Migration Madness

Each year, the Arctic tern conducts the longest migration of any bird, flying more than 49,700 miles round trip, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. It’s a taxing journey?— long and rife with potential dangers.??

As you prepare for your own (database) migration, we hope your journey proves a lot less arduous than that of our red-billed friend. To that end, we’ve compiled our best migration resources — for MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL — below.??

Watch, read, or listen at your leisure. Heck, maybe you can even take them along on your next round-trip flight.??

We Love it When a Plan Comes Together

Planning a possible database migration? Start here. The Database Migration Planning Checklist outlines the key factors, based on our experts’ years of in-the-field experience, that contribute to a successful transition from one database environment to another.?

Also consider checking out:?

• From Proprietary to Open Source: The Complete Guide to Database Migration
• Why Choose a Third-Party Database Migration Service
• Database Migration Plan: Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Open Source Migration

Take Some Advice from the Pros?

Our experts have helped our customers migrate proprietary databases to enterprise-grade open source versions for almost two decades. Now, they’ve compiled their advice in our latest eBook, Proven Best Practices for Database Migration Success. Discover recommended strategies, common mistakes, and more.?

And, if you still need some convincing to move to open source, consider watching or reading the following:?

• Webinar: Five Ways Open Source Software and Support Can Help You Optimize Costs ?
• Why Migrating to Open Source is Essential to Your Business Growth ?

Join the PostgreSQL Party

PostgreSQL’s popularity continues to grow. If you’re one of the many IT professionals now considering moving from MySQL to PostgreSQL, don’t miss out on our on-demand (and aptly titled) webinar, Migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL.?

Robert Bernier, Percona Consultant, will walk you through the intricacies of migrating from MySQL to PostgreSQL, including how to:?

• Perform trial migrations to determine your best course of action
• Identify and document required updates to the MySQL database
• Perform a PostgreSQL migration using pgloader

Move on from MariaDB?

If MariaDB is no longer meeting your needs, we suggest migrating to Percona Server for MySQL, our enterprise-grade, drop-in replacement for MySQL Community Edition.? This guide is a technical, step-by-step how-to for moving from MariaDB to Percona Server for MySQL.?

Consider Percona for your Migrations

I know. I don’t want to turn this newsletter into a sales pitch either, but I’d be remiss if I at least didn’t mention how Percona can be your migration destination. You can learn how our enterprise-grade software and services compare to leading database providers on our new comparison page:?

You can also check out our migration services and book a free no-obligation consultation here .?

Thanks for reading the second edition of “The Open Source.” We’re publishing every other month, so you can expect the next issue in June. As always, feel free to leave your thoughts, feedback, and requests below.?