code2code.info — Microsoft has made available for download a free tool designed to streamline the migration of MySQL databases to SQL Server. At the start of this week, the company began offering customers a preview version of Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant. According to the software giant, the Community Technology Preview of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL v1.0 integrates seamlessly with not only SQL Server 2005, but also SQL Server 2008 and even SQL Azure. The company underlines that the migration assistant is capable of automating aspects of the migration process to SQL Server 2005 & 2008 and to SQL Azure Database from MySQL. original link