Migrate from Apache HBase to Cloud Bigtable with Live Migrations
Cloud Bigtable is a natural destination for Apache HBase workloads, as it is a fully managed service that is compatible with the HBase API. As a result, many customers running business-critical applications with large-scale data and low-latency needs consider migrating to Bigtable.
However, migrating from HBase to Bigtable can still be challenging since you typically have to pause your applications for migration downtime. In addition, some companies choose to write custom tools, which require extensive resources to build and test, adding months to the migration process.
Today, we’re announcing that Live Migrations from Apache HBase to Cloud Bigtable are now generally available. This enables faster and simpler migrations from HBase to Bigtable to ensure accurate data migration, reduce migration effort, and provide a better overall developer experience.
HBase to Bigtable migrations just got easier
Historically, you would need to manually create tables in Bigtable from your existing HBase tables and...
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