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Asked: 2026-05-23T04:55:37+00:00

I have two databases ( db1,db2 ) that reside on different servers, db1 resides

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I have two databases (db1,db2) that reside on different servers, db1 resides on dbserver1, db2 on dbserver2.

Now I want to replicate data from db1 (old schema) to the new schema in db2 in REAL TIME. What is the best/most efficient approach here?

The first thing comes to my mind are triggers, is it possible to have trigger in db1 that inserts/updates record to db2? Is there any other approach? thanks..

         [db1.OldSchema] => [db2.NewSchema]

ADDITIONAL: this only one way sync, because db2 will be used only in reporting..

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  1. Editorial Team

    This question is probably best for Database Administrators, but short answer is that there’s a variety of methods you can use:

    1. Scheduled backup/restores (if you’re
      happy to blow away your 2nd DB on
      each restore)
    2. Log shipping (passes over changes since last updated)
    3. SSIS package (if you need to change the structure of the database ie: transform, then this is a good method, if the structure is the same use one of the other methods)
    4. Replication (as you seem to want 1 way, I’d suggest transactional replication, this is the closest you’ll probably get to real time, but should not be entered into lightly as it will have impacts on how you work with both databases)
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