KinetiStack™ Press · First Edition · 2026-06-30
Migrating Oracle Databases to Azure Cloud
A typed, signed-deliverable playbook for the enterprise-scale Oracle 19c → Azure migration. Defensible at a code review. Sign-off-ready for a director.
Most cloud-migration books are written for the slide deck. This one was written for the runbook. Across 15 chapters, it walks the complete data chain — 13 typed, schema-validated, signed JSON deliverables — that converts a production Oracle 19c RAC estate into an audited Azure target. Every chapter ends with an artifact whose JSON Schema gates the next chapter's CI step. Every product recommendation is anchored to a specific telemetry signal in the Migration Assessment Bundle the reader produces in Chapter 1.
298 pages · 13 signed JSON artifacts · 28 named pitfalls · reproducible lab in one command
The methodology
13 signed deliverables, end-to-end
Every chapter ends with a typed, schema-validated JSON artifact. Each artifact is the input contract for the next chapter — CI exit codes gate the chain. No deliverable, no sign-off, no next phase.
From the Migration Assessment Bundle (Chapter 1) to the Decommissioning & Run-Rate Report (Chapter 13), every artifact is checked into your repository, schema-validated, and signed off before the chain advances.
What's in the book
15 chapters, 298 pages
| Ch | Title | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Automated Discovery and Schema Assessment | MAB — Migration Assessment Bundle |
| 2 | Target Architecture Selection | TASM — Target Architecture Selection Matrix |
| 3 | TCO Sizing & Bill of Materials | BoM — Bill of Materials |
| 3.5 | Reproducible Lab Setup | (prerequisite — docker compose up) |
| 4 | Schema Conversion | CAR — Conversion Acceptance Report |
| 5 | PL/SQL Refactoring | Refactor patterns + tests |
| 6 | Offline Migration (Data Pump + Data Box) | MRR — Migration Run Report |
| 7 | Online Replication (GoldenGate) | LSR — Lag Service Report |
| 8 | Network & Security Architecture | AMR — Architecture Migration Report |
| 8.5 | Application-Tier Refactor | ARR — App Refactor Report |
| 9 | Databricks Offload (Medallion) | ORR — Offload Readiness Report |
| 10 | High Availability & Disaster Recovery | HDR — HA/DR Drill Report |
| 11 | Performance Tuning | PVR — Performance Validation Report |
| 12 | Cutover | CRR — Cutover Run Report |
| 13 | Decommissioning & Run-Rate Accounting | DRR — Decommissioning Report |
Wound count
28 named pitfalls — P1 through P28
Every named pitfall is something a real engagement lost weeks to. Cross-referenced throughout the chapters. The catalog is at the back of the book, indexed for fast lookup during planning and live cutover.
Reproducible lab
Chapter 3.5 — one command
Oracle 19c source + Azure SQL Managed Instance + PostgreSQL Flex targets, stood up in one docker compose up -d. Prerequisite for every later chapter. Real data flowing through real schema-conversion paths.
Who this is for
Senior practitioners who own the outcome
Senior Oracle DBAs facing the cloud
You know Oracle 19c cold and need a defensible plan for Azure SQL MI, PostgreSQL Flex, and the gaps between them. The book maps Oracle features to target equivalents with telemetry-anchored decision criteria.
Cloud-migration architects
You own the end-to-end design. Get the 13-deliverable contract chain, the 28-pitfall catalog, and runnable scripts for every chapter — not slide-deck diagrams.
Program leads accountable for the audit trail
Every chapter produces a signed JSON deliverable whose schema gates the next chapter's CI. Director sign-off is built into the methodology, not bolted on.
Try before you buy
Chapter 1 is free
Read Chapter 1 — Automated Discovery and Schema Assessment — as a standalone PDF. The chapter walks the production of the Migration Assessment Bundle (MAB), the first signed deliverable in the chain. Every later chapter's recommendations are anchored to telemetry the MAB surfaces.
All Chapter 1 companion code lives in the public companion repository:
20 pages · 158 KB · script links resolve to runnable code on GitHub
Companion code
How the links inside the book work
Every script reference, Bicep template, and JSON schema printed in the book is also a clickable hyperlink in the PDF and EPUB. The links point to the actual runnable file on GitHub. Here's what to expect.
Chapter 1 — public
No claim needed
Chapter 1's code lives in the public companion repository. Links to scripts/01_feature_usage_audit.sql, scripts/05_assessment_bundle.sh, and the rest resolve directly — no GitHub sign-in required.
oracle-to-azure-companionChapters 2–13 — premium
Claim companion access first
Chapters 2 through 13 (plus 3.5 and 8.5) link to the private companion repository. If you click a link before claiming access, GitHub shows its standard "404 / sign in" page — that's GitHub telling you the repo is private, not a broken link.
Claim premium access (free)If you hit a GitHub 404 from a book link: you're a verified purchaser and haven't claimed access yet. Visit kinetistackllc.com/access with your proof of purchase (Amazon order ID, Leanpub receipt, or paperback ISBN page photo) and your GitHub username. We send a collaborator invitation within one business day. Once you accept, every link in the book resolves directly to the file — Chapter 2 onward.
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