Terms used here

Vocabulary used across the guide.

Move and preserve — carrying most of the existing model forward. Move and modernise — redesigning selected data, structures or workloads during or after the move. Bulk migration — placing the initial data on the target. Continuous synchronisation — keeping later source changes aligned, either for a bounded period or as an ongoing integration. Rollback boundary — the point beyond which returning to the source is no longer safe or practical.

Reviewed 25 August 2026

These are my own views, written from years of building and moving large Oracle data platforms. They are not Oracle’s official guidance and this is not Oracle documentation. Volatile product claims are quarantined in Product facts that will date.