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DMS – Continuous Replication

  • Scenario: Continuous replication from an on-premises database to AWS.
  • Architecture:
    • Corporate Data Center: Oracle DB (source)
    • AWS VPC:
      • Public Subnet: AWS DMS Replication Instance (initial load + CDC)
      • Private Subnet: Amazon RDS for MySQL (target)
  • Process:
      1. Schema Conversion: Use AWS SCT on a separate server to convert Oracle schema to MySQL.
      1. Data Migration:
          • Full Load: Initial migration of all data.
          • CDC: Ongoing replication for near real-time sync.
  • Benefit: Enables seamless heterogeneous migration with minimal downtime.