Hello Community,
I'm currently working on an AEM on-premise setup and need to ingest a significant volume (>15TB) of digital assets into the DAM. I reviewed the official Assets Migration Guide, which demonstrates a migration procedure using the ACS AEM Tools CSV Asset Importer. At the same time, I've come across another tool called Asset Ingestor that also appears interesting.
Assuming that the migration procedure outlined in the guide represents best practice, I would appreciate insights on the following:
Any shared experiences, performance benchmarks, or additional considerations would be very helpful.
Thank you in advance for your guidance!
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The closest I found was this - https://medium.com/@bsaravanaprakash/how-we-migrated-a-million-assets-into-aem-cloud-service-dam-ef7... (hope you can use some of it for AEM on-premise as well since this is mostly cloud)
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Thanks, it's an interesting article, but it's focused on working with cloud instances. On the other hand, I'm trying to understand if anyone here has experience with Asset Ingestor and CSV Asset Importer. Ideally, I'm looking for a comparison between the two to determine which one is better suited for my use case.
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I could not find any performance benchmarks, which would have helped deciding on the right tool. I still need some guidance to choose between the tools.
Here is the information I gathered about both tools:
Feature | Asset Ingestor | CSV Asset Importer |
Processing Speed | Parallel ingestion with no DAM workflows (via inhibition) Optimized for raw asset uploads | Sequential batches with throttling Requires manual workflow management for optimal speed |
Workflow Handling | Bypasses DAM Update workflows entirely | Requires disabling workflows manually to avoid slowdowns |
Batch Size | Unrestricted parallel processing | Limited by user-defined batch sizes (e.g., 5-100 assets per batch) |
Latency | Minimal (local/network directory access) | Higher (relies on pre-staged assets or network paths) |
Limitations | Only compatible with AEM 6.5. No native metadata mapping (requires post-import updates) | Requires CSV template preparation Delta imports (updates) incur additional overhead associated with updating existing assets |
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