AWS Migration Essentials Training

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$695.00 USD

Duration
1 Day

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
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Course Overview

Organizations are moving to the cloud faster than ever—yet over 60% of cloud migrations stall or fall short of expectations. The difference? A solid understanding of the migration process and the tools necessary for migrations in the AWS Cloud.

AWS Migration Essentials is a one-day, instructor-led training introducing IT professionals to the key phases, strategies, and services that drive successful cloud migration. Built around the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), the course helps teams plan and perform migration projects with confidence—leveraging Amazon Web Services tools, frameworks, and best practices.

Participants explore how to assess environments, mobilize stakeholders, and ultimately migrate and modernize applications and databases using AWS. Through real AWS environments with hands-on labs, you'll gain the practical insight needed to lead or support a migration effort in your organization.

Course Objectives

This high-level training course equips learners with the foundational skills needed to support successful migrations using AWS. You’ll learn how to build a business case, define migration goals, and align workloads with AWS migration patterns. The course also covers application migration, database migration, and how to use AWS-native tools to support discovery, tracking, and modernization.

Special emphasis is placed on understanding the methodologies for discovering existing workloads and evaluating them for cloud readiness. This course helps cloud architects, administrators, and solutions architects better understand how to use AWS to accelerate an organization’s journey to the AWS Cloud.

Who Should Attend?

Technical audience (solutions architects, developers, and administrators) with limited to no knowledge on cloud migration.

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What is AWS Migration Essentials?

AWS Migration Essentials is an official AWS training course that introduces participants to the process of planning and executing migrations using AWS Cloud services. It follows the AWS Migration Acceleration Program and prepares professionals to support projects involving application migration, database migration, and modernization.

How does this course help with migrating to AWS Cloud?

This training course provides technical and strategic guidance aligned with the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP). Participants learn to assess readiness, mobilize internal teams, and use AWS tools to plan and execute application migration and modernization efforts.

Is AWS Migration Essentials worth it?

Absolutely. This training gives your team the high-level understanding and practical skills to reduce risk, avoid delays, and move forward with your migration strategy. It helps ensure your organization is aligned around best practices and equipped with the tools necessary for migrations.

Is this AWS training course hands-on?

Yes. You’ll use real AWS tools and services in lab exercises to simulate key parts of the migration process, including discovery, assessment, and modernization planning.

Does this training prepare me for certification?

While this course is not tied to a specific certification, it supports foundational knowledge for those pursuing AWS learning paths, including Solutions Architect certifications and cloud migration training tracks.

Learning Credits: Learning Credits can be purchased well in advance of your training date to avoid having to commit to specific courses or dates. Learning Credits allow you to secure your training budget for an entire year while eliminating the administrative headache of paying for individual classes. They can also be redeemed for a full year from the date of purchase. If you have previously purchased a Learning Credit agreement with New Horizons, you may use a portion of your agreement to pay for this class.

If you have questions about Learning Credits, please contact your Account Manager.

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Course Prerequisites

AWS Technical Essentials

Agenda

Module 0: Course Introduction

Welcome and introductions
Overview of the AWS Migration Essentials training course
Key goals and structure of the migration learning experience

Module 1: Assess – Defining Migration Readiness

Understanding the phases of an AWS migration project
Identifying business drivers and expected migration outcomes
Using the Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART)
Conducting a Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA)
Leveraging Migration Evaluator and Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA)

Module 2: Mobilize – Preparing to Migrate

Setting up AWS landing zones
Using AWS Application Discovery Service to evaluate workloads
Exploring migration strategies and best practices
Tracking progress with AWS Migration Hub and planning next steps

Module 3: Migrate and Modernize – Database and Data Migration

Introduction to AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)
Techniques for structured data migration and validation
Hands-on lab: Perform a live database migration using AWS DMS

Module 4: Migrate and Modernize – AWS Application Migration

Rehosting servers with AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN)
Understanding phases of application modernization
Applying the AWS Well-Architected Framework to migration
Techniques for application tuning and optimization
Hands-on lab: Complete an application migration using AWS MGN

Module 5: Course Summary

Review key takeaways from the migration essentials course
Final Q&A and course closeout

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