File Migration
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Overview
GOAL: Provide Data Migration Solutions for the Enterprise.
One of the most challenging aspects of efficiently bringing online a new storage
system is the ability to migrate existing data from older systems onto new Windows
storage servers, NAS or SAN solutions. Resource demands (staff, CPU, data size,
bandwidth) and risks (application downtime, performance impact to production
systems, technical incompatibles between heterogeneous environments, data
corruption / loss) must be considered and managed to ensure that everything goes
as expected. This can be challenging for even the most sophisticated IT administrator.
In fact, an independent study found that more than 80% of data migration
projects exceed their timelines, go over budget, or fail to meet their goals.
Business Challenges
Given the ever increasing amount of data and user activity on live systems, IT
administrators require a data migration solution that considers the requirements
across the entire lifecycle of a data migration project. Key considerations include:
- Discovery
How much data needs to be migrated?
- Mapping
Will the data structure migrate exactly as is? Or will folder structures be
layed out differently?
- Performance
How much data needs to be migrated? How fast is the migration engine?
- Bandwidth
Is the connection between the source and target systems sufficient for
the migration project in the specified project timeframe?
- Security
Does the IT Administrator have the proper permissions to migrate the
data? Will security settings be retained on the target?
- Connectivity
Are the systems on the same LAN/WAN? Or on different domains?
- Disruption
Can end-users continue working on production systems even as data is
being migrated?
- Validation
How can you validate that all data and settings have been migrated
properly?
- Cutover
Will cutover for end-users happen all at once? Or in stages?
Peer Solution's Benefits
With these issues in mind, the PeerMigration solution was created. Below are just a few of the core features:
- Centralized Management and Monitoring
- Multi-platform support
- Multi-threaded Performance
- Real-time event detection and mirroring
- Byte-level Replication
- Mapping Configuration
- Copy Security Settings
- Unicode compliant
- Administrator Override Capability
- Intelligent Connection Check and Auto-Resume
- Multiple Connectivity Options
- Emailed Alerts
- Flexible Cutover Options
- Subscription Pricing
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