System device for the central control of data migrations in enterprise systems

Abstract

System device for the central control of data migrations in enterprise systems, comprehensive at least one processing unit, an interface unit for coupling with at least one source environment and at least one target environment, a migration control unit, and a monitoring and integrity testing unit, wherein the system device is designed to coordinate data transfers between the source environment and the target environment, characterized by that the migration control unit controls transmission releases, restrictions or interruptions on a hardware or firmware level, and the monitoring and integrity check unit performs a technical integrity check of the migrated data.

Description

Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of data transmission and data migration in enterprise information technology systems. In particular, the invention relates to a system device that centrally controls and monitors data migrations between different source and target environments and performs a technical integrity check of the migrated data. State of the art

[0002] In enterprise environments, data is frequently migrated between different IT systems, data centers, virtualized platforms, or cloud infrastructures. Well-known data migration solutions are predominantly based on application-side tools that copy or synchronize data.

[0003] However, such well-known solutions are usually organized in a decentralized manner and do not offer consistent, system-level control of the migration. In particular, they lack a central instance to coordinate, monitor, and, if necessary, interrupt multiple parallel or sequential migrations. Integrity checks are often performed downstream or depend on application software, which limits the security and traceability of the migration.

[0004] Therefore, the current state of the art does not offer a system device that centrally, system-side and independently of application software controls data migrations and technically monitors their integrity. Object of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide a system device which: • Centrally coordinated data migrations between source and target environments, • System-side enables, restricts, or interrupts transmissions, • the integrity of the migrated data was technically verified, • manages multiple migrations in parallel or sequentially, • works independently of the application software of the systems involved, and • enables tamper-proof logging of migration processes. Summary of the invention

[0006] The task is solved by a system device for the central control of data migrations in enterprise systems with the characteristics of the requirements.

[0007] The system device comprises at least one processing unit, an interface unit for coupling with at least one source environment and at least one target environment, a migration control unit, and a monitoring and integrity check unit.

[0008] The migration control unit manages transmission permissions, restrictions, or interruptions at the hardware or firmware level, while the monitoring and integrity check unit performs a technical integrity check of the migrated data. Detailed description of the invention

[0009] The system device according to the invention is designed as a central instance in a company's IT infrastructure.

[0010] A processing unit coordinates data migration between a source environment and a target environment. The system device is coupled to the respective environments via an interface unit.

[0011] The migration control unit manages the data migration process at the system level. It can enable, restrict, or interrupt transfers to ensure a controlled and secure migration. In a preferred embodiment, the migration control unit is designed as a central control unit that coordinates multiple parallel or sequential data migrations between different source and target environments.

[0012] In another embodiment, the migration control unit divides the data migration into several logically or physically separate migration segments. Each migration segment is monitored and controlled separately, enabling fine-grained control and fault localization.

[0013] The monitoring and integrity check unit performs a technical integrity check of the migrated data to detect transmission errors or manipulations. The migration control unit and the monitoring and integrity check unit operate independently of application software in either the source or target environment.

[0014] Optionally, a logging unit is provided that stores tamper-proof status information about controlled, interrupted, completed, or verified data migrations.