AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C01)- Database Migration Service (DMS)

The video provides an overview of Amazon Database Migration Service (DMS), explaining its capabilities to migrate various types of databases and data stores to the AWS cloud. It covers different migration types, including one-time and ongoing replication, and highlights the ability to perform heterogeneous migrations using the AWS Schema Conversion Tool. The video also describes how DMS functions as a server running replication software, allowing users to create source and target connections for data migration. The video concludes with a brief mention of upcoming content on AWS database solutions relevant to the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.

What types of databases can Amazon DMS migrate?

• Only NoSQL databases

• Only relational databases

• Relational, NoSQL, and data warehouses

• Only data warehouses

Which tool does DMS use for heterogeneous migrations?

• AWS Schema Conversion Tool

• AWS Data Pipeline

• AWS Glue

• AWS CloudFormation

What is a key benefit of using DMS for heterogeneous migrations?

• It enables cost savings by switching database engines.

• It allows for faster data transfer speeds.

• It provides automatic data encryption.

• It offers unlimited data storage.

What does DMS do if the target tables do not exist?

• It ignores the missing tables.

• It creates the tables and primary keys automatically.

• It stops the migration process.

• It sends an error notification.

How can you create target tables and other database objects in DMS?

• Only using AWS Data Pipeline

• Automatically by DMS without any tools

• Only manually

• Manually or using AWS Schema Conversion Tool