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Get started
For details on Azure
Data Migration
Assistant, see
Perform a SQL
Server migration
assessment
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is the ideal solution for an easier lift-
and-shift migration of your legacy SQL Server databases to the cloud. Azure
services help IT teams migrate data to Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
quickly and economically, with virtually no application design changes. Various
tools offer full coverage for discovery, migration, and continual optimization
while delivering flexibility to define your own migration pace. Get started—and
finished—much faster than you thought possible with Azure SQL Database
Managed Instance.
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SQL Server 2008 and
SQL Server 2008 R2
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