Database Migration Service makes it easier for you to migrate your data to Google Cloud. This service helps you lift and shift your PostgreSQL workloads into Cloud SQL.

Database Migration Service streamlines networking workflows, manages the initial snapshot and ongoing replication, and provides a status of the migration operations.

With Database Migration Service, you can simplify your migrations. You can start migrating in just a few clicks with a single, integrated migration experience so you can get started with Cloud SQL quickly. In addition, continuous data replication results in minimal downtime while Database Migration Service migrates your data from your source to your destination.

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Use the Database Migration Service API

Learn best practices, setup information, and how to use the Database Migration Service API to manage connection profiles and migration jobs.

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About the Database Migration Service API

In this guide, you learn best practices and setup information for using the API.

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Guide

Manage connection profiles using the API

Use the Database Migration Service API to manage connection profiles for a PostgreSQL source database.

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Guide

Manage migration jobs using the API

Use the Database Migration Service API to manage migration jobs for a PostgreSQL source database.

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Use cases

Explore use cases and best practices for using Database Migration Service.

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Best practices for homogeneous database migrations

Learn tips for migrating data across compatible database engines.

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Prepare PostgreSQL for migration with Database Migration Service

Learn how to setup your source PostgreSQL database so that Database Migration Service can migrate data from this database into Cloud SQL.

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PostgreSQL migration with Database Migration Service

Learn how to use Database Migration Service to migrate a PostgreSQL instance and its databases to Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL. Examine preparation steps and best practices for the whole migration process.

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Database Migration Service connectivity: a technical introspective

Do a deep-dive into the technical aspects of how Database Migration Service connects to both a source database and a destination database to migrate data from the source to the destination.

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