Category: Database

Migrating hundreds of millions of documents to the cloud is a defining enterprise challenge – data loss, downtime, or compliance gaps break traditional approaches. Here’s how we built a system on AWS that migrated 800 million documents with configurable parallelism, self-healing, and integrity validation. When migrating at this scale, traditional approaches quickly break down. Manual […]

Six data centers. Eleven AWS Regions. 140 million users. Strengthened incident response protocols. Enterprise SaaS providers on aging infrastructure face compounding pressure: escalating costs, mounting technical debt, and a widening gap between customer expectations and what legacy infrastructure can deliver. The question is no longer whether to migrate to the cloud — it is how […]

Enabling single sign-on for AWS Transform with Okta Workforce Identity ensures that the dozens, sometimes hundreds, of people involved in enterprise migration programs all work inside a single platform. That platform is governed by the same access controls and security policies that your organization already enforces, making it essential for running migrations at scale. AWS […]

Enabling single sign-on for AWS Transform with Entra ID ensures that the dozens, sometimes hundreds, of people involved in enterprise migration programs, from application owners and infrastructure engineers to business analysts and program managers, all work inside a single platform. That platform is governed by the same access controls and security policies your organization already […]

Introduction In this blog post, we cover the post-cutover phase of an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration on Amazon Web Services (AWS), demonstrating how to transform a functional PostgreSQL system into an operationally excellent one. We walk through immediate validation, comprehensive observability, systematic performance optimization, disaster recovery validation, Oracle decommissioning, and the operational excellence foundation, including the continuous […]

Introduction In this blog post, we outline the target architectures and wave-based strategies needed to build functional PostgreSQL environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS), using Zulon City Insurance (ZCINS), a fictional carrier managing 42 Oracle databases, as a model for a successful transition. Once you have assessed your Oracle estate, as laid out in part […]

Introduction In this blog post, we explore the assessment phase of migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the critical step that transforms your discovery inventory into an actionable migration strategy. After completing discovery of your Oracle estate in Part 1, you face the critical question: what will it take to migrate […]

Introduction In this blog post, we explore the discovery phase of migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the foundational step that determines the success of every migration that follows. This is the first installment of a four-part series covering the Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration journey, from initial discovery through post-migration optimization. Evolving licensing […]

Collecting structured data from dozens of distributed stakeholders (whether for cloud migration planning, compliance assessments, vendor onboarding, or security reviews) is a persistent bottleneck in enterprise workflows. Teams typically rely on emailed spreadsheets, which generate weeks of follow-ups, inconsistent responses, and manual reconciliation. This post shows how to build a conversational data collection agent on […]

Introduction Accelerate your business transformation by migrating from Netflix Conductor to AWS Step Functions. This strategic move offers significant benefits: Cost Reduction: Eliminate infrastructure management costs and take advantage of AWS’s pay-per-use model. Increased Reliability: Benefit from AWS’s fully managed service with a 99.9% availability SLA. Enhanced Scalability: Scale to up to 1 million open […]