We migrated to Windows server 2022 and are deploying new infrastructure and management approved server 2025. Our total unstructured data goes beyond 3.5PB across all shares. We normally use Robocopy or goodsync but goodsync does not support SMB compression which we have enabled on the servers. Robocopy performs much better but management wants reports that data copied perfectly due to some compliance. Ideally, we need an email with the log, support long path, ability to run as a service, and easy way to manage all the jobs. The latter three options are supported by many data replication utilities but no one supports SMB compression and no plans to. Any recommendations?
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SMB Compression
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New Wrycuda
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Compression is a thing of the past, and SMB uopens the system to vulnerabilities.We migrated to Windows server 2022 and are deploying new infrastructure and management approved server 2025. Our total unstructured data goes beyond 3.5PB across all shares. We normally use Robocopy or goodsync but goodsync does not support SMB compression which we have enabled on the servers. Robocopy performs much better but management wants reports that data copied perfectly due to some compliance. Ideally, we need an email with the log, support long path, ability to run as a service, and easy way to manage all the jobs. The latter three options are supported by many data replication utilities but no one supports SMB compression and no plans to. Any recommendations?
”Some Compliance” Maybe management is behind the times?
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It is interesting question and I rarely see people taking advantage of SMB compression in Windows server 2022. I recall Ned Pyle who created SMB compression in Microsoft talking about it. He mentioned a tool called out RichCopy 360 in one of his videos because someone said the API did not support compression so he said that this third party tool supported it as an example. I have used it in some of our projects but never used SMB compression as most of our servers are still 2019 or lower. It does have a check box for SMB compression, cover your other requirements. As always. Test it as they have a free version.
SecondTimeAround
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Microsoft doesn't seem to share your opinion:Compression is a thing of the past, and SMB uopens the system to vulnerabilities.We migrated to Windows server 2022 and are deploying new infrastructure and management approved server 2025. Our total unstructured data goes beyond 3.5PB across all shares. We normally use Robocopy or goodsync but goodsync does not support SMB compression which we have enabled on the servers. Robocopy performs much better but management wants reports that data copied perfectly due to some compliance. Ideally, we need an email with the log, support long path, ability to run as a service, and easy way to manage all the jobs. The latter three options are supported by many data replication utilities but no one supports SMB compression and no plans to. Any recommendations?
”Some Compliance” Maybe management is behind the times?
"Microsoft improves SMB compression in Windows 11 and Server 2022"
"When Microsoft released Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022, it included SMB compression capabilities."
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