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Faq Data Migration Protection
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This page contains Windows bias
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This page is part of the Azure documentation. It contains code examples and configuration instructions for working with Azure services.
Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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windows_tools
Summary:
The documentation demonstrates mild Windows bias by listing the Windows tool (robocopy) for SMB migration before mentioning Linux/Unix alternatives, and by referencing robocopy as the primary example for SMB workloads. There are no explicit Linux SMB tool examples (such as smbclient or Linux-native copy commands for SMB), and the only Linux example given is rsync for NFS. The documentation does not provide command-line examples for either platform, but the pattern of mentioning Windows tools first and exclusively for SMB suggests a subtle bias.
Recommendations:
- Include Linux-native SMB migration tools (e.g., smbclient, cifs-utils, or standard cp/mv commands mounted via CIFS) alongside robocopy when discussing SMB data migration.
- Alternate the order of tool presentation (sometimes listing Linux tools first) to avoid the appearance of platform preference.
- Provide example commands for both Windows and Linux environments for common migration scenarios.
- Explicitly state that both Windows and Linux clients can access and migrate data to SMB shares, and reference documentation for both.
- Consider a table comparing migration tools across platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS) for both NFS and SMB.
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Scan History
| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 00:00 | #102 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-08 00:00 | #74 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-07 00:00 | #73 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-06 00:00 | #72 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-05 00:00 | #71 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-04 00:00 | #70 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-03 00:00 | #69 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-02 00:00 | #68 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-08-01 00:00 | #67 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-31 00:00 | #66 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-30 00:00 | #65 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-29 00:01 | #64 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-28 00:00 | #63 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-27 00:00 | #62 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-26 00:01 | #61 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-25 00:00 | #60 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-24 00:00 | #59 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-23 00:00 | #58 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-22 00:01 | #57 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-21 00:00 | #56 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-19 13:51 | #54 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-17 00:00 | #53 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-16 00:00 | #52 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-15 00:00 | #51 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ❌ Biased |
| 2025-07-09 13:09 | #3 | cancelled | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-08 04:23 | #2 | cancelled | ❌ Biased |