Migrate Data Catalog from one tenant to another

Question

I'm working on a project that needs to migrate existing Subscription and related services to a new subscription in a different tenant. As part of it I need to migrate Data Catalog resources also. Is there any documentation or guide available for the same. Also, what all things we need to analyze as part of initial assessment?

Answer 1

Hi Apoorv Jain Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum and thanks for reaching out here.

I doubt if it is possible to move Azure Data Catalog between tenants.

Please refer to this doc for detailed info about moving azure resources: Move resources across resource groups or subscriptions

You can also refer to this ADC FAQ documentation: Azure Data Catalog frequently asked questions

Microsoft launched a unified data governance service called Microsoft Purview to help manage and govern your on-premises, multicloud, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. As this is the latest service from Microsoft, I recommend exploring this option if possible.

Below document has details on how you can migrate existing Azure Data Catalog resource to a Microsoft Purview resource and things to be considered for migration.

Migrate from Azure Data Catalog to Microsoft Purview

Please not Microsoft also recommends to move to Microsoft Purview by 2025.

Hope this info helps.

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Answer 2

Hi Apoorv Jain

As you were talking about the initial assessment let ,e shed some light on this.

First understand the differences between the source and target Azure tenants. Consider any variations in configurations, permissions, and networking that might affect the migration.

Identify dependencies on other Azure services or resources that are relevant to your Data Catalog.

and then document the existing Data Catalog configurations, including metadata, customizations, and policies.

You can follow the steps to migrate. below

• use (ARM) templates, Azure PowerShell, or Azure CLI to export and deploy resources across tenants. This may include the Azure Data Catalog resources.
• Export metadata from the source Data Catalog using available tools or APIs. The metadata could include business glossaries, classifications, and other customizations.
• Depending on the data catalog's content, you might need to plan for migrating underlying data, especially if it's not already in a separate data storage service.

Find below the documentation links for detailed info

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/search/?terms=%20Azure%20Resource%20Man

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/search/?terms=arm%20template

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