Azure to GCP migration

[dark pike]

I'm migrating from Azure to GCP. The first thing I wish to migrate is our database.
It's very tiny (less than a GB) and I would like to take the cheapest route to migrate it.

Do I use the [https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/google/datamigration.googleapis.com?hl=en&organizationId=1095957692238&project=tensile-octagon-471113-k8&returnUrl=%2Fdbmigration%2Fmigrations%3Fhl%3Den%26organizationId%3D1095957692238%26project%3Dtensile-octagon-471113-k8] (Database Migration API) ?

Any other options?

I'm fully new to GCP

[reef moth]

What kind of database is it?
Also, do you need to minimize downtime or is it okay if the database isn't available for some time?

[dark pike]

downtime minimisation not necessary. It's an Azure SQL server db

In the migration API it is forcing me to go to PostgreSQL. I would prefer it to be on SQL server instead

[cloud gate]

Thats a weird question, swapping GET and POST data, they say its a security risk. I imagine it could be useful, probably better with apps, which is what I wanted to use it for.

I was going from the AI to my website basically.

[dark pike]

Wrong thread?

[cloud gate]

It wasn't the wrong thread, but I was self refential, I feel worried when I don't explain myself. My point was, basically IMO POST data processing is always underdeveloped, GCP has a good mix of both I feel. Basically, I think this is the opposite, but you program through XML data. Its an API

I mean I struggle to see the reason not to program that way if youre also using an API, I think thats marketing.

Its more programming I guess, just GUI