MigrationMigrate to MariaDB SkySQL

Overview

This documentation covers the previous release of SkySQL. A new SkySQL release is now available to explore.

MariaDB Corporation provides migration assistance and migration instructions.

Databases can be migrated to MariaDB SkySQL from existing on-premises and cloud databases:

  • SkySQL offers multiple workload-optimized services for transactional (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP, DSS, cloud data warehousing) workloads

  • SkySQL provides multiple support options to help manage your database

  • Services in SkySQL are built on top of MariaDB database products, providing the enterprise-grade features of MariaDB Enterprise Server, MariaDB Xpand, MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore, and MariaDB MaxScale in the cloud

  • Databases can be migrated to MariaDB SkySQL from many different database platforms, including Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, and more

For assistance with a migration:

  • Existing customers can submit a support case to request assistance with a migration

  • New customers can contact us to begin the migration planning process

Assisted Migration

MariaDB Corporation's experts can help you migrate from legacy databases to MariaDB database products. MariaDB has developed migration tools and a multi-step migration process that can help customers migrate to MariaDB database products with confidence.

For additional information, see "Assisted Migration to MariaDB database products".

Migrate to SkySQL

MariaDB Corporation provides instructions on how to migrate to MariaDB SkySQL.

For additional information, see "Migration in the SkySQL Documentation".

Migrate from Community Server to Enterprise Server

If you are using MariaDB Community Server, migrating to MariaDB Enterprise ServerMariaDB Enterprise Server is easy.

For additional information, see "Upgrade from MariaDB Community Server to MariaDB Enterprise ServerUpgrade from MariaDB Community Server to MariaDB Enterprise Server".

Migrate with Enterprise Spider

MariaDB Enterprise SpiderMariaDB Enterprise Spider can support migrations to MariaDB database products:

Migration Topics

Assisted Migrations

  • Receive assistance from MariaDB Corporation when migrating a database to SkySQL

  • Distributed Transactions

  • Multi-Node Analytics

  • Replicated Transactions

  • Single Node Analytics

  • Single Node Transactions

AWS DMS

  • Migrate from AWS to MariaDB SkySQL using the AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)

  • Distributed Transactions

  • Replicated Transactions

  • Single Node Transactions

Lift-and-Shift

  • Move to SkySQL from an existing MariaDB Server

  • Distributed Transactions

  • Replicated Transactions

  • Single Node Transactions

Proof of Concept (POC)

  • Create a POC when adopting SkySQL

  • Distributed Transactions

  • Multi-Node Analytics

  • Replicated Transactions

  • Single Node Analytics

  • Single Node Transactions