Smart File and Object Data Migration
Discover, curate and tier unstructured data for AI, migrate up to 27x faster, and cut storage costs 70%+ by reducing ROT before you move.
Know First. Migrate Smarter and Faster.
A “smart data migration” strategy for enterprise file and object data means an “analysis-first” assessment of both your data and your network topology so you know what to migrate, to where, the costs, and potential bottlenecks – before you migrate data. Smart data migration tiers as it migrates to save 70%+ costs by right-placing data across file and object. Why Komprise Smart Data Migration?
- Analysis of data and environment, network
- Disparate NAS (any NFS, SMB, Dual-mode, mixed-mode, S3, object)
- Transparent tiering to offload cold data during migration
- Patent-pending Hypertransfer migrates 25x to 27x faster
- Handles complex scenarios – small files, choppy WAN, thousands of shares
- Intelligent automation, not manual professional services
- Chain of custody and MD5 checksums, reporting at file level for regulated industries
- Migration jobs scheduled via API
Can You Answer These File Migration Questions Today?
- What unstructured data do we have and where is it stored?
- What data sets are accessed most frequently (hot) and less frequently (cold)?
- What types of files and which comprise the most data storage (image files, video, audio files, sensor data, etc.)?
- What is the cost of storing these different file types?
- Which types of files should be stored in a higher security level? (PII or IP data? Mission-critical projects?)
- Are we complying with regulations and internal policies with our unstructured data management practices?
- What constraints do my network and environment pose and how do I avoid surprises during file data migrations?
- Do we have the best possible strategy in place for WAN acceleration?
If not, schedule a demonstration to get started with smart, fast and proven unstructured data management.
Smart File Data Migration for IBM COS
Komprise works with IBM to accelerate migrations from Dell PowerScale Isilon to IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS).
Smart File Data Migration for Azure
Komprise is a select partner in the Microsoft Azure File Migration Program, giving Azure customers access to industry leading file-migration at no cost.
Smart File Data Migration for AWS
The proven Komprise file and object data migration technology has received AWS Migration and Modernization Competency Certification.
Why Komprise Elastic Data Migration?
- Analyze Data and Network
- +25x Faster SMB, NFS, S3/Object
- Secure WAN Hypertransfer
- Full Fidelity & Chain of Custody
- UI and API-Driven
- Flexible Migration Options
- Auto-Parallelism, Scale Out
- No Cutover Surprises
- No Database Bottlenecks
- No Expensive Hardware
- No Expensive Licenses
- No Costly Manual Effort
- No Rehydration Needed
- No Chatty Slowdowns
Smart Data Migration Webinar Series
Smart Data Migration for File
and Object Data
Preparing for a File and Object
Data Migration
Cloud Native Access: What is it
and Why Does it Matter?
Five Industry File Data Migration Use Cases
Healthcare Case Study
Overview: A hospital group used API to migrate petabytes of SMB files from Dell EMC Isilon access zones to Qumulo.
Results: Komprise set up approximately 400 migration jobs via scripting using the APIs, and in a few weeks migrated 278 million SMB files spanning nearly 1500 shares.
Details: The customer environment consists of Dell Isilon PowerScale with multiple access zones and approximately 3000 shares for a total of roughly 4 PB of data. The organization was retiring older Isilon and moving data to Qumulo. Goals included simplifying operations with policy-driven data movement, analytics, and capacity management. Because of the number of shares and folders in the environment it was unrealistic to set up migrations one at a time via the UI, which led to Komprise recommending the API approach.
Customer Service Case Study
Overview: Cloud contact center modernizes and consolidates multiple active shares to non-empty destination.
Results: Successfully migrated 900 TB (1.2 billion files) across 135 shares to date.
Details: The customer environment consists of NetApp 8 & 9 Cluster Mode and Pure FlashBlade. The customer wanted to migrate 1PB from NetApp to Pure Storage, where the source is active and destination is not empty, a non-standard NAS migration path. This is a common use case for customers undergoing modernization and consolidation. Komprise did not propagate deletes from the source to target.
Semiconductor Case Study
Overview: Semiconductor data center consolidation effort involves moving petabytes of data internally and cloud tiering to Wasabi.
Results: Komprise migrated 2.5 PB and 4.6 billion files from NetApp to Pure and tiered 4PB to Wasabi.
Details: Company was consolidating 30 data centers down to eight in a NetApp environment with 27 PB of total data. Komprise migrated 10 PB of active or “hot” data to Pure NAS while tiering 17 PB of cold data to the cloud.
Public Sector Case Study
Overview: U.S. Government agency manages security via Komprise roles to migrate NFS and SMB files across sites.
Results: Komprise migrated more than 126 TB of data (560 million files) from Isilon to Qumulo.
Details: The customer environment consists of Pure FlashArray File Services and NetApp 7 with 500 TB, 475 shares, and a mix of NFS and SMB files. The project involved migrating data between strategic sites while adhering to stringent security and data encryption requirements. The customer leveraged Komprise Deep Analytics to allow authorized end users to tag data and IT to run the migrations.
Media & Entertainment Case Study
Overview: Large media company performed two migrations: moving object data from one cloud to another and file data from NAS to AWS.
Results: Komprise migrated petabytes of StorNextdata and 250 TB of cloud object data from Wasabi to Amazon S3.
Details: The customer environment spanned Wasabi Cloud for object data, Quantum StorNext for file data. The project required Komprise to migrate 250 TB of data from Wasabi to AWS S3 and petabytes of data from StorNext to AWS. The customer was able to analyze its object and file data to assist with selecting the appropriate AWS S3 tiers for the target, simplified in one solution.
Know Your File Data Migration Options
Data-heavy enterprise IT organizations typically have petabytes of file data, which can consist of billions of files scattered across different data storage vendors, architectures and locations. The major cloud vendors have responded, with a variety of tiers and services to choose from, each with their own cost and performance advantages. But first it’s important to know your cloud file and object migration choices—lift and shift or cloud tiering as a first step.
Cloud Data Migration vs Cloud Tiering
Cloud Data Migration is the process of selecting and moving data from one location to another — this may involve moving data across different storage vendors and across different formats. Data migrations are often done in the context of retiring a system and moving to a new system, or in the context of a cloud migration or in the context of a modernization or upgrade strategy.
Cloud Tiering refers to a technique of moving less frequently used data, also known as cold data, to cheaper levels of storage or tiers, including the cloud. Data tiering can be a smart first step in a successful, cost-effective data migration plan.
Komprise Strategic Partners
Komprise is a preferred cloud data migration partner for Azure and AWS. We also have strategic alliances with Pure Storage, IBM, and HPE and deep integrations for Google, Cohesity, Dell EMC, NetApp, Nutanix, Qumulo, Wasabi and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Komprise Smart Data Migration different from a typical lift-and-shift migration?
How does Komprise prepare data for AI during a migration?
How does Komprise optimize hybrid storage costs during and after migration?