With the retirement of the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) on July 16, 2025, and the retirement of Azure Data Studio in February 2026, what tools do we use to assess and migrate databases to Azure SQL? The new SSMS 22 Hybrid & Migration Component only has options for On-Premises migration.
SQL Server Management Studio 22 is tentatively scheduled to include full Azure SQL migration assessment capabilities by Q3 of calendar year 2026. Until then, there are still several options available to assess and migrate workloads to Azure SQL.
- Use the Azure Database Migration Service in the Azure Portal.
- Continue using Azure Data Studio with the Azure Migrate extension.
- Use the Arc Assessment and Migration tool.
- You can also just use the PowerShell modules to script an assessment and orchestrate the migration.
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