Database Migration
The Database You Inherited May Be Costing More Than You Know
"Our database licensing costs have outpaced our actual usage"
Legacy database licensing models were designed for on-premise infrastructure. As workloads grow, the licensing cost grows with them, often faster than the business value being delivered.
"We can't get real-time data access without significant custom work"
Older database architectures were designed for batch processing. Getting real-time data to applications that need it requires custom integration that adds maintenance burden.
"Our database is a bottleneck during peak load"
Monolithic databases scale vertically, which has limits. When the database becomes a performance constraint, the options are expensive: more hardware, more licensing, or architectural change.
"We're locked into a vendor whose direction doesn't match ours"
Oracle, IBM DB2, and legacy SQL Server environments often represent significant lock-in. Understanding the actual cost of that lock-in versus migration alternatives requires rigorous financial modeling.
"Schema changes take weeks because of downstream dependencies"
Tightly coupled database schemas create development friction. Every change requires coordination across multiple teams and extended testing cycles.
"We know we should modernize but don't know where to start"
Database modernization decisions are among the most consequential in a cloud migration. Starting with a structured assessment of your specific environment is how you avoid expensive mistakes.
We Model the Licensing Before We Touch the Data
Database migration decisions carry significant financial and operational risk. CleanSlate's approach starts with the numbers: what your current database licensing actually costs, what the target state costs, and what the migration requires. The financial model comes first.
Oracle, IBM DB2, SQL Server
We cover the licensing models that most AWS partners avoid. DB2, Oracle BYOL, SQL Server BYOL, all modeled before the migration begins.
AWS RDS and Aurora Pathways
Migration to AWS managed database services eliminates the operational overhead of database administration while improving reliability and scalability.
Schema Assessment Included
We assess schema complexity, downstream dependencies, and application coupling before defining the migration approach. No surprises after the project starts.
Your Database Migration Starts With a Diagnostic
COBRA™ includes licensing analysis for Oracle, IBM DB2, SQL Server, and VMware. You get the financial model and the migration roadmap before making any commitment. In most cases, fully funded.