handymanServices & Tools
extensionCommon Features
extensionCloud Workload Migration
Services like AWS Application Migration Service, Azure Migrate, and Google Cloud Migration Center lift and shift servers, VMs, and applications between data centers and cloud providers with assessment, replication, and cutover tooling.
extensionDatabase Migration and Replication
Database migration services like AWS DMS, Oracle GoldenGate, and Google Cloud Datastream replicate transactional data between heterogeneous database engines with change data capture and minimal downtime cutover.
extensionSchema Migration and Versioning
Tooling like dbt, Liquibase, and Flyway version, diff, and apply schema and transformation changes through migration files checked into source control alongside application code.
extensionETL and Data Movement
Platforms like Airbyte, Fivetran, Hotglue, and Stitch extract data from SaaS sources, APIs, and databases and load it into warehouses and lakes with managed connectors and incremental sync.
extensionChange Data Capture
Tools like Debezium and Kafka Connect stream row-level database changes as events, enabling near-real-time replication, audit trails, and downstream system synchronization during long-running migrations.
extensionAssessment and Discovery
Migration assessment tools inventory existing servers, applications, dependencies, and licenses to plan target architecture, sizing, and migration waves before cutover begins.
extensionCutover Planning and Rollback
Migration platforms coordinate rehearsals, dependency ordering, cutover windows, validation gates, and rollback procedures to reduce blast radius during go-live.
extensionAPI and Code Migration
SDK and API migration tooling like Liblab and OpenRewrite regenerate client libraries and rewrite consumer code when APIs change versions, providers, or specification standards.
task_altUse Cases
task_altData Center to Cloud Lift and Shift
Enterprises use AWS Application Migration Service, Azure Migrate, or Google Cloud Migration Center to inventory on-premise workloads and replicate them to the cloud with minimal application changes.
task_altHeterogeneous Database Migration
Teams use AWS DMS or Oracle GoldenGate to migrate from legacy commercial databases like Oracle and SQL Server to open-source or cloud-native engines such as Postgres, Aurora, or BigQuery.
task_altSaaS Data Onboarding
Data teams use Airbyte, Fivetran, or Stitch to backfill historical data from SaaS sources like Salesforce, HubSpot, and Stripe into a warehouse and keep it incrementally in sync.
task_altReal-Time Replication and CDC
Engineering teams stand up Debezium and Kafka Connect to stream change data capture events from operational databases into analytical systems, search indexes, and microservices.
task_altCross-Tenant SaaS Migration
IT teams migrate mailboxes, files, and identities between Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Slack tenants during mergers, acquisitions, or restructurings using dedicated tenant migration tooling.
task_altSchema Evolution at Deploy Time
Application teams version SQL migrations alongside code using tools like dbt, Liquibase, and Flyway so that schema changes deploy and roll back atomically with releases.
task_altAPI Version Cutover
API providers use migration tooling and codegen platforms like Liblab to help consumers move between major versions of an API with regenerated SDKs and rewritten call sites.
integration_instructionsIntegrations
integration_instructionsAWS Database Migration Service
Managed database migration and replication service supporting homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations between Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Aurora, and analytics targets.
integration_instructionsAzure Migrate
Unified hub for discovery, assessment, and migration of servers, databases, web apps, and virtual desktops to Microsoft Azure.
integration_instructionsGoogle Cloud Datastream
Serverless change data capture and replication service streaming changes from Oracle, MySQL, and Postgres into BigQuery, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Storage.
integration_instructionsAirbyte
Open-source data integration platform with 350+ connectors for moving data from SaaS and database sources into warehouses and lakes.
integration_instructionsFivetran
Managed ELT platform with automated schema migration, normalization, and incremental replication from operational sources to cloud data warehouses.
integration_instructionsOracle GoldenGate
Real-time data replication and integration platform for heterogeneous database migration, high availability, and zero-downtime cutover.
integration_instructionsDebezium
Open-source distributed change data capture platform built on Kafka Connect for streaming row-level changes from MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, and more.
integration_instructionsdbt
Data transformation and modeling tool that versions schema and transformation migrations as SQL and YAML alongside warehouse pipelines.
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