Moving Microsoft SQL Server Database Applications to Amazon Aurora with Babelfish – AWS

Organizations are moving their database applications to open source database platforms like PostgreSQL. However, for those running Microsoft SQL Server the migration process can seem daunting. Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL is a new capability for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition that enables Aurora to understand commands from applications written for Microsoft SQL Server. This session will introduce Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL and walk-thru the process to migrate applications from Microsoft SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL using Babelfish

Learning Objectives:
* Objective 1 – Understand the benefits of leveraging Amazon Aurora database service for scalability and cost savings.
* Objective 2 – Learn how to create an assessment report to determine how well your existing SQL Server database application will work with Babelfish.
* Objective 3 – See first-hand how to deploy Babelfish and get started running queries in a fraction of the time associated with traditional database migration.

***To learn more about the services featured in this talk, please visit: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/babelfish/