The Right Data Migration Tool Helps Schools Move to Cloud During COVID Crisis
real-time replication instead of the snapshot. This is how Carbonite Migrate works, and it eliminates a lot of the complexity described above. Real-time replication captures changes on the source server at the byte level.
This accomplishes a couple of important things. First, it minimizes the amount of data traveling over the network. Instead of sending a huge snapshot of the server over at once, the source is replicated in smaller chunks so you’re not using excess network bandwidth. Second, because the software captures changes in real time, it helps ensure that the cloud replica accurately mirrors the source. There’s no interval between when the snapshot is taken and when the cloud instance is stood up.
Another benefit is that you can perform user testing and validation using a current copy of data and not a snapshot of what the server looked like a week or a month ago. Carbonite Migrate preserves dependencies, so systems talk to each other just like they did before. When it’s time to cut over to the cloud server, it’s literally just the click of a button. Carbonite Migrate also uses 256-bit AES encryptions during each phase of the migration, ensuring the confidentiality of data throughout the process.
Real-World Scenario
When cloud IT solutions provider CloudHappi, needed to help primary and secondary schools migrate their servers away from on-premise to remote cloud facilities, it chose Carbonite Migrate. Previously, migrations typically took around 15 days. For the company’s first school using Carbonite Migrate, it successfully migrated the entire system in one day.
The transition allowed the school’s administration personnel to safely work from home, facilitating a more productive remote learning experience for the students. The school’s data was moved from a vulnerable to a secure cloud environment, making applications and content easier to access, as well as mitigating the risk of data loss.
Find Out More
Want to watch Carbonite Migrate in action? Check out this short demo video and see how Carbonite Migrate uses real-time replication to move workloads to and from any physical, virtual or cloud server with minimal risk and near-zero downtime. You can also learn more on our Carbonite Migrate product page.
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Great Article! we use Cloudsfer migration tool for that..