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DATA MIGRATION

The Beginner’s Guide to Data Migration

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Migrating your business’s data to the cloud can seem intimidating. Maybe you have specific security concerns, or just happen to have data

that is not logical to manage using legacy hardware – making the

decision to store your data in the cloud is making a large decision

regarding your IT infrastructure.

If you’re considering migrating to the cloud, you should partner with an experienced and

knowledgeable cloud solution advisor. While every business is unique, your partner’s previous

experiences will help guide their recommendations and implementation plan. And if your

partner can offer you multiple solutions, even better.

At Razor Technology, we understand businesses vary significantly in requirements, and there is

not a one-size-fits-all solution for every data migration project. That’s why we utilize various

best of breed technologies and will work with you to find the perfect solution that meets your

performance and budgetary requirements.

To make things even easier, we’ve put together some recommendations for simplifying your

migration to the cloud and ways we can help.

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Have an answer to “Why?”

The cloud isn’t just a buzzword - if you don’t know why you’re migrating to the cloud, you’ll want to first

identify the pain points you’re trying to fix. We believe knowledge is equally as important as

technology, and we’ll help you identify a business case for transitioning to the cloud. Some possible

reasons for migrating to the cloud are to simplify data

backup, recover successfully, and make your data

accessible from anywhere and any device. It is possible to

accomplish all this while increasing data securing and privacy.

Map out your storage needs

At the start of the data migration project, we’ll work with you to determine your storage needs. How

much data are you producing, and is it all going to the cloud? Are you going to start acquiring more

data, and what will your future for data growth look like? Our cloud solutions are incredibly flexible

and can adapt and scale to your growing business requirements, but it’s helpful to have an

understanding of your storage requirements.

Understand your security requirements

While every business should be concerned about its data security, not every business has the same

needs. Do you need compliance to certain regulations? Do you have specific access restrictions? Do

you have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy, or remote employees?

If you require compliance with PCI, HIPAA, SOX, GLB, or SEC, Razor Tech offers an agentless

architecture, AES-256 bit encryption data backup solution to maximize your data security. We also

provide additional services such as firewall solutions, network security and vulnerability assessments,

intrusion and threat detection and prevention, and data governance planning.

We believe knowledge is equally as important as technology.”

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Establish a timeline

You don’t need to move all of your data at once. Depending on your business requirements and

complexity, it may make more sense to move your data in phases. When approaching a data

migration project, Razor Tech establishes a firm timeline for the data migration so that there is as

little slowdown to your daily operations as possible. We’ll help compile a list of priorities so that

you’ll receive the greatest improvement to performance as early as possible.

Do a deep dive cost analysis

Do you know what the advantages are of having an operating expense vs. a capital expense that

you can achieve by moving to the cloud?

While the cloud can be a more cost-effective alternative to tape-based backup mediums, you’ll

want to know the answer to a few other questions as well. Will you still be maintaining legacy

systems? How will your staff’s time be spent? Are you improving processes elsewhere? Do you

know how all of these expenses add up at the end?

Determine the impact on current systems

In preparing your project scope, Razor Technology will work with you to determine the migration’s

impact on current systems by mapping out your current applications, and seeing where potential

conflicts exist. If we find a conflict, we’ll have a plan in place to minimize its impact; we’ll make sure

there is as little disruption to your services as possible.

Ensure you have the training you need

One of the most important parts of a successful data migration project is receiving the training to

maintain and adjust systems post-migration. We take training seriously and will work with you and

your team to educate you on your new cloud solution.

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Razor Technology’s solutions

Data migration doesn’t need to be complicated. Razor Tech’s expertise in migrating companies of all

sizes to the cloud has allowed organizations to establish secure and recoverable cloud-based storage

protocols and infrastructures. Our services are built upon best-of-breed technologies and expertise, and

include solutions like cloud backup, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Infrastructure as a Service

(IaaS), and hosting.

About Razor Technology

Since 2004, Razor Technology is a leading end-to-end Infrastructure solutions provider dedicated to helping organizations solve business challenges. We empower organizations to take a holistic approach to building intelligent solutions for their environment, whether it is on premises, in the Cloud, or a hybrid model. Our certified technical engineers design, plan, deliver, and support high performance and integrated solutions for some of the most demanding clients and data centers in the world. We partner directly with our clients to identify best-in-class solutions that will drive complexity out of your infrastructure, deliver flexible IT within the business, and provide the greatest return on investment for your organization.

We serve the greater Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions with headquarters in Philadelphia. Founded in 2004, Razor currently has more than 300 clients. Razor Technology has been named to CRN’s 2015 Solution Provider List and Fast Growth 150 List as one of North America’s leading innovative solutions providers.

Razor Technology, LLC 5 Tower Bridge 300 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 705 West Conshohocken, PA 19428

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