FmPro Migrator 11.73 Adds Bi-Directional Data Transfer Compatibility Between FileMaker Pro and MySQL 9.5

Importing MySQL databases into FileMaker Pro offers a quick-start to the development of new workgroup solutions.
dbta

SQL Server Migration Assistant v8.19 Now Automates Testing

Due to my background working with other major database platforms such as Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, I’ve long been an advocate for the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA). This powerful and easy ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Oracle Strikes Back with Migration Tool Aimed at SQL Server

Call it the duel of the database migration tools. "The free Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) makes it easy to migrate data from Oracle, Microsoft Access, MySQL and Sybase to SQL Server, ...
Redmond Magazine

Why SQL Server Is Still Worth It

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas. SQL Server is an expensive part of your IT stack -- SQL Server Enterprise ...

dbForge 2025.3: AI Assistant in SQL Complete, Expanded Connectivity, and Smarter SQL Workflows

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...
dbta

SQL SERVER DRILL DOWN - Fly to the Cloud Using the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS)

On August 30, Microsoft announced the public preview of the Azure Database Migration Service (DMS) to support online migrations of various databases to Azure. What’s an “online migration”? Online ...
InfoWorld

The best distributed relational databases

Relational SQL databases, which have been around since the 1980s, historically ran on mainframes or single servers—that’s all we had. If you wanted the database to handle more data and run faster, you ...