Data Management Glossary
Data Transfer
Data transfer is the term used to describe the movement of data from one location or system to another. It involves transmitting data over a network or transferring it from one data storage device to another. Data transfer can occur within a local network, between different networks, or across the internet. See Komprise Hypertransfer for an example of high-speed file migration transfer.
Common Data Transfer Methods
- Local Data Transfer: This involves transferring data within a local network or between devices connected to the same network. Local data transfer can be accomplished through wired connections like Ethernet or USB cables, or wirelessly using technologies like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP): FTP is a standard network protocol used for transferring files between a client and a server on a computer network. It enables the exchange of files over the internet using dedicated FTP clients or through web browsers with built-in FTP capabilities.
- Cloud Data Transfer: Cloud data transfer refers to the movement of data to and from cloud storage services like Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Microsoft Azure. It involves uploading data from local storage to the cloud or downloading data from the cloud to local storage. Cloud providers offer various methods, such as APIs, SDKs, command-line tools, and web interfaces, to facilitate data transfer to and from their platforms.
- Data Replication and Synchronization: Data replication involves creating and maintaining duplicate copies of data across multiple systems or storage locations. It ensures data redundancy and availability. Synchronization, on the other hand, involves keeping data consistent and up-to-date across different devices or storage locations by transferring only the changed or modified portions of the data.
- Data Transfer over the Internet: Transferring data over the internet involves transmitting data packets between devices or networks using standard internet protocols like TCP/IP. This can include methods like email attachments, cloud storage services, peer-to-peer file sharing, or direct data transfers between client and server applications.
In our Tips for a Clean Cloud File Migration series of webinars we discussed the importance of performance tuning, topology and network to a successful cloud migration initiative.
When transferring data, factors such as the size of the data, network bandwidth, latency, security considerations, and the transfer method or protocol being used can impact the speed and efficiency of the transfer. Security measures, such as encrypting sensitive data during transfer and verifying the integrity of transferred data to prevent unauthorized access or data corruption are also important considerations.
Komprise Hypertransfer
Komprise Hypertransfer for Elastic Data Migration creates dedicated virtual channels across the WAN to accelerate cloud data migrations. By establishing dedicated channels to send data, Komprise Hypertransfer minimizes the WAN roundtrips, which mitigates SMB protocol chattiness and dramatically improves data transfer rates.Tests done using a dataset dominated by small files shows Komprise accelerates cloud data migration 25x faster than other alternatives.
