 1. Assess managed instance compatibility I used Data Migration Assistant (DMA) to detect potential compatibility issues impacting database functionality on Azure SQL managed Instance....
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