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Best practices for migrating Oracle database MERGE statements to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon RDS PostgreSQL

To migrate an Oracle database to Amazon Aurora with PostgreSQL compatibility, you usually need to perform both automated and manual tasks. The automated tasks involve schema conversion using AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) and data migration using AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS). The manual tasks involve post-AWS SCT migration touch-ups for certain database […]

Migrate Your Procedural SQL Code with the AWS Schema Conversion Tool

Database administrators and developers rely on relational databases to store data for applications. As Forbes noted in 2016, the development of open source offerings for database management systems like PostgreSQL is causing a growing number of enterprises to migrate to lower-cost solutions for their data storage. The move to the cloud often provides an excellent […]

Use SQL to map users, roles, and grants from Oracle to PostgreSQL

July 2023: This post was reviewed for accuracy. Many customers are undertaking the journey to open source relational database management system (RDBMS) databases. With the latest release of the AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT), it’s easy to change your database engine. AWS SCT makes heterogeneous database migrations easier by automatically converting procedural code from […]