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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch copy data from Redshift tables to Azure tables
Login to Redshift and Azure -> Select source Redshift tables -> Set target Azure tables -> Copy Redshift data to Azure
Choose source Redshift database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Redshift tables.
2. List target Azure tables.
3. Select Azure tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Redshift tables to Azure.
More about Redshift to Azure converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy Redshift table data to Azure
- Copy Redshift query results to Azure table
- Merge multiple similar Redshift tables to 1 Azure table
Redshift → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | int |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | float |
| Text | varchar(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | varchar(max) | nvarchar(max) |
| Datetime | timestamp | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | boolean | bit |
| JSON | super | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both Redshift and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Redshift | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | timestamp, date | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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