Case Study: Fortune 50 Company Migrates 600 TB in 20 Days with Data Dynamics and Azure NetApp Files

600 TBs of data migrated in 20 days and cost savings of millions of dollars in data center closure

The customer, a Fortune 50 company in the energy sector, faced significant challenges during its data center consolidation and cloud migration project. Delays in moving 600 terabytes of data to Azure were costing tens of millions of dollars. Additional hurdles included maintaining data security and ownership, a tight 45-day deadline, and a lack of internal migration expertise. To overcome this, they partnered with vendor Data Dynamics.

Data Dynamics implemented its StorageX platform to work with Azure NetApp Files. The solution automated the secure migration of data, preserved critical security metadata, and provided accurate cutover time estimates. As a result, the entire 600 TB migration was completed in just 20 days, well ahead of schedule. This rapid success recognized tens of millions of dollars in savings from the data center closure for the customer.