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Master Oracle Database Migration

Learn step-by-step strategies to plan, execute, and optimize Oracle database migrations—led by industry experts. Master tools like ZDM, GG, and Mv2ADB.

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About the Program

Program Overview

The Oracle Database Migration Masterclass is a specially designed, deep-dive program built for professionals aiming to master the complex yet essential art of database migration—especially in hybrid and cloud environments.

Career Opportunities

With the global shift toward cloud-native infrastructure, skilled professionals who can manage and execute database migrations are in extremely high demand. This masterclass positions you as a strategic asset in modern IT teams.

Learning Approach

Crafted with a real-world-first mindset—bridging the gap between traditional training and actual enterprise implementation. Immerse yourself in a structured, practical learning journey led by an Oracle expert with 18+ years of industry experience.

Skills You'll Gain

Understand the what and why of Oracle database migrations. You’ll build the practical know-how and confidence to execute complex migrations in live environments, across platforms and cloud infrastructures.

Tools & Technologies

This masterclass is built around enterprise-grade tools and technologies used by leading organizations during On-Prem to cloud migration projects. You’ll gain practical exposure and working knowledge of the most in-demand tools in the Oracle ecosystem and cloud infrastructure.

THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF?

Whether you are starting out or upgrading your career to Cloud DBA.

Working Oracle DBAs

Already managing production environments? Level up by mastering advanced migration techniques like cross-platform RMAN, ZDM, Mv2ADB. Handle real-world cloud transitions confidently.

On-Prem Professionals

Planning to move 11g/12c/18c to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), DBCS, or ExaCC? Get the skills to evaluate migration strategies, execute them, and manage the post-migration environment.

System Admins & Infra

Involved in data center transformation? Understand the dependencies between OS and Oracle platform, including storage, networking, and performance impacts during migration.

Database Architects

If you're a data analyst or data scientist working with data stored in Oracle, understanding how to administer, optimize, and secure migrating databases gives you more architectural control.

Oracle Developers

Gain essential knowledge to transition your development practices to cloud-native paradigms within the Oracle ecosystem.

Organizations

Companies looking to upskill their teams or develop internal Oracle Database expertise should invest in training for their IT, infrastructure, and development teams.

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Oracle Database Migration Cloud Journey

Your roadmap to mastering Oracle Database Migration from On-Prem to Cloud

1. Assessment & Planning

Identify source environments, assess workloads, downtime needs, and finalize migration strategy (Data Pump, ZDM, GoldenGate).

2. Environment Preparation

Provision target environment (OCI, Exadata, ExaCC), configure network & security, install tools.

3. Data Transfer & Migration

Perform logical/physical data migration using RMAN, Data Pump, TTS, or ZDM. Ensure object compatibility.

4. Validation & Testing

Run integrity checks, validate performance, test application and failover scenarios.

5. Cutover & Go-Live

Perform final sync (if needed), execute switchover, monitor live traffic and user experience.

6. Post-Migration Support

Enable backups, monitoring, tuning, and ensure long-term operational support.

Explore Our Syllabus

MODULE 1: MIGRATION FUNDAMENTALS & LIFECYCLE

  • LESSON 1: Migration concepts, definitions & modern enterprise drivers (performance, TCO, modernization)
  • LESSON 2: Migration benefits — scalability, security & compliance, reduced operational overhead, cloud-native features
  • LESSON 3: In-Place Upgrade vs. Side-by-Side Migration — decision criteria and risk mitigation
  • LESSON 4: End-to-end migration lifecycle — Planning, Assessment, Execution, Post-Migration phases
  • LESSON 5: Migration strategy & schedule development — dependency assessment, timeline, rollback triggers
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.1: Migration Assessment
Conduct a production migration assessment for a multi-terabyte database
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.2: Migration Project Plan
Author a production-grade Migration Project Plan with dependencies & rollback steps

MODULE 2: MIGRATION METHODOLOGIES & ZDM SELECTION FRAMEWORK

  • LESSON 1: Logical vs. Physical migration classification — mechanisms, pros and cons
  • LESSON 2: Logical Online (Oracle GoldenGate) & Logical Offline (Oracle Data Pump)
  • LESSON 3: Physical Online (Data Guard) & Physical Offline (RMAN / XTTS)
  • LESSON 4: Oracle Zero Downtime Migration (ZDM) architecture, REST APIs & automation workflows
  • LESSON 5: Enterprise decision framework — DB size (100GB/10TB/100TB), bandwidth & SLA-driven method selection
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.3: Migration Method Decision Matrix
Apply a decision matrix to select migration paths across enterprise scenarios
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.4: ZDM Response File Review
Deep-dive review & parameter optimization of ZDM response configuration files

MODULE 3: OCI / EXACC TARGET PREPARATION

  • LESSON 1: HugePages configuration for memory management & SGA scaling on Exadata/OCI
  • LESSON 2: Database parameter migration — parity, hidden parameters and adjustments
  • LESSON 3: Performance benchmarking — on-premises vs. OCI/ExaCC, AWR/ASH baseline capture
  • LESSON 4: Secure bastion connectivity — SSH keys, private subnets, ZDM control-node setup
  • LESSON 5: Backup strategy design & TDE — RPO/RTO balancing, wallet transfer, key management
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.5: OCI/ExaCC Target Configuration
Configure and validate an OCI/ExaCC test instance with optimized HugePages & kernel parameters
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.6: TDE Wallet Migration
Configure TDE master encryption keys and securely migrate keystore wallets

MODULE 4: PHYSICAL ONLINE MIGRATION WITH IN-FLIGHT UPGRADE (12.2 TO 19C)

  • LESSON 1: Pre-upgrade assessment — deprecated parameters, data dictionary changes, compatibility matrix
  • LESSON 2: Data Guard standby instantiation with Oracle Home release binaries
  • LESSON 3: Redo apply and transient logical/physical upgrade automation via ZDM
  • LESSON 4: Switchover, cutover protocols and post-migration data dictionary upgrade scripts
  • LESSON 5: Advanced troubleshooting — redo transport lag, dictionary sync errors, rollback procedures
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.7: ZDM In-Flight Upgrade 12.2->19c
Deploy an automated ZDM physical online migration with in-flight upgrade from 12.2 to 19c
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.8: Switchover & Dictionary Validation
Perform planned switchover and execute post-upgrade dictionary checks

MODULE 5: CROSS-PLATFORM MIGRATION USING XTTS

  • LESSON 1: Endianness format matrix — Big Endian vs. Little Endian conversion
  • LESSON 2: XTTS V4 package architecture — xttdriver.pl execution phases and tracking files
  • LESSON 3: Solaris SPARC / AIX / Windows to Linux x86-64 modernization paths
  • LESSON 4: Level 0 initial backup, staging and iterative Level 1 incremental roll-forward
  • LESSON 5: Read-only cutover window, metadata export/import & tablespace plug-in
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.9: XTTS V4 Configuration
Configure the XTTS V4 properties file and execute multi-phase incremental backups
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.10: Heterogeneous XTTS Migration
Execute a heterogeneous UNIX/Windows to Linux migration with full data integrity verification

MODULE 6: LARGE-SCALE LOGICAL OFFLINE MIGRATION USING DATA PUMP

  • LESSON 1: Data Pump architecture — master table, worker processes, direct-path vs. external-table mode
  • LESSON 2: Performance tuning — worker parallelism, access method, compression, buffer allocation
  • LESSON 3: Metadata remapping — REMAP_SCHEMA, REMAP_TABLESPACE, object filters
  • LESSON 4: Partitioning & chunking strategies for VLDBs — temp space, ASM disk group, UNDO sizing
  • LESSON 5: Network-link mode (NETWORK_LINK), on-the-fly encryption & checksum validation
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.11: Tuned Data Pump Migration
Execute a highly-tuned Data Pump migration using maximum parallel threads & metadata filtering
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.12: Data Pump Transfer Benchmark
Benchmark transfer rates — file-based export/import vs. network-link streaming

MODULE 7: CROSS-PLATFORM M5 MIGRATION & PLATFORM UPGRADES

  • LESSON 1: M5 migration framework — script modules, use cases and OS compatibility matrix
  • LESSON 2: Pre-migration dependency mapping, library dependencies and rollback checkpoints
  • LESSON 3: Script-based source staging, transfer orchestration and session recovery
  • LESSON 4: Target platform tuning — memory sizing, CPU pinning, application integration testing
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.13: M5 Script Configuration
Configure M5 migration scripts and prepare source/target staging repositories
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.14: M5 Migration Execution
Execute an M5 database migration with full post-migration validation

MODULE 8: MIGRATION TO AUTONOMOUS DATABASE (ATP/ADW) VIA OCI DMS

  • LESSON 1: Autonomous DB migration boundaries — restricted DBA commands, schema-only requirements
  • LESSON 2: Cloud Premigration Advisor Tool (CPAT) — pre-migration compatibility analysis
  • LESSON 3: Staging dump files in OCI Object Storage and ingesting via DBMS_CLOUD / impdp
  • LESSON 4: OCI Database Migration Service (DMS) — architecture, CPAT rules, interactive cutover pause points
  • LESSON 5: Autonomous Data Guard associations, switchover/failover validation & automated scaling
Hands-on Lab
Lab M4.15: Schema Migration to ATP
Migrate on-premises schemas to ATP using Data Pump and OCI Object Storage staging

MODULE 9: CERTIFICATION EXAM AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION
  • LESSON 1: Certification Exam Overview
  • LESSON 2: Exam Topics Discussion
  • LESSON 3: Sample Exam Questions

MODULE 10: CV & JOB PREPARATION
  • LESSON 1: CV Preparation Sessions
  • LESSON 2: Mock Interviews
  • LESSON 3: Interview Questions Discussion
  • LESSON 4: Projects & Hands on Work

Bonuses with this course

Group Live Q&A

Interactive Live Sessions to clear doubts.

1 Year Access

1 year learning access with deep insights.

Cloud DBA Community

Deal with industry professionals globally.

Hands-on Labs

Cloud DBA Free hands-on lab on OCI.

Certification Guidance

Guidance for Cloud DBA Certifications.

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Official Recognition

Get Oracle Certified

Yes! You will get a course completion certificate from Exaguru, but we also strongly urge and provide guidance for you to complete your official Oracle Certification from Oracle University.

Oracle Certification Certificate

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Meet Your Instructor

Abhi Sir
Migration Specialist

Abhi Sir

Senior Database Architect | Oracle Migration Specialist

Experience

15 years of extensive expertise in Oracle Database Administration & Migration across Banking, Telecom, and diverse industries.

Migration Specialist

Hands-on mastery in executing multi-terabyte, business-critical migrations with tools like ZDM, RMAN, Data Guard, XTTS, GoldenGate, and Cross-Platform PDBs.

Industry Insight

Deep exposure to mission-critical systems in Banking and Telecom, ensuring seamless migration and zero downtime strategies.

Proven Educator & Mentor

Guided professionals and teams in adopting Oracle best practices for large-scale database transformation projects.

"With a distinguished record of delivering successful, enterprise-scale Oracle database migrations, Abhi Sir stands as a leading authority in the field. He brings over 18 years of expertise, particularly in orchestrating complex, high-stakes migrations to modern platforms like Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)."

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oracle Database Migration?
Oracle Database Migration refers to the process of transferring an existing Oracle database from one environment to another. This could be from on-premises to the cloud (OCI, Exadata Cloud@Customer, etc.), between data centers, or across different Oracle versions or platforms.
What are the prerequisites for this training?
No specific prerequisites are strictly required, though basic knowledge of Oracle Database architecture helps.
What will be the duration of this training?
The training duration is 8-10 weeks, with sessions every Monday to Friday for 1 hour at specified timings.
I am from a non-IT background and have no prior experience.
You can start learning Oracle Cloud without prior experience and Kick start your Cloud career.
I have a gap in my career.
Don't worry, the training covers Cloud Concepts from basics and provides support for any queries, helping you bridge the gap in your career.
I'm too old to learn new things.
You're never too old to learn! Embrace the opportunity to improve yourself and excel in Oracle Cloud.
Will this job-oriented program help to do real-time projects?
Yes, the program includes hands-on real-time 20+ OCI projects to enhance your skills for higher-paying job opportunities.
How can I prepare for an interview?
Prepare by researching the company, reviewing the job requirements, and practicing common interview questions. Our job portal helps you discover relevant opportunities and prepare for your next career move.
Will I get a higher-paid job after doing this training?
Learning Oracle Cloud can lead to higher-paying job prospects. Practical experience gained during the training can be added to your resume for job applications. Most of our students are placed in MNCs after doing the Training.
Does this course include labs?
Yes, the course provides specially curated step-by-step 20+ hands-on lab documents for practice.
What guarantee do I have for quality?
A 100% money-back guarantee is offered if desired results are not achieved after following the training program requirements, please check the refund section for more details.
Can I get a job without any experience?
Absolutely! Practical hands-on labs are included in the training to provide real-world experience. These experiences can be added to your resume for higher-paying job opportunities. Additionally, you'll receive help with CV & interview preparation and 1-year on-job support.
I don't have time right now?
Recorded videos of LIVE sessions are available for flexible learning. With lifetime access to the training portal and the option to retake the course for free, you can learn at your own pace.
I don't have money / I am a bit hesitant to join.
Investing in training can lead to significant career opportunities. Personal experience shows that investing in learning resulted in lucrative job offers. We also offer convenient EMI plans to make learning more accessible for individuals.
What if I have a query while learning?
Dedicated support through a WhatsApp group, Ticketing System, and live expert trainer sessions are provided for any queries during the learning journey.
Can I know what past trainees have achieved?
Most of our trainees secure placements in MNCs with a 50-60% salary hike after completing our training and hands-on labs. Get inspired by exploring the achievements of our past customers in Our Success Stories.

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