Cloud Service Mapper

Data Migration

Azure Data Factory

Data integration and orchestration platform for pipeline-driven ingestion, transformation, and migration workflows.

Service information

Azure Data Factory

Shortname: Data Factory

Huawei equivalent shortnames: CDM

Keywords: data migration, etl, orchestration

Differences vs Huawei

Capability scope differs: ADF emphasizes activity-based orchestration and integration runtimes, while CDM emphasizes data migration jobs and connector-driven execution.
Pricing model differs: ADF pricing is activity/orchestration and integration-runtime time based, while CDM pricing is primarily by migration cluster specification and runtime period.

Migration to Huawei

Map discovery/assessment, replication pipeline, and cutover checkpoints with rollback criteria. For Azure Azure Data Factory, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is CDM; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.
Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: CDM + DLI + DWS. Treat CDM as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.
Pricing model difference: Azure usually bills migration tooling charges (free or metered by component) plus source/target infrastructure costs; Huawei usually bills MGC governance plus SMS/OMS/CDM/DRS runtime, migrated volume, and network/resource consumption. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.

Huawei equivalent service

Cloud Data Migration

Shortname: CDM

General function: Data Migration

Connector-based data migration and transformation service for structured and semi-structured data movement.

Keywords: data migration, etl, sync