Course Overview
Migrating to AWS discusses how to plan and successfully migrate existing workloads to the AWS cloud. The course focuses on various cloud migration strategies with a detailed discussion on each phase of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, migration execution, and post-migration validation and application optimization. This course includes hands-on labs, group activities, and case studies to help reinforce the concepts learned.
Who should attend
This course is intended for:
- IT professionals involved in projects related to migrating existing workloads to the AWS cloud
- Individuals who are part of an organization’s cloud Center of Excellence (CoE)
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
- Courses taken: AWS Business Essentials (AWSBE); AWS Technical Essentials (AWSE); Architecting on AWS (AWSA)
- Certifications achieved (optional): AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Level
- Familiarity with enterprise IT infrastructure (hardware and software)
Course Objectives
This course teaches you how to:
- Explain the various cloud migration strategies.
- Assess cloud migration readiness.
- Discover your portfolio and plan for migration.
- Plan and design your application migration strategy.
- Perform and validate application migration to the cloud.
- Optimize your applications and operations after migrating to the cloud.
Course Content
This course covers the following concepts:
Day 1
- Migrating to AWS – An Overview
- Discovery, Analysis, and Planning
- Migration Planning and Design
Day 2
- Migration, Integration, and Validation
- Optimizing Applications and Operating in the AWS Cloud