Migrating to AWS Training

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

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