I recently completed the AWS re/Start program, and as part of our final project, we were tasked with performing a database migration from on-premises databases to the AWS cloud. Despite numerous…

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Step-by-Step Database Migration to AWS Cloud using DMS. DMS sends full and incremental changes from the source databases to the target databases until cutover. The service uses SSL encryption to protect the data during migration, and IAM roles to control access to the resources.

Step-by-Step Database Migration to AWS Cloud using DMS

Allow external connections to the local DB

Verify if the local DB allows replication