Cloud data migrations can be performed by using free tools that require extensive manual involvement or commercial data migration solutions. Sometimes Cloud Storage Gateways are used to move data to the cloud, but these require heavy hardware and infrastructure setup. Cloud data management solutions offer a streamlined, cost-effective, software-based approach to manage cloud data migrations without requiring expensive hardware infrastructure and without creating data lock-in. Look for elastic data migration solutions that can dynamically scale to handle data migration workloads and adjust to your demands.