[Amazon Database Migration Service](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) (DMS) is a tool used to replicate data from a source database and a supported destination (e.g. PostgreSQL, S3, Kinesis, etc.). It is marketed as a way to migrate on-prem databases to a database in the cloud but is also often used to perform ongoing [[Change Data Capture|change data capture]].
## Amazon DMS Official Documentation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/Welcome.html
## Amazon DMS Advantages
- Simple to use
- Supports several data sources and destinations
- Migrate data with minimal downtime
- Cost effective
## Amazon DMS Disadvantages
- A replication instance can't be scaled up or down
- A replication instance can't be stopped, only deleted
- Each source and destination have their own specific limitations (see docs)
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