Enterprise Database Migration (Coursera)

This course is intended to give architects, engineers, and developers the skills required to help enterprise customers architect, plan, execute, and test database migration projects. Through a combination of presentations, demos, and hands-on labs participants move databases to Google Cloud while taking advantage of various services.

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This course covers how to move on-premises, enterprise databases like SQL Server to Google Cloud (Compute Engine and Cloud SQL) and Oracle to Google Cloud bare metal.

What You Will Learn

- Plan, execute, test, and monitor simple and complex enterprise database migrations to Google Cloud.

- Choose an appropriate Google Cloud database, migrate SQL Server databases and run Oracle databases on Google Cloud bare metal.

- Recognize and overcome the challenges of moving data to prevent data loss, preserve data integrity, and minimize downtime.

- Evaluate on-premises database architectures and plan migrations. Make the business case for moving databases to Google Cloud.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Introduction

In this module, you learn about the structure and flow of the course. The overall goal of this course is to teach you how to migrate enterprise databases from on-premises to Google Cloud.

Migrating Enterprise Databases to the Cloud

In this module, you learn some theories and motivations behind the course.

WEEK 2

Google Cloud Data Migration Solutions

In this module, you learn about the various solutions Google provides for running your databases.

WEEK 3

Google Implementation Methodology

In this module, you learn about Google's recommended approach for migrating enterprise applications and databases to the cloud.

Migration Strategies

In this module, you learn about different strategies you can take when moving your applications and databases to the cloud.

WEEK 4

Networking for Secure Database Connectivity

In this module, you learn how to build a secure network for database connectivity.

WEEK 5

Migrating SQL Server Databases to Google Cloud

In this module, you learn about the options available for migrating a SQL Server database to Google Cloud.

WEEK 6

Migrating Oracle Databases to Google Cloud

In this module, you learn about how to migrate Oracle databases to Google Cloud.

WEEK 7

Testing and Monitoring SQL Server Databases in Google Cloud

In this module, you learn about testing and monitoring options for SQL Server databases deployed on Google Cloud.

Google Cloud Data Migration Services

In this module, you learn about options and tools available to assist your data migration activities to Google Cloud.

Making the Business Case for Moving to Google Cloud

In this module, you learn how to write a business case for a Google Cloud database migration project.