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# [What I Learned Migrating MySQL to Snowflake (The Hard Parts Nobody Talks About)](https://byte-sizedjourneys.hashnode.dev/what-i-learned-migrating-mysql-to-snowflake-the-hard-parts-nobody-talks-about?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I migrated 40+ databases from MySQL to Snowflake and dbt. Here’s what actually broke, what surprised me, and what I’d do differently — from pipeline timing issues to data validation and Snowflake permissions gotchas.

May 27 · 7 min read · byte-sizedjourneys.hashnode.dev  
Updated May 29  
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