Migrating to AWS

This course is for individuals who seek an understanding of how to plan and migrate existing workloads to the AWS Cloud. You will learn about various cloud migration strategies and how to apply each step of the migration process, including portfolio discovery, application migration planning and design, conducting a migration, and post-migration validation and application optimization.
Hands-on labs reinforce learning, and each lab is designed to provide you with the understanding and foundation necessary to complete migration tasks in your organization.

Course outline
Day 1
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)

Day 2
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

Day 3
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