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You're tasked with migrating data to the cloud. How can you ensure its integrity?

What strategies have you found effective for maintaining data integrity during cloud migration? Share your insights.

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You're tasked with migrating data to the cloud. How can you ensure its integrity?

What strategies have you found effective for maintaining data integrity during cloud migration? Share your insights.

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    Sanket Raj

    GCP Data Engineer | BigQuery | Dataflow | Airflow | Python | SQL | Looker Studio | Building Scalable Data Pipelines @ Fossil Group

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    Ensuring data integrity during cloud migration is all about careful planning and validation. I always start with thorough data mapping and use checksums or hashing to verify data accuracy during transfer. Also, testing small batches before the full migration helps catch issues early.And one should remember having backups ready. 😁

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    Nebojsha Antic 🌟

    Senior Data Analyst & TL @Valtech | Instructor @SMX Academy 🌐Certified Google Professional Cloud Architect & Data Engineer | Microsoft AI Engineer, Fabric Data & Analytics Engineer, Azure Administrator, Data Scientist

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    🔄Use checksums or hash verification to validate data consistency post-migration. 📊Implement automated data validation scripts to detect discrepancies. 🚀Migrate in phases to minimize risk and allow for incremental validation. 🔍Leverage logging and monitoring tools to track data flow and integrity. 💾Maintain backups before, during, and after migration for rollback options. 🔐Ensure encryption and access controls are correctly applied post-migration. 📈Compare pre- and post-migration reports to confirm data accuracy. 👥Involve key stakeholders to validate business-critical data.

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    Meet Nirav Zaveri

    Data Engineer & Analyst | Built 1.5TB+ ETL Pipelines | Reduced Processing Time by 85% | SQL, Python, Airflow, Databricks, Teradata | Azure, GCP | Data Warehousing & Analytics | Seeking 2025 Full-Time Data/BI Roles

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    Before migration, I always perform a full schema and data profiling check to understand what I’m moving. I use checksums and row counts before and after the transfer to verify nothing’s been lost or altered. I migrate in phases—starting with non-critical datasets—to test and validate the pipeline end-to-end. I log every step and keep audit trails so I can trace issues if anything goes wrong. Post-migration, I run automated validation scripts and parallel queries to compare data in old vs. new environments. Lesson: A successful cloud migration is less about speed and more about accuracy and traceability. Integrity first—speed second.

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    Tayyaba Chaudhry

    Project Manager I Business Consultant I Marketing Strategist I Business Development Manager I Entrepreneur I Financial Advisor I Logo Designer I Content Writer I SEO Expert I Freelancer I Amazon VA I Bidder I PMM.

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    Ensure data integrity by validating data pre-migration, using encryption, employing checksums, enabling logging, conducting incremental testing, automating error detection, enforcing access controls, verifying post-migration accuracy, and implementing rollback plans to mitigate risks and ensure seamless cloud integration.

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    Pratik Domadiya

    𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 @TMS | 4+ Years Exp. | Cloud Data Architect | Expertise in Python, Spark, SQL, AWS, ML, Databricks, ETL, Automation, Big Data | Helped businesses to better understand data and mitigate risks.

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    Here's how to ensure data integrity during cloud migration: 🔒 Encryption: Encrypt data in transit and at rest. ✅ Validation: Verify data accuracy before and after migration. 🔄 Data Reconciliation: Compare source and target data. 🛡️ Schema Consistency: Maintain data structure. 📝 Data Lineage: Track data movement and transformations. 🧪 Testing: Rigorous testing in a staging environment. 📜 Access Control: Secure data access and permissions. 🔄 Incremental Migration: Migrate in smaller batches. 📊 Monitoring: Continuously monitor data quality.

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