Author: Ahmed Virani

Database migrations from Oracle to PostgreSQL are becoming increasingly common as organizations seek to optimize database costs while leveraging the benefits of open-source database solutions. However, these migrations present specific challenges, particularly when dealing with an Oracle-specific feature such as reference partitioning, which doesn’t have a direct equivalent in PostgreSQL. In this post, we show you how to migrate Oracle reference-partitioned tables to Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition using AWS DMS.