Database modernization is upgrading an organization's existing database infrastructure and systems, enhancing performance, functionality, security, and scalability.
This can involve
migrating databases to the cloud,
transitioning from legacy relational databases to modern NoSQL or NewSQL databases,
implementing new database management tools and practices,
optimizing existing applications by refactoring them to offload database processing,
upgrading the database infrastructure by replatforming to a cost-effective solution.