Migrating To AWS

In this course, you will learn to: 

• Recognize the common business and technical drivers for migrating to the cloud 

• Summarize the three phases of a migration and associated objectives, tasks, and stakeholders for each 
• Describe AWS architecture, tools, and migration best practices 
• Distinguish between the various cloud migration strategies and when each is most appropriate 
• Determine an organization’s application migration readiness 
• Discover a portfolio and gather data necessary for migration 

• Plan and design an application migration strategy 
• Perform and validate application migration to the cloud 
• Optimize applications and operations after migrating to the cloud 

This course is intended for: 

• Solutions architects 
• Software engineers 
• IT project managers 
• Operation leads 

We recommend that attendees of this course have: 

• Familiarity with enterprise IT infrastructure (hardware and software) 
• Completed the AWS Technical Essentials or Architecting on AWS classroom training 

• Achieved their AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification (optional) 

Module 0: Introduction to Migrating to AWS 

• Course introduction 

Module 1: What Is a Cloud Migration? 

• Summarize the drivers and desired outcomes of a cloud migration 
• Identify the elements of a successful migration journey 
• Describe the three-phase AWS migration process 

Module 2: Assessing Migration Readiness 

• Summarize the activities and goals of the assess phase 
• Evaluate tools for assessing your organization’s cloud readiness 
• Describe Migration Readiness Assessments (MRAs) and their importance 
• Group Exercise: Assess cloud migration readiness with AWS Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART) 

Module 3: Preparing for a Migration and Understanding Related Workstreams 

• Summarize the mobilize phase of the process 
• Discuss the eight unique migration-related workstreams 

Module 4: Discovering Landing Zones and Their Benefits 

• Explain the function of a landing zone 
• Discuss best practices for creating a custom landing zone 
• Describe how you would use AWS Control Tower to create a landing zone Module 5: Building a Landing Zone 
• Summarize the process of building a landing zone 
• Determine the best multi-account structure, governance policies, and connectivity plan for a landing zone 

• Demonstration: AWS Control Tower 
• Hands-On Lab: Connecting Your On-Premises Network and Directory Services to AWS 

Module 6: Discovering the Portfolio and Understanding Migration Strategies 

• Explain the activities of the detailed portfolio discovery workstream 

• Describe how to assess an application’s migration readiness 
• Summarize the seven migration strategies 
• Group Exercise: Choose the best strategy (scenario-based) 

Module 7: Understanding and Choosing Portfolio Discovery Tools 

• Summarize the various discovery tools available 
• Distinguish which tools are best to use based on scenario 
• Hands-On Lab: Gathering Application Data Necessary for Migration 

Module 8: Planning and Designing a Migration 

• Describe the planning and design process 
• Summarize how to set up a migration factory 
• Choose and finalize an application migration strategy 

Module 9: Performing the Migration to AWS 

• Explain the server migration process 
• Discuss the various migration automation and governance tools available 
• Evaluate server migration tools for compatibility with your environment 
• Hands-On Lab: Migrating an Application to AWS 

Module 10: Understanding Database and Data Migration Services 

• Summarize the significance of database and data migration 
• Discuss the various data migration tools available 
• Hands-On Lab: Migrating an Existing Database to Amazon Aurora 

Module 11: Understanding Additional Migration Support Options 

• Discuss additional migration support options 
• Summarize AWS Managed Services and AWS Marketplace 
• Describe SAP on AWS and services offered for Windows 

Module 12: Integrating, Validating, and Cutting Over Applications 

• Discuss the process and benefits of integrating, validating, and cutting over applications 

Module 13: Modernizing and Optimizing an Application Migration 

• Identify post-migration opportunities for modernization and optimization 

• Understand cost and security optimization processes 
• Explore tools available to support these processes 
• Hands-On Lab: Optimizing an Application with Amazon S3 and Amazon ECS 

Module 14: Understanding Operations Tools, Integration Testing, and Automation 

• Summarize operations in the cloud 
• Discuss four functions of operations and their domains 
• Review operations automation and relevant support tools 

Module 15: Migration Best Practices 

• Course review and key takeaways 
• Summarize and reinforce AWS best practices for migrating 
• Hands-On Lab: Automating Application Deployments