Selectively suppress or throttle migration of data across WAN connections
Systems and methods for detecting and evaluating data migrations over a network are described. More specifically, a Migration Manager is provided to detect data migrations over the network and determine whether the performance of the data migration is satisfactory. In situations where the current data migration is too slow, the Migration Manager may postpone or reschedule the data migration for another time.
1. A method for detecting and suppressing slow data migration across WAN connections, the method comprising:
setting a plurality of performance level thresholds based on type of communication network available to a target system, wherein the performance level thresholds set for a first type of communication network is different than the performance level thresholds set for a second type of communication network;
taking measurements of current performance level at different times during a data migration that migrates data from a first type of data source to the target system via the first type of communication network;
evaluating each of the measurements of current performance level against the set performance level thresholds associated with the first type of communication network and the first type of data source;
identifying when one of the current performance level measurements indicates that the data migration is slower than at least one of the performance level thresholds, the at least one performance level threshold defining sub-optimal performance;
terminating the data migration based on the identification; and
rescheduling the data migration for at least one future time.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first type of data source is a computing device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is associated with an employee of a business or organization.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the migrated data includes personal storage tables (PSTs).
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the target system is a hosted Exchange server.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data migration migrates data from two or more data sources simultaneously.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the performance level thresholds are set based on characteristics of the first type of communication network used to perform the data migration.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first type of communication network is a private network associated with a business or organization.
9. A system for detecting and suppressing slow data migration across WAN connections, the system comprising:
a source system of a first type of data source and connected to a communication network of a first type of communication network, wherein the source system stores data to be migrated;
a target system connected to the communication network, wherein the target system designated to store data migrated from the source system; and
a migration manager device comprising a processor and instructions stored in memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
set a plurality of performance level thresholds based on type of communication network available to a target system, wherein the performance level thresholds set for the first type of communication network is different than the performance level thresholds set for a second type of communication network;
take measurements of current performance level at different times during a data migration that migrates data from the first type of data source to the target system via the first type of communication network;
evaluate each of the measurements of current performance level against the set performance level thresholds associated with the first type of communication network and the first type of data source;
identify when one of the current performance level measurements indicates that the data migration is slower than at least one of the performance level thresholds, the at least one performance level threshold defining sub-optimal performance;
terminate the data migration based on the identification; and
reschedule the data migration for at least one future time.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the first type of data source is a computing device.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the computing device is associated with an employee of a business or organization.
12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the migrated data includes personal storage tables (PSTs).
13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the target system is a hosted Exchange server.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the data migration migrates data from two or more data sources simultaneously.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the performance level thresholds are set based on characteristics of the first type of communication network used to perform the data migration.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first type of communication network is a private network associated with a business or organization.
17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program for implementing a method for detecting and suppressing slow data migration across WAN connections, the method comprising:
setting a plurality of performance level thresholds based on a type of communication network available to a target system, wherein the performance level thresholds set for a first type of communication network is different than the performance level thresholds set for a second type of communication network;
taking measurements of current performance level at different times during a data migration that migrates data from a first type of data source to the target system via a first type of communication network;
evaluating each of the measurements of current performance level against the set performance level thresholds associated with the first type of communication network and the first type of data source;
identifying when one of the current performance level measurements indicates that the data migration is slower than at least one of the performance level thresholds, the at least one performance level threshold defining sub-optimal performance;
terminating the data migration based on the identification; and
rescheduling the data migration to proceed at least one future time.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the data migration migrates data from two or more data sources simultaneously.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the performance level thresholds are set based on characteristics of the first type of communication network used to perform the data migration.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the first type of communication network is a private network associated with a business or organization.