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GitHub's Enterprise Live Migrations in Public Preview
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- →ELM reduces migration downtime, allowing continuous developer activity.
- →It handles large, complex repositories that challenge existing tools.
- →Offers flexibility by complementing existing GitHub migration tools.
GitHub has launched Enterprise Live Migrations (ELM) in public preview, aimed at simplifying the migration of repositories from GitHub Enterprise Server to GitHub Enterprise Cloud. ELM allows for continuous data syncing, reducing downtime and business disruption during migrations. It is particularly suited for large monorepos with extensive histories and high activity. ELM complements the GitHub Enterprise Importer, offering flexibility in migration strategies. This service is available on GitHub Enterprise Server versions 3.17.14+ and above.
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