AWS Database Migration Service enables swift and secure database migrations to the AWS platform. During this process, the source database continues its operations, which effectively reduces downtime for applications that depend on it. This service is capable of transferring data to and from many of the most popular commercial and open-source databases available today. It facilitates both homogeneous migrations, like Oracle to Oracle, and heterogeneous migrations, such as transitioning from Oracle to Amazon Aurora. The service supports migrations from on-premises databases to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) or Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), as well as transfers between EC2 and RDS, or even from one RDS instance to another. Additionally, it can handle data movement across various types of databases, including SQL, NoSQL, and text-based systems, ensuring versatility in data management. Furthermore, this capability allows businesses to optimize their database strategies while maintaining operational continuity.