Microsoft has announced the first CTP of a SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL v1.0, which automates aspects of the migration process to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 & 2008 including SQL ...

He said it was "an excellent two-way learning experience" and one of the things he learned was that the SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL 1.0 (SSMA) can convert specific database queries in ...

"A new addition to the SSMA family is the CTP version 1.0 for MySQL that provides an assessment of migration efforts as well as automates schema and data migration from MySQL to SQL Server.

In a Data Platform Insider blog posting, Erika Sommer yesterday announced the release of a Community Technology Preview of an addition to the Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) program.

The company focuses on SQL Server 2014's in-memory capabilities in its bid to siphon enterprise database workloads from rival Oracle.

Call it the duel of the database migration tools. "The free Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) makes it easy to migrate data from Oracle, Microsoft Access, MySQL and Sybase to SQL Server, ...

On August 12, Microsoft made available the first version of a tool designed to help customers migrate from MySQL to SQL Server and/or SQL Azure.