Data Migration Essentials with Azure Cloud-Basic Concepts

Learn practical strategies, tools & hands-on demos for seamless data migration to Azure cloud platforms

What you'll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of data migration and why it is important for modern businesses.
- Learn different data migration strategies such as full load, incremental load, and continuous replication.
- Prepare an on-premises SQL Server for migration to Azure.
- Learn how to analyze raw data for quality and data gaps using Python and Pandas.
- Apply data transformation techniques using Python & Pandas for cleaning and preparing datasets before migration.
- Learn different data migration strategies like Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, and more.
- Know how to plan and execute a data migration project step by step.
- Learn how to assess source and target systems for migration readiness.
- Perform basic data transformations like filling missing data, removing duplicates, formatting dates, mapping categories, and flagging inactive records.
- Understand how to execute both online and offline migrations, and know when to use each strategy.
- Work on real-life demos such as migrating SQL Server databases from on-premises to Azure SQL Database.

Requirements
- A basic understanding of databases (tables, queries, relationships).
- Familiarity with SQL Server (creating tables, inserting data, SELECT queries).
- Basic knowledge of Azure services will be helpful, but not mandatory.
- A PC, laptop, or even a mobile phone to watch the course videos.
- A stable internet connection for accessing Azure services and course resources.
- An Azure account – you can use either a free subscription (with free credits) or a paid subscription for practicing the demos.

Description
In today’s digital era, organizations are moving away from on-premises systems and legacy databases toward modern, cloud-native solutions. At the heart of this transformation liesdata migration—a critical process that ensures business information is securely and efficiently transferred to the cloud without disrupting operations.

This course,Data Migration Essentials with Azure Cloud, is designed to provide you with theknowledge, skills, and hands-on practiceneeded to successfully plan, execute, and optimize data migration projects usingMicrosoft Azure services. Whether you are a data engineer, database administrator, cloud architect, or IT professional, this course will help youbuild confidencein managing both small-scale and enterprise-level data migrations.

By the end of this course, you’ll understand theend-to-end data migration lifecycle—from strategy and planning, to tool selection, schema migration, incremental load, and final cutover—usingAzure Database Migration Service (DMS), Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Storage, and SQL tools.

Why Learn Data Migration?

Many companies are still using old on-premises databases and systems. They face challenges like outdated hardware, slow performance, and high maintenance costs. Cloud platforms likeMicrosoft Azureprovide scalable and secure environments that are easier to manage.

Learning data migration helps you take control of moving data securely, without downtime, while ensuring data quality and consistency. This skill is highly valuable for data engineers, DBAs, and cloud professionals.

You Will Learn

The fundamentals ofdata migrationand why it matters in modern cloud strategies.

Common migration strategies: rehost (lift-and-shift), refactor, re-architect, and rebuild.

How toassess migration readinessusing Microsoft’s Data Migration Assistant (DMA).

Preparing on-premises SQL Server and other data sources for migration.

How to choose betweenonline migration(continuous replication) andoffline migration(backup and restore).

Hands-on experience withAzure Database Migration Service (DMS).

Rehost– Moving data "as-is" to the cloud.

Replatform– Making small changes to fit the new environment.

Replace– Replacing old tools with cloud-based services.

Refactor– Redesigning applications to work in the cloud.

We also cover how to plan your data migration properly:

How to assess the source and target systems.

How to create a detailedData Mapping Documentthat shows which source columns map to target columns, including rules for transformation.

Azure Data Factory (ADF):

Learn how to use ADF to move data in bulk or incrementally using visual pipelines. You will set up Linked Services, Datasets, and Pipelines to copy data from on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Database.

Cover Incremental load , full load dynamic data mapping using Azure Data Factory

Data Migration Assistant (DMA):

You will perform an assessment of your source database to check for compatibility issues before migrating.

Azure Data Studio with SQL Migration Extension:

We will explore how to perform online and offline migrations using this tool, which is useful for simple projects.

How to analyze raw data for missing emails, wrong types, duplicates, outliers, and inconsistent categories usingPython Pandas.

This course provides practical, hands-on knowledge rather than just theory.

Understand migration strategies clearly.

Be able to configure real Azure environments for migration.

Perform data migrations with confidence.

Solve real-life data quality issues.

Execute end-to-end migration projects.

Whether you want to upskill, move into cloud roles, or work on real projects, this course gives you the right skills.

Disclaimer

This course has been created based on our knowledge, understanding, and industry experience.We have made every effort to ensure the content is accurate and error-free at the time of creation.However, it may still contain errors or omissions.

Before applying any concepts, tools, or configurations from this course in your real project:

Always cross-check with the official documentation.

Follow industry best practices.

Discuss with your project team.

Make decisions based on your specific project needs.

We are not responsible for any losses, issues, or problems you may face from using this course content.Please keep in mind that tools, services, and configurations may change over time.

Who this course is for:
- Database Administrators who want to migrate workloads to Azure.
- IT Professionals & Cloud Engineers exploring database modernization projects.
- Students & Beginners interested in learning Azure Data Migration step by step.
- Aspiring Data Engineers who want to build skills in cloud data migration.
- Developers interested in learning how to manage data pipelines and migration projects.
- IT Professionals responsible for cloud adoption or cloud transformation projects.
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