Microsoft offers a few ways of transferring data from your on-premises systems to their data centers. These choices include the following:
- The Data Box devices family, which offer dedicated hardware for offline transfers
- The Import/Export option, which allows you to ship your own disks to Azure Blob or the Azure Files service
When it comes to using Data Box, you will have to do two things:
- Deploy the Azure Data Box service inside your subscription.
- Order a preferred device.
Now, let's look at the step-by-step instructions for transferring large datasets with low or no network bandwidth:
- To deploy the service, search for Azure Data Box in the marketplace and click on the Create button:
Figure 8.9 – Azure Data Box in Azure Marketplace
- The next step is selecting the desired subscription, your region, and the data center you want to send your data to:
Figure 8.10 – The different Data Box options...