Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070150488
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There are many database migration tools available as well which migrate data say from an Oracle database to a SQL Server database, for example:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/solutions/migration/oracle/default.mspx
http://www.swissql.com/products/oracle-to-db2/oracle-to-db2.html
http://www.sqledit.com/mk/
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/migration/index.html
These by their nature apply optimisation techniques as part of the data migration.
Another angle on prior art for this invention is that database mirroring technology has been around for many years. Many vendors allow new machines to be brought into the mirror set on demand and thus migrate/mirror the data onto that machine automatically.
Reengineering of database intensive application
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=773126.773136
Reactive provisioning of backend databases in shared dynamic content server clusters
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1186778.1186780
Centerfield Technology's Database Assessment technology:
http://www.centerfieldtechnology.com/tools/analysisoffer.asp