Leave VMware.
Know every link first.
Data Mover maps how your applications connect, plans the move in waves, and migrates your VMs to HPE VME, Red Hat OpenShift or AWS with near-zero downtime. It runs inside your own environment.
Most migrations go wrong in the planning, not the copy.
Copying a VM is the easy part. The risk is in what nobody wrote down.
Hidden links break apps
One missed connection between an app server and its database can take a business system down on cutover night.
Plans live in spreadsheets
Move groups get built by hand in long workshops, and they go out of date as soon as the estate changes.
Costs creep by the hour
Hourly services and separate discovery tools make the final bill hard to predict.
See the dependencies before anything moves.
Included with every license. The assessment finds which VMs talk to each other and groups them into the same wave, so no application gets split across two platforms. Your team reviews, changes and approves the plan before anything moves.
Application dependencies
Which VMs talk to each other, over which connections. Every application stack shows as one group, not a list of servers.
Readiness and risk
Every VM is scored for migration readiness and risk, so problem workloads show up early instead of on cutover night.
Best-fit migration method
Each stack gets a recommended way to move: live move with incremental sync, planned offline move, or rebuild on the new platform.
Move waves
Dependent VMs land in the same wave, and waves are ordered sensibly, so applications are never split across two platforms.
Target platform fit
Workloads are scored against HPE VME, Red Hat OpenShift and AWS, so each application lands where the facts say it should.
Compliance checks
Built-in ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS checks flag gaps before you move, not after an audit.
| Application stack | VMs | Recommended method | Target | Risk | Wave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order processing — web, app and database tiers | 5 | Live move with incremental sync | HPE VME | Low | 1 |
| HR and payroll — app server and database | 3 | Planned offline move | Red Hat OpenShift | Medium | 2 |
| Reporting — batch servers and file share | 4 | Rebuild on the new platform | AWS | Medium | 3 |
| Legacy inventory — unsupported OS | 2 | Review before moving | To be decided | High | Hold |
Example data for illustration only. Your team can change any line before sign-off.
The AI does the heavy lifting. People make the calls.
- Review the dependency map and correct anything the AI missed
- Move applications between waves, or hold them back
- Accept or change the recommended method and target for each stack
- Sign off the plan before a single VM moves
Five phases. Each one ends with something you can sign off.
Assess
AI maps dependencies, scores every VM and suggests the best migration method for each app stack.
You walk away with
A dependency map and risk report
Plan
Review the suggested waves, then agree on move order and maintenance windows.
You walk away with
An approved wave plan
Sync
Data copies while VMs keep running. Only changed data is sent after the first copy.
You walk away with
Targets ready to switch
Cut over
A short final sync and switch, inside your maintenance window.
You walk away with
Apps live on the new platform
Validate
Boot and application checks, then support while the new platform settles in.
You walk away with
Tested apps and sign-off
From VMware to where you want to run next.
Data Mover connects to vCenter and reads VMs from ESXi without agents, then moves them to the target your assessment points to.
HPE VME
For teams moving to a KVM-based private cloud on HPE infrastructure.
Red Hat OpenShift
For teams that want to run VMs and containers on one platform.
AWS
For workloads headed to public cloud, into your own AWS account.
VDDK mode
Uses VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit to read VM disks and track changed blocks. A good fit where VDDK is already approved.
Non-VDDK mode
For environments where VDDK is restricted or not approved. The migration still goes ahead, without extra VMware components.
Your VMs keep running while Data Mover copies them.
- 01The first full copy runs in the background while applications stay online
- 02After that, only changed data is sent, again and again, keeping the target up to date
- 03At cutover, a short final sync catches the last changes
- 04The VM starts on the target, and your team checks the application
Choose how much help you want.
Every option is priced per VM, includes the AI assessment and comes with published support coverage and response targets. No hourly billing.
Standard
Your team runs the migration with Data Mover.
- Data Mover license
- AI assessment and wave plan
- Unlimited test runs and re-syncs
- Product support, 12 hours a day on weekdays
Premium Global
Our global engineering team runs it, led by a US project lead.
- Everything in Standard
- Migration run by SDS engineers
- Cutover and rollback runbook for each wave
- Engineers online for every scheduled cutover
- Support 16 hours a day, 7 days a week
Premium Onshore
US-based engineers run it end to end.
- Everything in Premium Global
- US-based engineering team
- Meets onshore staffing requirements
- A fit for public sector, healthcare and finance
| Support coverage | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Support hours | 12 hours a day, Mon–Fri | 16 hours a day, 7 days a week |
| Migration blocked — cutover or sync stopped | 1 hour | 30 minutes |
| Major issue — a wave stalled | 4 hours | 1 hour |
| Minor issue or question | Next business day | 4 hours |
| Hypercare after each wave | Add-on | 2 weeks included |
Response targets are the time to a first response from an engineer. Every option is priced per VM and includes the AI assessment.
Add-ons when you need them: Target platform build · OS modernization · 24×7 cutover weeks · Application testing · Extended hypercare · Cutover support for Standard. OS upgrades, application changes and testing beyond boot checks are quoted separately.
Your data stays in your network.
Data Mover is not a SaaS service. It runs inside your environment, so VM data moves from source to target without passing through a vendor cloud. Bring your security team to the proof of value — they can review the deployment, access and data path themselves.
No SaaS, no vendor cloud
Nothing is uploaded to SAN Data Systems. The tool and your data stay on your side, moving from source to target inside your network.
Nothing installed on VMs
Data Mover is agentless. Your VMs are not touched until the agreed cutover.
Controlled access
When our engineers help, they connect only through your VPN or jump host, using accounts you control. Staff are background-checked and covered by NDA.
Straight answers before your review.
Does any of our VM data pass through SAN Data Systems' cloud?
No. Data Mover runs in your environment and copies data directly from your VMware estate to your target platform. There is no SaaS portal and no vendor cloud in the data path.
Do we have to install anything on our VMs?
No. Data Mover is agentless. It reads VMs through vCenter and ESXi, and your VMs are not touched until the agreed cutover.
What access does Data Mover need?
Access to vCenter and a network path to the target platform. The exact accounts and permissions are agreed with your team at kickoff.
Can we use it if VMware VDDK is not approved in our environment?
Yes. Non-VDDK mode is available for environments where VDDK is restricted or not approved, and the migration proceeds without extra VMware components.
How do SDS engineers connect when they help us?
Only through your VPN or jump host, using accounts you control. You can remove access at any time.
Sell it, deliver it, or both.
Systems integrators and managed service providers can offer Data Mover under clear terms, with SAN Data Systems engineers behind them. Roles are agreed up front, so nobody is guessing on cutover night.
Resell
You sell Data Mover licenses and your team runs the migrations, with partner pricing, deal registration and SDS product support behind you.
Deliver together
You own the customer. SDS engineers add capacity for assessment, planning or cutovers at partner rates, with roles agreed per project.
Unlimited license
For high-volume partners and MSPs: 12- or 18-month terms, unlimited migrations within fair use, and a quarterly payment option.
See your own dependency map before you commit.
We assess up to 50 of your VMs and migrate 5 of them, at no cost. You keep the results.
- Data Mover deployed in your environment
- AI assessment of up to 50 VMs
- Dependency map, risk scores and a suggested wave plan
- 5 VMs migrated to HPE VME, Red Hat OpenShift or AWS
- A results review with your team
- vCenter access agreed with your team
- A target environment to migrate into
- A short list of low-risk VMs for the test migrations
- One technical contact for the duration