How to Migrate Petabytes of Data Between Cloud Platforms
Migrating petabytes of data between cloud platforms is a large-scale IT project that requires careful planning and a professional cloud migration tool that’s capable of handling such large workloads.
In this article, we have shared the process of migrating large petabytes of data, such as 10 to 100 petabytes.
Key Takeaways:
✔ Classifying data by categories, such as content (files/folders), email data, chat data, etc., is important in petabyte-scale migration.
✔ CloudFuze use dedicated instances to migrate large petabytes of data without downtime.
✔ Migrating in batches is another approach that helps companies migrate petabytes of data.
✔ Performing delta sync and rigorous validation are also important during petabyte-scale data migration.
Classify Data Categories and Plan Accordingly
One of the foundational areas to focus on when planning to migrate petabytes of data between cloud platforms is to understand the data types. Do you just have files and folders to migrate? Or does the total data size also include other data types, such as email data, and chat/messaging data?
If yes, categorize them in a structured way. Here’s an example:
After categorizing data as per their types, plan the scope of work (SOW) accordingly. We recommend including all these categories under a single SOW and pricing agreement for faster approvals from the finance and legal teams.
Use Dedicated Instances for High Throughput
The infrastructure of the migration project significantly determines the capability to migrate 5, 10, 20, 50 petabytes of data seamlessly. Coordinate with the migration vendor you plan to partner with and learn about their migration infrastructure. We recommend choosing dedicated migration instances/servers with high-performance configurations.
At CloudFuze, we use dedicated instances for every migration category and run them in parallel. This way, all your workloads get migrated without any delays. Here’s an example:
| Instances | Migration Job |
|---|---|
| Instance 1 | Content migration (files, folders, and metadata) |
| Instance 2 | Email migration (mailboxes, email attachments, calendar events and attachments) |
| Instance 3 | Chat migration (channels, DMs, attachments, message and attachment metadata) |
Migrate in Batches
In most cases, having petabytes of data to migrate usually means that your company has a large number of users. To manage the complexity of migrating a large user base, divide them into several equal batches and migrate them one at a time.
Our team at CloudFuze can help you create strategic user batches with petabytes of datasets divided equally. This way, you can migrate all users and data without raising API throttling risks.
Choose an Enterprise-Grade Cloud Migration Tool
The migration tool you plan to use can make or break your company’s petabyte-scale data migration. Therefore, make sure to choose a professional tool that has the capability to perform such large-scale migration without downtime.
Our cloud migration tool, CloudFuze Migrate, has the industry-leading capability to migrate large petabytes of data across leading cloud platforms, such as:
Whether it is 10 or 50 petabytes of data, CloudFuze Migrate ensures end-to-end encryption to maintain enterprise-grade security during migration. When migrating data at scale, CloudFuze Migrate also accurately preserves:
Check out our migration tool’s overview:
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Perform Delta Syncs to Bring New Changes Post-Migration
Migrating petabytes of data between cloud platforms often takes a considerable amount of time. And during that time, users continue working on the source cloud, which, in turn, adds new changes to files and folders.
It’s important to migrate those new changes (also known as incremental changes) to have up-to-date data in the destination cloud. This is where our tool’s delta sync feature comes into the picture. It helps you transfer all the incremental changes without re-migrating all over again.
Validate One-Time and Delta Migration
Lastly, it is important to validate the migration of the entire dataset post-migration, especially when you have large petabytes of data. Use data migration reports to check for key metrics, such as:
Migrate Large Petabytes of Cloud Data with CloudFuze
Leverage our advanced migration solution to seamlessly move petabytes of data between cloud platforms with optimal security. We have helped some of the world’s largest companies migrate petabytes of data and enabled them to achieve their use case-specific goals.
Contact us today for a free and no-obligation demo of our tool and learn how it is suited for your petabyte-scale migration needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Explain data migration process between cloud platforms
The process of migrating petabytes of data between cloud platforms include: preparing a scope of work, mapping users, performing a test migration, creating user batches, starting one-time migration, validating one-time migration, starting delta migration, validating delta migration, and performing post-migration and cutover.
2. How to migrate petabytes of cloud data?
Migrating large petabytes of data requires a strategic approach, such as migrating in batches, creating a change management plan, deploying the migration in high-performance instances, and validating extensively.
3. What are the best tools to migrate petabytes of data from one cloud platform to another?
CloudFuze Migrate is one of the best tools for migrating petabytes of data from one cloud platform to another. With optimal throughput, enterprise-grade security, GDPR/SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, and managed service, it is the best option for companies planning to migrate large petabytes of cloud data.
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