How file bloat affects data migrations

Bloated files needlessly consume a large amount of your primary storage – and one of the worst file bloat offenders is Microsoft Office. People include more images, charts and other graphics within their documents – and the applications leave transient data, metadata and even junk data within each file.

File bloat means you are storing considerably more data than you need to. And if you are planning a data migration project, you will have to move all of that data from your old infrastructure to the new one. This can make your migration longer, costlier and more painful. It also increases the chances of errors occurring.

NXPowerLite fixes file bloat

NXPowerLite for File Servers attacks file bloat at the core, reducing Microsoft Office and JPEG file sizes by up to 95%*. It's a simple way to reduce the amount of data that needs to be moved, leading to quicker and easier migrations.

NXPowerLite is a software only solution that's quick and easy to deploy as part of a migration project. It analyzes the content on your source servers and replaces any bloated files with smaller, optimized versions. Files remain in their original format, retaining all their attributes and visual content integrity. Optimized files don't need to be decompressed or rehydrated, which makes NXPowerLite ideal for data reduction prior to a migration.


"The storage saving is pretty significant - it will reduce the time of migration."

Olivier Przybylski, MIS/MIT Systems


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Download NXPowerLite for File Servers today to generate a report showing your current storage use and the expected savings that could be gained by optimizing your files.



* Source: NXPowerLite Trident Warrior Experimentation & Results, FORCEnet