Database Cloud Migration Strategy for a Business-Critical Application

Purpose: The purpose of this white paper is to detail the research on the database migration to cloud. It presents challenges like data security and compliance, managing costs effectively, maintaining business continuity and skill & expertise during the database migration to cloud. Methodology: This document runs through details of the strategies that database migrators or DBAs need to consider to effectively migrate the database for business-critical applications to cloud. This document highlights the challenges that organizations facing to migrate the databases to cloud. It outlines processes to follow the organizations or DBAs to adopt the steps to consider the databases migration to cloud. Findings: The database migration cloud is a complex and time-consuming process, the planning must address the needs of different sectors, including public crisis management, and risk assessments are effectively integrated with business impact. Also, the study focused on various security measures, like data encryption, access control, and real-time detection of malicious activities, are discussed for better embedding of security mechanisms in databases. Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The holistic framework empowers DBAs to optimize for the changing demands of cloud-based mission-critical applications while maximizing performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.