We can effectively address any new challenges if we install additional components and set them up in the server because every company has different requirements.
There is no requirement for any additional features in the solution. In the future, we may need any additional features in the solution. In the market, other vendors like Azure and Pantheon are charging for their services. Amazon AWS provides services for free, and that is why we chose it. There is no monitoring support available in the solution. The solution goes down if there are any network issues or other related issues. We are checking with other vendors, like Cloudflare and others, to provide monitoring support.
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-05-02T11:04:00Z
May 2, 2023
The documentation and videos could be improved, especially in the area of migration. Live videos would be helpful. There are very limited videos available. Moreover, the initial setup is another area of improvement. It was really difficult for us to setup. There were some difficulties with firewalls on our side.
There were some hiccups during the database migration in terms of schema migrations, in particular, there were some technical limitations, though I'm not able to fully recall. Apart from that, AWS Server Migration Service was okay. Because of the technical limitations, we had to change our migration strategy and had to do some convergence before we can do the migrations. We had to look into work-arounds, and that resulted into delays, but for 90% of the databases, we were able to do the migrations using the native methods. If the database schema conversion could be made more seamless for AWS Server Migration Service, it would help. There were also some elements that were not built-in for database migration, so if they can widen the scope of those features, that could make this solution better.
Cloud Migration Software is a category of tools designed to facilitate the seamless transition of applications, data, and infrastructure from on-premises environments to cloud platforms. These solutions offer a range of features and capabilities to simplify and automate the migration process, ensuring minimal disruption and downtime. Key solutions within this category include:
- Discovery and assessment tools: Identify and analyze existing on-premises resources to determine their suitability...
We can effectively address any new challenges if we install additional components and set them up in the server because every company has different requirements.
There is no requirement for any additional features in the solution. In the future, we may need any additional features in the solution. In the market, other vendors like Azure and Pantheon are charging for their services. Amazon AWS provides services for free, and that is why we chose it. There is no monitoring support available in the solution. The solution goes down if there are any network issues or other related issues. We are checking with other vendors, like Cloudflare and others, to provide monitoring support.
The documentation and videos could be improved, especially in the area of migration. Live videos would be helpful. There are very limited videos available. Moreover, the initial setup is another area of improvement. It was really difficult for us to setup. There were some difficulties with firewalls on our side.
There were some hiccups during the database migration in terms of schema migrations, in particular, there were some technical limitations, though I'm not able to fully recall. Apart from that, AWS Server Migration Service was okay. Because of the technical limitations, we had to change our migration strategy and had to do some convergence before we can do the migrations. We had to look into work-arounds, and that resulted into delays, but for 90% of the databases, we were able to do the migrations using the native methods. If the database schema conversion could be made more seamless for AWS Server Migration Service, it would help. There were also some elements that were not built-in for database migration, so if they can widen the scope of those features, that could make this solution better.