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articles/storage/common/storage-choose-data-transfer-solution.md

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 # Choose an Azure solution for data transfer
 
 This article provides an overview of some of the common Azure data transfer solutions. The article also links out to recommended options depending on the network bandwidth in your environment and the size of the data you intend to transfer.
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 The data movement can be of the following types:
 
-- **Offline transfer using shippable devices** - Use physical shippable devices when you want to do offline one-time bulk data transfer. Microsoft sends you a disk, or a secure specialized device. Alternatively, you can purchase and ship your own disks. You copy data to the device and then ship it to Azure where the data is uploaded.  The available options for this case are Data Box Disk, Data Box, Data Box Heavy, and Import/Export (use your own disks).
+- **Offline transfer using shippable devices** - Use physical shippable devices when you want to do offline one-time bulk data transfer. This use case involves copying data to either a disk or specialized device, and then shipping it to a secure Microsoft facility where the data is uploaded. You can purchase and ship your own disks, or you order a Microsoft-supplied disk or device. Microsoft-supplied solutions for offline transfer include Azure [Data Box](../../databox/data-box-overview.md), [Data Box Disk](../../databox/data-box-disk-overview.md), and [Data Box Heavy](../../databox/data-box-heavy-overview.md).
 
-- **Network Transfer** - You transfer your data to Azure over your network connection. This can be done in many ways.
+- **Network Transfer** - You transfer your data to Azure over your network connection. This transfer can be done in many ways.
 
-  - **Graphical interface** - If you occasionally transfer just a few files and do not need to automate the data transfer, you can choose a graphical interface tool such as Azure Storage Explorer or a web-based exploration tool in Azure portal.
-  - **Scripted or programmatic transfer** - You can use optimized software tools that we provide or call our REST APIs/SDKs directly. The available scriptable tools are AzCopy, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI. For programmatic interface, use one of the SDKs for .NET, Java, Python, Node/JS, C++, Go, PHP or Ruby.
+  - **Hybrid migration service** - [Azure Storage Mover](../../storage-mover/service-overview.md) is a new, fully managed migration service that enables you to migrate your files and folders to Azure Storage while minimizing downtime for your workload. Azure Storage Mover is a hybrid cloud service consisting of a cloud service component and an on-premises migration agent virtual machine (VM). Storage Mover is used for migration scenarios such as *lift-and-shift*, and for cloud migrations that you repeat occasionally.
   - **On-premises devices** - We supply you a physical or virtual device that resides in your datacenter and optimizes data transfer over the network. These devices also provide a local cache of frequently used files. The physical device is the Azure Stack Edge and the virtual device is the Data Box Gateway. Both run permanently in your premises and connect to Azure over the network.
+  - **Graphical interface** - If you occasionally transfer just a few files and don't need to automate the data transfer, you can choose a graphical interface tool such as Azure Storage Explorer or a web-based exploration tool in Azure portal.
+  - **Scripted or programmatic transfer** - You can use optimized software tools that we provide or call our REST APIs/SDKs directly. The available scriptable tools are AzCopy, Azure PowerShell, and Azure CLI. For programmatic interface, use one of the SDKs for .NET, Java, Python, Node/JS, C++, Go, PHP or Ruby.
   - **Managed data pipeline** - You can set up a cloud pipeline to regularly transfer files between several Azure services, on-premises or a combination of two. Use Azure Data Factory to set up and manage data pipelines, and move and transform data for analysis.
 
 The following visual illustrates the guidelines to choose the various Azure data transfer tools depending upon the network bandwidth available for transfer, data size intended for transfer, and frequency of the transfer.
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 Answer the following questions to help select a data transfer solution:
 
-- Is your available network bandwidth limited or non-existent, and you want to transfer large datasets?
+- Is your available network bandwidth limited or nonexistent, and you want to transfer large datasets?
 
     If yes, see: [Scenario 1: Transfer large datasets with no or low network bandwidth](storage-solution-large-dataset-low-network.md).
 - Do you want to transfer large datasets over network and you have a moderate to high network bandwidth?
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 ## Data transfer feature in Azure portal
 
-You can also go to your Azure Storage account in Azure portal and select the **Data transfer** feature. Provide the network bandwidth in your environment, the size of the data you want to transfer, and the frequency of data transfer. You will see the optimum data transfer solutions corresponding to the information that you have provided.
+You can also provide information specific to your scenario and review a list of optimal data transfer solutions. To view the list, navigate to your Azure Storage account within the Azure portal and select the **Data transfer** feature. After providing the network bandwidth in your environment, the size of the data you want to transfer, and the frequency of data transfer, you're shown a list of solutions corresponding to the information that you have provided.
 
 ## Next steps
 
 - [Get an introduction to Azure Storage Explorer](https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/videos/introduction-to-microsoft-azure-storage-explorer/).
 - [Read an overview of AzCopy](./storage-use-azcopy-v10.md).
 - [Quickstart: Upload, download, and list blobs with PowerShell](../blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell.md)
 - [Quickstart: Create, download, and list blobs with Azure CLI](../blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-cli.md)
+- Learn about:
+  - [Azure Storage Mover](../../storage-mover/service-overview.md), a hybrid migration service.
+  - [Cloud migration using Azure Storage Mover](../../storage-mover/migration-basics.md).
 - Learn about:
 
   - [Azure Data Box, Azure Data Box Disk, and Azure Data Box Heavy for offline transfers](../../databox/index.yml).
   - [Azure Data Box Gateway and Azure Stack Edge for online transfers](../../databox-online/index.yml).
-- [Learn what is Azure Data Factory](../../data-factory/copy-activity-overview.md).
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+- [Learn about Azure Data Factory](../../data-factory/copy-activity-overview.md).
 - Use the REST APIs to transfer data
 
   - [In .NET](/dotnet/api/overview/azure/storage)