Mastering MySQL to PostgreSQL Migration: Hands-On Labs with pgloader, Debezium CDC, Flyway, Liquibase, pgvector & AWS RDS

By: Kulkarni, Vihaan

Master the Complete MySQL → PostgreSQL Migration Journey - From Schema Conversion to Cloud-Native, AI-Augmented Databases

Enterprises and developers worldwide are moving from MySQL to PostgreSQL to achieve better scalability, analytics integration, and cloud-native flexibility. But a migration is only as good as its precision, reliability, and ability to modernize-not just move data.

Mastering MySQL to PostgreSQL Migration is your complete, hands-on blueprint for planning, executing, and optimizing modern database migrations using today's leading open-source and cloud tools - including pgloader, Debezium CDC, Flyway, Liquibase, pgvector, TimescaleDB, PostGIS, and AWS RDS.

What You'll LearnPlan and Design Enterprise-Grade Migration Architectures
Understand assessment, workload analysis, and phased migration patterns for zero-downtime cutovers.Automate Schema & Data Conversion with Confidence
Use pgloader and pg_chameleon to handle schema mapping, data type translation, and sequence synchronization.Implement Real-Time Data Streaming with Debezium CDC
Configure continuous replication pipelines that keep PostgreSQL in sync with MySQL until final switchover.Version and Release Databases Safely
Manage schema changes using Flyway and Liquibase in CI/CD pipelines for auditable, repeatable deployments.Optimize PostgreSQL for Modern Workloads
Tune indexes, partitioning, caching, and query plans using PgBouncer, pganalyze, and Prometheus/Grafana dashboards.Adopt Next-Gen Extensions for Analytics and AI
Extend your migrated database with pgvector, TimescaleDB, and PostGIS for vector search, time-series analytics, and geospatial intelligence.Perform End-to-End Hands-On Labs
Execute full production-grade labs with real-world examples - schema conversion, CDC setup, zero-downtime cutover, optimization, and AI-augmented querying.Who This Book Is ForDatabase Administrators (DBAs) managing enterprise migrations to PostgreSQL.Developers and DevOps Engineers integrating PostgreSQL into CI/CD and data pipelines.Cloud Architects deploying AWS RDS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, or Google Cloud SQL environments.Data Engineers and AI Practitioners seeking to extend PostgreSQL with vector search and time-series analytics.Why This Book Stands Out

Unlike generic migration manuals, this book combines deep technical execution with modern architecture design.
You'll move beyond "lift and shift" migrations to mastering observability, schema governance, CI/CD versioning, and AI-enhanced database features-exactly what real production systems demand in 2025 and beyond.

By the End of This Book

You'll have built a fully automated, production-ready PostgreSQL environment, migrated from MySQL with precision, validated for consistency, optimized for performance, and extended with the intelligence of modern PostgreSQL extensions.

If you're ready to move from outdated relational deployments to a modern, scalable, AI-ready PostgreSQL platform -
this is your definitive hands-on guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G1GSR6F6
• ISBN13: 9798273557642
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"