Windows Azure Blob Storage Data Migration

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I would like to back up the files I currently have in Azure Blob Storage and move them elsewhere. The problem is that pulling them one by one would take me several weeks, even within the same datacenter (not to mention the transaction costs).

Amazon seems to have the ability to move data around using physical media and ship the hard drives on demand: http://aws.amazon.com/importexport/

Does Microsoft offer similar services?

Is there a better way to migrate the data off Windows Azure?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '13 at 20:54

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As far as I know Microsoft doesn't offer any service like this yet.

answered Apr 24 '13 at 20:54

mrdenny

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It seems like it does now: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/services/storage/import-export-service-for-blob-storage/ – DreamSonic Nov 19 '13 at 18:41
Yep, just was announced in October or November. – mrdenny Dec 05 '13 at 19:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 24 '13 at 21:27

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You could ship a hard drive to Amazon, and then use the StartCopyFromBlob method to import from S3 to Windows Azure.

There is a usable code example here.

answered Apr 24 '13 at 21:27

petrus

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What I need is the reverse of what you are suggesting. – DreamSonic Apr 24 '13 at 21:42
@DreamSonic: Sorry, my bad, it's late here. Maybe you could use it anyway? Upload from Azure to S3 and then export to drives? – petrus Apr 24 '13 at 21:44
The question is how do I efficiently upload from Azure to S3? As I said, it's going to take weeks and cost a fortune. – DreamSonic Apr 24 '13 at 21:47

Windows Azure Blob Storage Data Migration

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