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When it comes to complex database migrations, especially for mission-critical systems in the financial sector, cutting corners in the early stages can turn into an expensive gamble. Yet, we often encounter organizations that view the discovery and solution design phase as an optional step — one they can skip or downsize to save time or […]

In the financial industry, reliable data management is crucial. Downtime or performance issues are not just IT inconveniences; they can seriously disrupt daily operations. This reality was especially clear to one of our clients, a U.S.-based credit union serving public service professionals, including first responders. With a mission rooted deeply in community safety and resilience, […]

PostgreSQL continues to be the database of choice for applications demanding high performance, reliability, and scalability. The release of PostgreSQL 17 further reinforces these capabilities, bringing a series of targeted performance enhancements that directly address common pain points — reducing memory usage, optimizing complex queries, and accelerating data scanning.  In this post, we’ll dive into […]

PostgreSQL 17 significantly expands its JSON support, empowering developers to work effortlessly with semi-structured data directly within SQL. In this article, you’ll discover how the new JSON_TABLE() function and extended JSON Path capabilities simplify data extraction, transformation, and filtering, making JSON in PostgreSQL feel like a first-class relational citizen.  Whether you’re dealing with deeply nested […]

Effective database backups are crucial for protecting data integrity and ensuring swift recovery. PostgreSQL 17 introduces a significant upgrade in the form of incremental backups, providing a faster, storage-efficient alternative to traditional full backups.  In this article, you’ll not only learn how incremental backups work in PostgreSQL 17 but also discover why they may completely […]

As businesses grow, their systems must evolve to keep pace. The company at the heart of this project had built its foundation on a legacy marketing system that managed contracts, inventory, and logistics across multiple locations. The company operates in the agricultural sector, processing and distributing a wide range of products across various markets. With […]

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to ABCloudz’s Oracle Workload Migration services to take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure to drive application development and shape business strategies. ABCloudz, a global leader in data migration and modernization, today announced the availability of its Oracle Workload Migration offerings in the Microsoft Azure […]

Imagine trying to keep up with the evolving needs of higher education institutions while ensuring your systems are cost-effective and scalable. This was the challenge faced by our client, a company providing a suite of software solutions for educational institutions. They needed to modernize one of their core components—an Operational Data Storage (ODS) system, which […]

At ABCloudz, we know that a successful migration or modernization project relies on a solid foundation and a well-defined approach. Our approach is encapsulated in the 12-step Migration and Modernization Methodology, which we’ve developed and refined over 20 years of practice. It has proven so effective that it was adopted by AWS to guide their […]

Welcome to the fourth and final blog post in the overview series dedicated to our 12-step Migration and Modernization Methodology that was adopted by AWS. We started by defining workloads and examining their interdependencies, which set the stage for capturing the current architecture and designing the future state architecture as part of the first step […]

Welcome to the third blog post in the overview series dedicated to our 12-step Migration and Modernization Methodology that was adopted by AWS. In our first and second blog posts, we explored the critical role of defining workloads in migration projects and laid out the process of capturing the current architecture and designing the future […]

Welcome to the second blog post in the overview series dedicated to our 12-step Migration and Modernization Methodology that was adopted by AWS. In the first blog post, we began exploring the first step of the methodology — Future State Architecture Design.We focused on the definition of a workload and outlined how categorizing system components […]

Welcome to the first blog post in the overview series dedicated to our 12-step Migration and Modernization Methodology that was adopted by AWS. In any migration or modernization project, it’s crucial to start with a clear understanding of the system’s components and their relationships. This is where workload definition comes into play. Defining workloads correctly […]

ABCloudz recently helped The Morning Star Company, one of the world’s largest producers of tomato products, migrate their Oracle database to SQL Server. The Morning Star Company operates three processing facilities in California, handling nearly 10% of the global tomato production. Their IT infrastructure included both Oracle and SQL Server databases, but due to the […]

Migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL or MySQL with AWS Schema Conversion Tool (AWS SCT) can present a range of challenges, from unsupported data types to limitations in automated code conversion and potential performance issues. AWS SCT offers powerful capabilities to automate these migrations, but it may not always deliver optimal results or handle complex Oracle […]