Database Migration Service with Shachar Guz and Gabe Weiss

Google Cloud Platform Podcast

Episode | Podcast

Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/stephr_wong">Stephanie Wong</a> and cohost <a href="https://twitter.com/gabidavila">Gabi Ferrara</a> talk about the exciting launch of Database Migration Service at Google. Our guests this week, <a href="https://twitter.com/shacharguz">Shachar Guz</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeWeiss_">Gabe Weiss</a>, start the show explaining DMS, focusing on the ease of infrastructure management for cloud users.</p> <p>Migration is made simpler with DMS, and Shachar and Gabe walk us through the process of using this powerful new service. Our guests outline some hurdles to migration and how DMS and the DMS documentation help developers overcome them. Shacher tells us the steps companies should take before and after running DMS to ensure projects run correctly and business logic is preserved as well, and Gabe stresses the importance of testing.</p> <p>Database Migration Service focuses on open source, and we talk about why this is an important benefit. In addition, the thorough explanations embedded in DMS help users navigate easily, serverless technology means projects are fast and efficient, and native applications are leveraged for better transparency. And it’s free.</p> <h5 id="shachar-guz">Shachar Guz</h5> <p>Shachar is a product manager at Google Cloud, he works on the Cloud Database Migration Service. Shachar worked in various product and engineering roles and shares a true passion about data and helping customers get the most out of their data. Shachar is passionate about building products that make cumbersome processes simple and straightforward and helping companies adopt Cloud technologies to accelerate their business.</p> <h5 id="gabe-weiss">Gabe Weiss</h5> <p>Gabe works on the Google Cloud Platform team ensuring that developers can make awesome things, both inside and outside of Google. Prior to Google he’s worked in virtual reality production and distribution, source control, the games industry and professional acting.</p> <h5 id="cool-things-of-the-week">Cool things of the week</h5> <ul> <li>Unlock the power of change data capture and replication with new, serverless Datastream <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/new-cloud-based-cdc-replication-across-databases"> blog</a> <ul> <li>Introducing Dataplex—an intelligent data fabric for analytics at scale <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-google-cloud-dataplex"> blog</a></li> <li>Data Cloud Summit <a href="https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/summit-data-cloud">site</a></li> <li>Google Cloud’s New 2021 Analytics Launches <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG1mOPMXJvw">video</a></li> <li>Bringing multi-cloud analytics to your data with BigQuery Omni <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics/introducing-bigquery-omni"> blog</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Applied ML Summit <a href="https://cloudonair.withgoogle.com/events/summit-ml-practitioners">site</a></li> </ul> <h5 id="interview">Interview</h5> <ul> <li>Database Migration Service <a href="https://cloud.google.com/database-migration">site</a></li> <li>DMS Documentation <a href="https://cloud.google.com/database-migration/docs">docs</a></li> <li>Cloud SQL <a href="https://cloud.google.com/sql">site</a></li> <li>Network Intelligence Center <a href="https://cloud.google.com/network-intelligence-center">site</a></li> <li>Introducing Database Migration Service <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh7koygb1ZE">video</a></li> <li>Best practices for homogeneous database migrations <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/tips-for-migrating-across-compatible-database-engines"> blog</a></li> <li>Database Migration Service Connectivity—A technical introspective <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/database-migration-service-connectivity-technical-introspective"> blog</a></li> <li>Migrating MySQL data to Cloud SQL using Database Migration Service Qwiklab <a href="https://google.qwiklabs.com/quests/161">site</a></li> </ul> <h5 id="what-s-something-cool-you-re-working-on">What’s something cool you’re working on?</h5> <p>Gabbi is going to <a href="https://www.crimecon.com">CrimeCon</a> for fun!</p>