The cloud is the ultimate destination for most of today’s enterprise data. In fact, a recent survey of DBTA subscribers found that 62% currently manage databases in hosted cloud environments, and nearly the same percentage are using cloud-native databases. The only question is how much data will live in the cloud and what will remain in on-premises or hybrid environments. At the same time, cloud migration is not without risks and challenges—from cost and complexity to skills gaps, data integrity and security considerations, and performance monitoring and management requirements.