Cloud Data Migration - Why Data Observability Plays a Critical Role

The text discusses the shift from on-premises to cloud-based data management solutions due to issues with traditional systems like Cloudera and Hadoop. It highlights how cloud platforms like Snowflake, DataProc, and AWS EMR have made it easier for users to adopt innovative approaches such as data meshes and marketplaces. The text emphasizes that a successful data migration involves more than just moving data from on-premises to the cloud; it requires assessing inventory of jobs and processes, creating an inventory of data assets, understanding target cloud platform architecture, and re-architecting and refactoring data layouts and transformation flows. The text also explores how Acceldata helps in migrating data from Hadoop technologies to Snowflake through various phases like Proof of Concept, Preparation, Data Migration, Consumption, Monitoring, and Optimization.