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MSSQL to Snowflake Migration

Migrate your Microsoft SQL Server databases to Snowflake cloud data warehouse with automated schema conversion and data validation.

Why Migrate from MSSQL to Snowflake?

Unlimited Scalability

Scale compute and storage independently. No more capacity planning or hardware upgrades.

Pay Per Use

Only pay for the compute time you actually use. Pause warehouses when not needed.

Concurrent Users

Support unlimited concurrent queries without performance degradation.

Zero Maintenance

No patching, no backups to manage, no index tuning. Focus on your data, not infrastructure.

Data Type Mappings

MSSQL TypeSnowflake TypeNotes
INT, BIGINT, SMALLINTNUMBERDirect mapping
VARCHAR, NVARCHARVARCHARUTF-8 encoding
DATETIME, DATETIME2TIMESTAMP_NTZNanosecond precision
DECIMAL, NUMERICNUMBER(p,s)Precision preserved
BITBOOLEANDirect mapping
UNIQUEIDENTIFIERVARCHAR(36)Stored as string

Migration Process

1

Schema Analysis

Connect to your MSSQL database and analyze tables, columns, indexes, and constraints.

2

Risk Assessment

Identify data type incompatibilities, unsupported features, and potential data loss risks.

3

DDL Generation

Generate Snowflake-compatible CREATE TABLE statements with proper data types.

4

Data Transfer

Bulk load data using optimized methods with progress tracking and error handling.

5

Validation

Compare row counts, checksums, and sample data to ensure data integrity.

Ready to Migrate MSSQL to Snowflake?

Start with a free schema analysis and get a detailed migration plan.

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