Want to migrate from Azure to Redshift?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Azure to Redshift converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Azure to Redshift, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Redshift tables with auto mapping data types. Create Redshift indexes.
Migrate from Azure to Redshift
Login to Azure -> Login to Redshift -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Azure to Redshift
Choose source Azure database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Azure.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Redshift tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Azure to Redshift.
Create Redshift tables. Copy Azure data to Redshift. Create Redshift indexes.
FAQ
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See also:
Azure SQL → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | integer |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | double precision |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | varchar(max) |
| Datetime | datetime2 | timestamp |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | (none) |
| Boolean | bit | boolean |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | super |
Dialect differences
Both Azure SQL and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Azure SQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | 5439 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | timestamp, date |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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