Initial Seed Calculator
Estimate how long your initial backup upload will take based on your internet connection speed and dataset size. Compare uploading over the internet vs. shipping a hard drive for faster ingestion.
Upload Estimate
Upload Time
2 days, 7 hours, 34 min
Estimated durationData Size
1 TB
Total to uploadTransfer Rate
5.00 MB/s
Effective speed Your upload would take more than 2 days. Consider our HDD shipping service below for faster initial ingestion.
Alternative: Initial Seed via HDD
Instead of uploading your entire dataset over the internet, you can ship us a hard drive and we'll ingest the data directly into your datastore. This is often much faster for large datasets or slower internet connections.
Upload via Internet
2 days, 7 hours, 34 min
Based on your inputs aboveShip an HDD
~2-3 days
Typical shipping + ingestion timeHow it works
1
Order the serviceContact us to arrange the HDD ingestion
2
Ship the HDDSend us your hard drive with the data
3
We ingestWe load your data into your datastore
4
Return or wipeWe ship the HDD back or securely wipe it
Flat fee: €50 per HDD ingestion
Shipping costs are not included
Contact Us to Order Shipping costs are not included