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SoDA agents move data between themselves using encrypted, WAN optimized UDP transfers. Data is check-summed at either end to ensure integrity. Agents use the S3 API to communicate to object storage and support multipart uploads of large files. Storage performance, compute resources available on the agent host, and speed of the network link between agents determine transfer speeds. Whether file or object, SoDA looks at the current data set and dynamically spins up and down threads based on file size to maximize performance across a WAN or LAN link.
Data moved by SoDA is accessible at either end. File data moved to an object store can be accessed natively with S3 APIs. Objects moved back to file storage can be accessed natively there as well. SoDA does not require or use any proprietary gateways.