Data migration services
Moving data is easy to start and easy to get wrong: missing files, broken character encoding, a database copied mid-change, permissions lost on the way. A good migration proves that everything arrived.
The short answer
We migrate business data between servers, providers and storage: files and folders, MySQL/MariaDB databases, email, object storage (S3 to R2, local storage to S3), and whole applications. We plan the order and timing, copy with integrity checks such as checksums and row counts, keep downtime short, and verify everything before the old system is switched off.
What’s included
- A migration plan: what moves, in what order, and when.
- Files and storage: servers, NAS, S3 or S3-compatible storage, with permissions kept.
- Databases: MySQL and MariaDB, with character sets and encodings preserved.
- Applications moved and reconfigured for their new home.
- Integrity checks: checksums, file counts and row counts compared before and after.
- A short cut-over, and a way back if anything needs to be undone.
How we do it
- Assess the data and the systems that use it.
- Plan order, timing and a way back.
- Copy and verify, then sync the final changes.
- Switch systems over.
- Confirm with the people who use the data, then retire the old system.
Migrations we do most
- Shared hosting or an old server to a new VPS or WHM/cPanel server.
- Files and backups from local storage to S3 or Cloudflare R2.
- Between storage providers, such as S3 to R2 or B2.
- Databases between servers and MySQL/MariaDB versions.
- Email between providers (see business email migration).
Common questions
Will there be downtime?
Usually only a short switch-over: data is copied while the old system runs, then a final sync catches recent changes.
How do you know nothing was lost?
We compare checksums, file counts and database row counts before and after, and you get the results.
Can you migrate large amounts of data?
Yes. Large transfers are planned around bandwidth, and can run in stages.