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Database Cloud Modernization

Fixed, phase-wise pathways for moving SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Db2, and MongoDB to a modern, managed cloud foundation.

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One Disciplined Pathway, Six Database Platforms

Aging database estates are one of the most common blockers to cloud adoption, AI readiness, and predictable operating costs. Variant Systems modernizes the six major enterprise database platforms with a practical, five-phase pathway — the same disciplined sequence for every engine, tuned to the realities of each one.

Every engagement starts with a Cloud Modernization Assessment, so you know exactly what you are running, what it will take to move, and what it will cost — before any production system is touched. Published prices are professional-services starting points; final scope is confirmed after assessment and workload sizing.

Choose Your Database Platform

Every plan follows the same five-phase pathway — assessment through optimization — tuned to the engine you run today and the cloud platform you want tomorrow.

Microsoft SQL Server

Move aging SQL Server estates to Azure — VM, Managed Instance, or Azure SQL Database — with a phased, low-risk migration pathway.

Target Platforms

SQL Server on Azure VMAzure SQL Managed InstanceAzure SQL Database

$29,500 starting · Managed from $3,000/mo

Oracle Database

Modernize mission-critical Oracle systems — OCI, Oracle Database@Azure, or cloud VMs — with licensing strategy and application risk managed throughout.

Target Platforms

OCIOracle Database@AzureCloud VMOptional PostgreSQL conversion

$12,500 starting · Managed from $5,000/mo

PostgreSQL

Move self-managed PostgreSQL to a managed cloud service — Azure, RDS/Aurora, Cloud SQL, or AlloyDB — with an AI-ready data foundation.

Target Platforms

Azure Database for PostgreSQLAmazon RDS / AuroraCloud SQLAlloyDB

$22,500 starting · Managed from $2,500/mo

MySQL / MariaDB

Migrate MySQL and MariaDB to managed cloud services — Azure, RDS/Aurora, Cloud SQL, or OCI HeatWave — with minimal-downtime cutover.

Target Platforms

Azure Database for MySQLAmazon RDS / AuroraCloud SQLOCI HeatWave

$18,500 starting · Managed from $2,000/mo

IBM Db2

Platform-aware Db2 modernization — IBM Cloud, Power Virtual Server, cloud VMs, or conversion to PostgreSQL/SQL Server.

Target Platforms

IBM Cloud Db2Power Virtual ServerCloud VMOptional PostgreSQL / SQL Server conversion

$15,000 starting · Managed from $5,000/mo

MongoDB

Migrate self-managed MongoDB to Atlas on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud — with live sync, secure networking, and search/vector readiness.

Target Platforms

MongoDB Atlas on AWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle Cloud

$27,500 starting · Managed from $3,000/mo

Pricing shown in USD for professional services only. Cloud consumption, licensing, third-party tools and taxes are separate.

A Practical, Phase-Wise Modernization Pathway

The same disciplined five-phase sequence for every database engine — so nothing moves to production until it has been assessed, designed, and proven in a pilot.

  1. Discover & Assess

    Inventory your estate, baseline performance, map licensing and dependencies, and surface migration blockers before anything moves.

  2. Design & Prepare

    Design the target cloud architecture — network, identity, security, backup, HA/DR, and monitoring — and select the right migration method.

  3. Pilot & Validate

    Migrate a nonproduction environment first. Validate applications, compare performance, and produce a tested cutover runbook.

  4. Migrate & Cut Over

    Execute the production migration with synchronization, validation, a planned cutover window, rollback options, and hypercare support.

  5. Optimize & Modernize

    Harden and tune the new platform — HA/DR, security, automation, monitoring, performance, and ongoing cost optimization.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Every engagement begins with a Cloud Modernization Assessment — a clear picture of your estate, the right target platform, and a scoped plan before anything moves.

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