Overview
Gain the skills to plan and perform lift and shift migrations.
This course is intended to provide solutions architects with the foundational knowledge required to successfully plan and perform lift and shift migrations to the AWS Cloud. In this course you will learn about methodologies for discovering, planning, performing, and tracking migrations by using various AWS tools and services.
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Why Choose KORNERSTONE
- Accredited, practitioner-led, expert certificate trainers to provide high quality training
- Official training material included
- Practical, scenario-based learning – focus on application, not just theory
- Excellent Passing Rate
Skills Covered
In this course, you will learn to:
- Determine cloud readiness and migration strategies using assessment tools and services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Articulate the key tasks involved in planning and mobilizing migrations.
- Describe, at a high level, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, resources, and tools necessary for migrations of data and databases.
- Describe, at a high level, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, resources, and tools necessary for migrations of applications
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
Target Audience
This program is designed for technical professionals (solutions architects, developers, and administrators) who plan and execute cloud migration projects. It is ideal for those looking to understand AWS migration strategies, tools, and best practices for moving on-premises workloads to the cloud effectively.
Course Curriculum
Module 0: Course Introduction
- Introductions
- Course overview
Module 1: Assess
- Migration phases
- Migration drivers and outcomes
- Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART)
- Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA)
- Migration Evaluator
- Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA)
Module 2: Mobilize
- Landing zones
- AWS Application Discovery Service
- Migration strategies
- AWS Migration Hub
Module 3: Migrate and Modernize: Database and Data Migration
- AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
- Data migration
- Lab 1: Database Migration with AWS DMS
Module 4: Migrate and Modernize: AWS Application Migration Service
- Migrate servers with AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
- Modernization phases
- AWS Well-Architected Framework for migration
- Application optimization
- Lab 2: Application Migration with AWS MGN
Module 5: Course Summary
- Course summary
Dates & Locations
September 24, 2026
September 24, 2026
December 1, 2026
December 1, 2026
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