Migrating to the AWS Cloud

Migrating to the AWS Cloud

This course is part of AWS Fundamentals Specialization

Instructors: Seph Robinson

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There are 4 modules in this course

This introductory course is for anyone who wants a deeper dive into AWS migration. Whether you want to understand what services are helpful, need to plan a migration for your organization, or are helping other groups with their own migration, you will find valuable information throughout this course. The course sessions structure cloud migration through the three-phase migration process from AWS: assess, mobilize, and migrate and modernize. This process is designed to help your organization approach and implement a migration of tens, hundreds, or thousands of applications. By learning about this three-phase structure—and the various AWS tools, features, and services that can help you during each phase—you will complete this course with a better understanding of how to design and implement migrations to AWS.

Week 1 of this course introduces the concept of migration and some background material, and we also discuss the format that the rest of the course will follow. You learn about why migration is an important topic, different migration types, and the three-phase migration structure. You also learn about some tools that can help you with learn more about migrations and how to plan them (such as AWS Prescriptive Guidance).

What's included

7 videos4 readings1 assignment2 plugins

7 videosTotal 32 minutes

Purpose of this Course2 minutesPreview module
What is Migration?5 minutes
Why Migrate5 minutes
Migrations Early Considerations5 minutes
Students for the Course2 minutes
Migration Overview6 minutes
Intro and Demo of AWS Prescriptive Guidance4 minutes

4 readingsTotal 37 minutes

Pre-Course Survey1 minute
Helpful Tips5 minutes
Week 1 Reading30 minutes
Mid-Course Survey1 minute

1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes

Week 1 Quiz20 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 30 minutes

Pre-Course Survey15 minutes
Mid-Course Survey15 minutes

Week 2 dives into the assess phase of the migration structure. This week focuses on understanding and evaluating your current infrastructure. Tools such as AWS Migration Evaluator and AWS Migration Hub are crucial to this step of your migration, and discussions with your organization about your business needs for migrating are also critical. Additionally, you should take the time to learn about how your utilization in your on-premises environment translates to AWS services and tools.

What's included

8 videos1 reading1 assignment

8 videosTotal 42 minutes

What is Assessing5 minutesPreview module
Migration Evaluator Deep Dive and Demo5 minutes
Tools to Help4 minutes
Migration Hub Deep Dive5 minutes
Translating Into AWS Services Part 15 minutes
Translating Into AWS Services Part 26 minutes
Assessing Review5 minutes
Additional Assessment Considerations4 minutes

1 readingTotal 10 minutes

Week 2 Reading10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes

Week 2 Quiz20 minutes

Week 3 focuses on the mobilize phase of the migration. This week, you learn about the methods and tools that are useful for building a refined migration plan. We discuss getting your team and applications ready for migration, look at services like AWS Application Discovery Service, and cover how the AWS Partner Network (APN) can help you establish your migration plan. To close this section, you learn about AWS Management and Governance, AWS Control Tower, and AWS Landing Zone—tools that can help you prepare for the actual work of migrating applications while also prioritizing security and dependability.

What's included

8 videos1 reading1 assignment

8 videosTotal 33 minutes

What is "Mobilization"2 minutesPreview module
Migration Plan Considerations6 minutes
What Needs to be Migrated2 minutes
Application Discovery Service Demo3 minutes
Another Way to Migrate3 minutes
AWS Management and Governance6 minutes
Getting Ready to Migrate3 minutes
Mobilize Review5 minutes

1 readingTotal 30 minutes

Week 3 Reading30 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 20 minutes

Week 3 Quiz20 minutes

In the final week of this course, you focus on the migrate and modernize phase of the migration structure. During week 4, you learn about migrating specific types of components and the services that assist with their migration: AWS Application Migration Service, AWS Database Migration Service, AWS DataSync, AWS Storage Gateway, and the AWS Snow Family. This week closes with some additional resources so that you can continue your self-paced study with AWS.