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What is DMS Schema Conversion?

Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 4 minutes and 38 seconds
Students: 22

Welcome to this lesson, which will introduce the AWS Database Migration Service or AWS DMS.  

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will understand:

  • What AWS Database Migration Service is and how it can be used

  • What the AWS Database Schema Conversion Tool is and does

  • What DMS Fleet Advisor is and what it does

Intended Audience

This lesson has been designed for those who plan on migrating databases to AWS, or users looking to take an AWS certification that mentions AWS DMS.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should understand the basic fundamentals of cloud computing and AWS, including Regions and Availability Zones. It also might be helpful to understand a few of the databases on AWS, including the Amazon Relational Database Service and Amazon DynamoDB.  

Covered Topics