SQL Server Data Warehouse Modernization | May Good Bits

SQL Server 2014 is going End of Support this year. We work with a range of customers exploring the best options to migrate and modernize their SQL Server estate comprised of SQL Server database, SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Service (SSRS) and SQL Server Analytics Service (SSAS) in Azure to take advantage of the latest analytical and AI capabilities that Microsoft has to offer.

Some customers feel confident to do the data and SSAS migration themselves but need to work with a partner for SSIS since it is the most difficult part to translate to Azure, while others prefer to engage with a partner for migrating the entire platform. With our migration framework using the best combination of automation tools, Bitwise offers a proven solution to modernize SQL Server warehouses in Azure and Fabric.

Best Options for Modernizing SQL Server

When exploring a data warehouse modernization, there are multiple SQL Server End of Support options that need to be evaluated to determine the right solution. Working with a highly experienced consulting partner can help flesh out the optimal approach and design strategy to meet current and future data warehouse needs.

For example, Bitwise helped a Fortune 500 insurance company with a data warehouse system architecture assessment to analyze options to modernize its legacy Investment Data Warehouse in Azure. The existing on-premise SQL Server system was not providing the expected value and Bitwise provided options to modernize using Azure Data Factory for data integration, Azure SQL MI for database and Power BI for reporting.

SQL Server Migration to Azure

Organizations have been running data warehouse and business intelligence applications with SQL Server databases for decades. While the technology has provided a reliable solution for businesses both large and small, the advantages of migrating your databases to the cloud cannot be ignored. 

For example, Bitwise helped a company that provides data center solutions with their on-premise SQL Server database migration to Azure SQL Server Managed Instance. The migration to Azure SQL MI improved performance through faster data access and alleviated the burden of maintaining hardware and software infrastructure with Azure’s consumption-based cloud model.

To help organizations efficiently modernize in the cloud in a streamlined engagement model with minimal downtime, Bitwise offers SQL Server Data Migration to Azure SQL MI: 6 Week Implementation consulting services in Azure Marketplace.

SSIS Modernization

When migrating on-premise SQL Server data warehouse to Azure, data integrations developed in SSIS typically create the most problems for companies attempting to do it on their own. There can be significant differences between SSIS and ADF or Microsoft Fabric Data Flows gen 2 which are challenging to overcome without automation and data validation plays an important role that often gets overlooked until it’s too late.

Bitwise offers a proven solution to accelerate the migration of SSIS integrations using automation at every phase of assessment, code conversion and validation. To help organizations get started quickly, we offer an SSIS ETL Migration to ADF: 6-Week POC in Azure Marketplace for a targeted MVP to build stakeholder consensus.

For a multinational manufacturing company, Bitwise provided accelerated SSIS ETL Migration to Azure Data Factory services to help modernize their data integrations with minimal disruption to the live applications. The solution not only helped achieve cost savings in Azure with optimal application design, but also established coding best practices and disaster recovery which were major gaps in their on-premise system.

Proven Partner for SQL Server Modernization

Learn how Bitwise partners with Microsoft to accelerate modernization of end-to-end SQL Server data warehouse in Azure, especially the most problematic part of migrating SSIS packages to Azure Data Factory or Fabric Data Flows gen 2, using automation at every phase to minimize risk and reduce timelines.

Stay safe and talk to you soon, 

Bitwise Newsletter Team