1. A method comprising: storing a first schema definition describing a first plurality of database objects; storing a first workload description describing access to the first plurality of database objects at a first database system, wherein the first workload description comprises information about execution of queries against at least a portion of the first plurality of database objects; generating a second schema definition describing a second plurality of database objects, wherein each database object of the second plurality of database objects is a counter-part to one or more database objects of the first plurality of database objects and is compatible with a second database system; wherein the generating of the second schema definition includes, based on the first workload description and the first schema definition, selecting a subset of database objects to translate to a particular form that is described by said second schema definition and that is compatible with the second database system, wherein the subset of database objects belong to said first plurality of database objects.