Our Business Data is scattered across several Machines and Webservers. Backup, and especially Desktop Backup was always an Issue.
We’ve now setup to the challenge to migrate all Data to Google Drive and sync to all clients.
The challenge
- Is it possible to migrate all 5 Clients and the Serverstored Data to Google Cloud in less than 24hrs, starting on 05.05.2012
The questions
- What about Security?
- Whats the strategy to do it?
The Roadmap
- Clarify all open Questions
- Risks and Security
- New Folder Structure
- Rights and Sharing
The Timeline
05.05.2012, 09:16 PM: Clarifing Questions
What does Google say?
Google Apps includes dozens of critical security features specifically designed to keep your data safe, secure and in your control. Your data belongs to you, and Apps tools enable you to control it, including who you share it with and how you share it. Our data center network provides exceptional security and guarantees* reliable access to your data, 24x7x365.25 (that’s right: no rest, even on leap years).1. Set up your Google Account Correctly
Use 2 Step Verification for Your Google Account, see Pt. 4
2. Check your personal privacy setup:
Google Privacy Tols
Corporate Secutrity Settings for Google Drive: http://www.cloudlock.com/solutions/how-to/how-to-secure-data-in-google-drive/
3. Read the trouble shooting Questions on Google Drive
Interesting information about possible issues
I get a message that I need more online storage, but there is nothing in Drive that uses much spaceCheck your Trash view in Google Drive on the web. Files in Trash still count against your quota. Trash is never automatically emptied.Some files didn’t sync
Click the icon for Google Drive for your Mac/PC (in your system tray or menu bar), then select View unsyncable files. This will show you files that didn’t sync and, in some cases, why they didn’t sync. Click Retry all in this dialog when you think you’ve fixed the problem.
05.05.2012, 09:44 PM: Define File Structure
- Google Drive -> Rename to Documents
- 001_Projects
- All Projects by ID, starting with 001
- 002_Notes
- All other, mostly Personal Things
- Photos, Information
05.05.2012, 09:48 PM: Uploading
Lets start renaming the Folders and Migrating them to Google Cloud
