If you are looking to migrate hundreds, if not thousands of terabytes of data from Google Cloud Storage to Wasabi Hot Cloud Object Storage this can be daunting. But where do you start? Migrating hundreds of terabytes from Google Cloud to Wasabi is possible thanks to Movebot.
Why move from Google Cloud to Wasabi?
The presumption is that you are migrating to save your precious monthly pennies and remove those excess GCP fees. Google by far is the most expensive solution when it comes to object storage, and Wasabi on the other hand is the cheapest. Using Wasabi's online comparison tool, for 500TB with 20% accessed each month, you can save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
More than simple file moving
If you are wanting high performance and all the bells and whistles, this is when cloud data migration tools such as Movebot come into play. Fully cloud-native and easy enough that you can set up and walk away, Movebot makes data moving easy. With tools like a pre-flight scan, comprehensive reporting, and an in-depth data explorer, Movebot makes sure your data ends up where it needs to be.
Movebot provides full logging, governance and reporting on your data so you know what makes it across, and what doesn't and why. As well you can see a breakdown of the data and its structure. We always recommend starting with a pre-flight scan. It's free and lets you know if there is anything you need to do on your end before moving files to ensure they are moved over successfully.
Using Movebot to move from Google Cloud Storage to Wasabi
Migrating from Google Cloud Storage to Wasabi is straightforward and can be up and going in less than a minute. Below we will do a quick guide on how to migrate to Wasabi using Movebot.
Step 1 - Create a Movebot Account
Movebot doesn't charge per user, only for the data that is actually moved. Start by making an account, then once you have created a Movebot account and you are at the dashboard, click on Create Project in the top right corner.
Step 2 - Connect your Google Cloud Storage Account
You'll be taken to configure your source platform, in this case it is Google Cloud. You'll need your service account JSON file, and specify your specific GCP bucket. C
Step 3 - Connect Wasabi as your destination
Now select Wasabi from the dropdown. For this connection, you'll need to specify your bucket location, bucket name, and your Wasabi Access keys.
Step 4 - Choose Content Options
Movebot has many helpful features so that your data will be usable in your new platform. Some of these include filename and duplicate file sanitizations. Recommended options are chosen by default, but you can change these to meet your specific requirements.
Step 5 - Specify additional settings
You now have the additional settings where you can enable the migration as a delta and choose the region you want the migration to take place.
Step 6 - Start your transfer
Once you finish the configuration, you'll be taken back to the Project screen. From there, you can run a pre-flight scan or you can start the migration right away (not recommended).
The migration will work through the calculating stage (finding out how much data you have), the transferring stage, and the post-migration stage which will finalize your data and check all is well.
Why choose Movebot for migrating to Wasabi from Google Cloud?
If migrating to Wasabi, Movebot has been identified by the Wasabi team as a tool of preference. For a more detailed migration guide and other guides and information on Movebot features head to community.movebot.io
Movebot's pricing object storage migrations is pricing is heavily reduced and has the ability to remove egress costs when migrating from Google Cloud. It's fast, easy, and affordable. Ready to see if Movebot is right for you? You can try Movebot free for 14 days without a credit card and no sales card required.
