Database Migration Services in Astana, Kazakhstan: overview
AIFC financial centre and government. Database migration services is one of the engagements local companies ask us for most often.
Low-risk database upgrades, cross-platform migrations and on-premise to cloud moves with data validation and minimal downtime. Delivered remotely from India with full working-day overlap.
Astana at a glance
Business districts
Most of the activity in Astana is concentrated in the AIFC district and Left Bank. We regularly support companies based in these areas.
Economy and key industries
AIFC financial centre and government. These sectors drive most of the software demand we see in Astana.
Talent and universities
Nazarbayev University and Astana IT University. Local teams often pair with our engineers in India to add capacity and specialist skills.
Connectivity and infrastructure
Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport. We plan hosting, latency and integrations with this in mind.
Why Astana companies invest in software
With aIFC financial centre and government, businesses in Astana face growing pressure to digitise operations, serve customers online and integrate with partners. The most common requests we receive from Astana are database migration services.
Because Astana draws talent from Nazarbayev University and Astana IT University, many companies here run lean in-house teams and use NNT Software to add product engineering, QA, DevOps or AI skills on demand — with delivery scheduled around UTC+5 working hours.
How we would approach a project in Astana
- Start with the workflows that matter most to aIFC financial centre and government — usually version upgrades and cross-platform migration.
- Meet stakeholders in the AIFC district or online for a one-to-two-week discovery workshop.
- Plan hosting and integrations around nursultan Nazarbayev Airport and the UTC+5 working day.
- Combine your local team — often hired from Nazarbayev University — with NNT engineers for design, development and QA.
- Release in two-week sprints and review results with your Astana team every fortnight.
How Astana businesses use database migration services
Version upgrades
In-place or side-by-side upgrades to supported database versions. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Cross-platform migration
Schema conversion, code translation and data transfer between engines. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Cloud migration
Moves to Amazon RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL and Google Cloud SQL. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Data validation
Row counts, checksums and business-rule checks before cut-over. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Minimal-downtime cut-over
Replication-based migrations and rehearsed cut-over plans. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
Rollback planning
Documented fallback so risk is controlled at every step. Crypto (AIFC) companies in Astana usually prioritise this first, tracking progress on deposit-to-trade conversion and withdrawal processing time.
What database migration services includes for Astana clients
Version upgrades
In-place or side-by-side upgrades to supported database versions.
Cross-platform migration
Schema conversion, code translation and data transfer between engines.
Cloud migration
Moves to Amazon RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL and Google Cloud SQL.
Data validation
Row counts, checksums and business-rule checks before cut-over.
Minimal-downtime cut-over
Replication-based migrations and rehearsed cut-over plans.
Rollback planning
Documented fallback so risk is controlled at every step.
Hosting for Astana projects
For low latency in Astana and compliance with Law on Personal Data and its Protection, we usually recommend Singapore, Mumbai or Sydney cloud regions.
Localising database migration services for Astana
Business in Astana is mainly conducted in Kazakh and Russian. We build interfaces, notifications and documents ready for those languages, and plan releases around the UTC+5 working day.
Pricing and billing
Monthly billing · 100% advance or 50/50, quoted in KZT or USD as per your budget.
Working with a Astana team
We work with full working-day overlap (UTC+5). You get a named project manager, weekly demos and written status reports.
Next steps
Ready to discuss database migration services in Astana? Here is how to get started with NNT Software:
- Share your goals, users, must-have features and timeline through the contact form, email or WhatsApp.
- Join a free 30-minute discovery call with a solution architect — we sign an NDA first if you prefer.
- Receive a written proposal within 48 hours: scope, milestones, team, timeline and fixed estimate.
- Kick off with a discovery workshop and see working software in your first sprint demo.