Evolution of Database Migration Software

Ellen Vasil
DBConvert Blog
Published in
3 min readOct 30, 2018
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The development of database technology has been going on for over 40 years, beginning from file database system to relational and object-relational database systems. The needs of data owners are constantly changing. Initially, there were enough file systems for data storage. MS Excel, MS Access, Firefox, JSON quite coped with this job. However, the data gradually grew and this led to the use of more structured server DBMS. Now the data is so huge that the owners prefer to keep it in the Cloud.

But, whatever you choose, a painless transformation from one format to another is always possible.

How to achieve this? Of course, you can do it manually, but it will be a long way. More likely, you will spend a considerable amount of time on this. To do this automatically we created a wide migration product line. It supports 11 database formats and have over 50 tools for smooth data conversion and synchronization.

We always care about our customers and understand that if they have multiple databases, then installing several applications together will be inconvenient. So we developed ONE. ONE that contains all features from the fifty +. This is the nirvana of the stand-alone applications!

What drove us to create DBConvert Studio, you may ask? We are ready to lay our cards.

Applying of several connections at the same time

This is convenient if your databases are located on the different servers. You can activate several connections at once and start converting to several servers simultaneously. It guarantees the integrity of the data and eliminates the risks and possible failures of migration.

Works with almost any database

DBConvert Studio works with all databases directly through C/C++ API. Users can send data between their on premise databases, remote servers including Cloud.

One tool for conversion and synchronization

Focusing on both conversion and syncing, the tool has skills to cross data transfer between multiple databases in a way you choose. It is good to pay for one solution, but get two, right? We concentrate on data migration, the volume of which is constantly growing. Thus, our customers can fully focus on their work, not on the task of data transferring.

Security

The connections that you type in the tool are stored on your machine where the tool is installed. The program uses them only for connection to the servers and does not transfer to third parties. Password encryption in the session and support of SSL and SSH protocols give the full data protection from direct access during any migration process!

No matter what type of data you need to move, our tool help you to transfer a database to a new location optimizing the data transfer time!

A reliable database is, undeniably, a vital source for business. Reliable data migration solution is essential for a project to meet deadlines, budget, goals and high quality results.

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