Migrating Azure to VDC Vault

Introduction

In today’s rapidly evolving cloud ecosystem, businesses often need to adapt to new platforms to meet operational and strategic goals. One such migration is moving from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage to Veeam’s Data Cloud Vault.

Veeam Data Cloud Vault is a fully managed, secure cloud storage resource on Azure that eliminates the headaches of managing infrastructure and unpredictable cloud cost models. You just let us know how much you need, and we handle the rest.

When it comes to cloud storage, Veeam’s Data Cloud Vault offers better value than “DIY” solutions. By including storage, API calls, data retrieval, and egress fees under a simple pricing structure, VDC Vault ensures a cost-effective and scalable solution for businesses. Built on Azure Blob for high-performance restores, it delivers seamless capacity scaling, fast recovery, and immutable storage options that meet enterprise demands.

Process and Testing

The requirements for this test stemmed from a customer request to migrate data from their Azure Blob repositories—specifically the capacity tier—to VDC Vault as the capacity tier within their Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR).

To achieve this, it was crucial to keep all data transfers within Azure to avoid incurring egress charges. This required deploying a Veeam Gateway Server or, in my case, using the Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) server, which also acted as the Gateway, within Azure. By ensuring the server was located in the same Azure region as the storage, we kept the traffic “local” and avoided unnecessary costs.

Additionally, we needed to enable the Service Endpoint for the storage Virtual Network (VNet). This configuration allowed the traffic to utilize Azure’s internal backend network, ensuring all data movement stayed within the same region and avoided generating egress traffic.

For the test, I provisioned a robust Azure VM with 64 CPUs and 128 GB of memory. This was necessary to handle the encryption overhead, as encryption activities impose a significant CPU penalty. The higher CPU count helped expedite the migration process, making it more efficient.

Rather than going through all the steps, I have recorded a short youtube that shows the steps we followed to get it setup and how we went through the process of migrating the data and hitting 40Gbps!!

Here’s a quick walkthrough of the results:

Conclusion

Migrating from Azure Blob Storage to Veeam’s Data Cloud Vault is a smart and strategic decision that can enhance your organization’s efficiency, security, and scalability. By leveraging Azure’s internal backend network and configuring your infrastructure to minimize costs, you can ensure a seamless and cost-effective transition.

Take the next step and explore how VDC Vault can transform your cloud storage strategy and deliver unmatched value today.

I hope you found this guide helpful. As always, keep on learning!