--- title: Migrating to AWS, v3.3 tags: Resources, Talk description: Resources to support the Migrating to AWS course --- # Migrating to AWS, v3.3 ![](https://i.imgur.com/KPL21LH.jpg) Instructor: Scott Jones Email: scojoe@amazon.com ### :pushpin: Bookmark these links: :::warning - [x] **Path to this page:** https://bit.ly/scojoe-on-migrating - [x] **Path to our classroom:** https://us-east-1.student.classrooms.aws.training/class/tFi9hYpf7QVHY4Ks3iz8HH - [x] **Migrating to AWS - Online Course Supplement:** https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/8834/migrating-to-aws-ocs ::: --- ## :books: Essential Resources :::info - [Amazon Prescriptive Guidance on Migration](https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/?apg-all-cards.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortText&apg-all-cards.sort-order=desc&awsf.apg-new-filter=*all&awsf.apg-content-type-filter=*all&awsf.apg-code-filter=*all&awsf.apg-category-filter=categories%23migration&awsf.apg-rtype-filter=*all&awsf.apg-isv-filter=*all&awsf.apg-product-filter=*all&awsf.apg-env-filter=*all) - [AWS Migration Patterns Library](https://apg-library.amazonaws.com/) - [AWS Solutions for Migration and Modernization](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/migration/) - [Architecture Best Practices for Migration](https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/migration/?cards-all.sort-by=item.additionalFields.sortDate&cards-all.sort-order=desc&awsf.content-type=*all&awsf.methodology=*all) - [AWS Migration Workshops](https://workshops.aws/card/migration) ::: --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35">&nbsp; Module 1: What Is a Cloud Migration? ### :books: Resources - Business Value on AWS (Migration outcomes): https://d1.awsstatic.com/executive-insights/en_US/ebook-business-value-on-aws.pdf - Elements of a successful cloud journey: - [Executive sponsorship](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/todays-it-executive-is-a-chief-change-management-officer/) - [Cloud-first strategy](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/the-journey-toward-cloud-first-the-stages-of-adoption/) - [Organizational change](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/11-things-to-consider-when-educating-your-staff-on-cloud/) - [Cloud center of excellence](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/how-to-create-a-cloud-center-of-excellence-in-your-enterprise/) - [Experiment](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/4-dos-and-donts-when-using-the-cloud-to-experiment/) - Mobilize your organization to accelerate large-scale migrations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/overview.html(opens in a new tab) - AWS Migration Acceleration Program: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-acceleration-program/ ### :video_camera: Videos - AWS re:Invent 2018: Optimizing Costs as You Scale on AWS (ENT302): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XA08hhRVFQ - AWS re:Invent 2019: Managing your cloud financials as you scale on AWS (ENT204-R1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChupgIbZr5Q ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - AWS Foundations: Strategies and Tools to Perform Large-Scale Migrations: https://www.aws.training/Details/Video?id=49647 - Migration Immersion Day: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/a033522c-f256-40f9-9ecb-5b76a71589bc/en-US --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 2: Assessing Migration Readiness ### :books: Resources - Create a Cloud Center of Excellence: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/cost-optimization-laying-the-foundation/cloud-center-of-excellence.html - An Overview of the AWS Cloud Adoption Framework: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/welcome.html - AWS Cloud Adoption Framework Transformation Domains and Foundational Capabilities: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/accelerating-business-outcomes.html - The AWS Cloud Adoption Framework Whitepapers: - [Business Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/business-perspective.html) - [People Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/people-perspective.html) - [Governance Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/governance-perspective.html) - [Platform Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/platform-perspective.html) - [Security Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/security-perspective.html) - [Operations Perspective](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/overview-aws-cloud-adoption-framework/operations-perspective.html) - AWS Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART): https://cloudreadiness.amazonaws.com/#/cart - AWS CART Sample Report: https://cloudreadiness.amazonaws.com/bfd2391ccfbac30513c6cc8b5c40e3ae.pdf - AWS Migration Acceleration Program: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-acceleration-program/ - Migration Readiness Assessment: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-readiness/welcome.html - Migration Readiness Assessment Tool: https://a2t.accelerate.amazonaws.com/ - AWS Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA): https://mpa-proserve.amazonaws.com/ - AWS Migration Hub: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-hub/ - AWS Migration Hub flat-file import: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/latest/userguide/discovery-import.html - AWS Migration Hub EC2 recommendations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/migrationhub/latest/ug/ec2-recommendations.html - Migration Evaluator: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-evaluator/ - Sample Migration Evaluator Business Case Summary: https://d1.awsstatic.com/asset-repository/tso-logic/MigrationEvaluator_TSOLogic_AWS_BusinessCaseSample.pdf - Migrating container-based workloads to AWS: - Container Migration Methodology: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/container-migration-methodology.pdf - Container Powered AWS Migration in Action: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/container-powered-aws-migration-in-action/ - Migrate your Applications to Containers at Scale: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/migrate-your-applications-to-containers-at-scale/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - AWS Foundations: Strategies and Tools to Perform Large-Scale Migrations: https://www.aws.training/Details/Video?id=49647 - Migration Considerations for Containers: https://pages.awscloud.com/GLOBAL_OTT_WEBINAR_2021-VW-s12-CON-DG-OPS_Migration-Considerations-for-Containers.html --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 3: Preparing for a Migration and Understanding Related Workstreams ### :books: Resources - Mobilize phase overview - links to workstreams as well: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/mobilize-phase.html - [Detailed business case](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/detailed-business-case.html) - [Detailed portfolio discovery](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/detailed-portfolio-discovery.html) - [Application migration (migration experience)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/migration-governance.html) - [Migration governance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/migration-governance.html) - [Landing zone](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/aws-landing-zone.html) - [Security, risk, and compliance](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/security-risk-and-compliance.html) - [Operations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/operations.html) - [People: skills, culture, change, and leadership](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/people-skills-culture-change-and-leadership.html) - Improving security as part of accelerated data center migrations: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/security/improving-security-as-part-of-accelerated-data-center-migrations/ - AWS Pricing Estimator: https://calculator.aws/#/ - Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison - Sample Report: http://digiblog.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/app/20161108084144/Cloud_BusinessModell_AWS_Beispiel.pdf --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Modules 4 & 5: Landing Zones and Their Benefits & Building a Landing Zone ### :books: Resources - Setting up a secure and scalable multi-account AWS environment/What is a landing zone?: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-aws-environment/welcome.html - Organizing Your AWS Environment Using Multiple Accounts: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/organizing-your-aws-environment/organizing-your-aws-environment.html - AWS Organizations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/organizing-your-aws-environment/aws-organizations.html - Building a Scalable and Secure Multi-VPC AWS Network Infrastructure: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/latest/building-scalable-secure-multi-vpc-network-infrastructure/welcome.html - AWS Control Tower: https://aws.amazon.com/controltower/ - Guardrails in AWS Control Tower: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/latest/userguide/mandatory-guardrails.html - AWS Control Tower Factory for Terraform (AFT): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/latest/userguide/aft-getting-started.html - Customizations for AWS Control Tower solution: https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/implementations/customizations-for-aws-control-tower/ - AWS Service Catalog Reference Architectures: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-service-catalog-reference-architectures ### :video_camera: Videos - Provisioning Users in AWS Control Tower Using AWS SSO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_n9xN5mg1g ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - Migrating to AWS - Online Course Supplement: https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/8834/migrating-to-aws-ocs - Landing Zone Accelerator Immersion Days: https://catalog.workshops.aws/landing-zone-accelerator/en-US --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 6: Discovering the Portfolio and Understanding Migration Strategies ### :books: Resources - Understanding your Application Readiness: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/understanding-application-readiness-when-migrating-to-aws.pdf?did=wp_card&trk=wp_card. - AWS Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA): https://mpa-proserve.amazonaws.com/ - [AWS Prescriptive Guidance for Migration](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-tools/aws-services.html) - AWS Migration Pattern Library: https://apg-library.amazonaws.com/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - Introduction to AWS Application Discovery Service: https://www.aws.training/Details/Video?id=16432 --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 7: Understanding and Choosing Portfolio Discovery Tools ### :books: Resources - AWS Migration Portfolio Assessment (MPA): https://mpa-proserve.amazonaws.com/ - Migration Evaluator: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-evaluator/ - Migration Evaluator Sample Report: https://d1.awsstatic.com/asset-repository/tso-logic/MigrationEvaluator_TSOLogic_AWS_BusinessCaseSample.pdf - AWS Application Discovery Service: https://aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/ - AWS Application Discovery Agent: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/latest/userguide/discovery-agent.html - Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector (VMware vCenter): https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/latest/userguide/agentless-collector.html - AWS Migration Hub: https://aws.amazon.com/migration-hub/ - Working with Data Exploration in Amazon Athena: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/latest/userguide/working-with-data-athena.html - AWS Systems Manager: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/ --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 8: Planning and Designing a Migration ### :books: Resources - Designing a Successful Pilot Phase for Your Cloud Migration: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/architecture/designing-a-successful-pilot-phase-for-your-cloud-migration/ - Application prioritization criteria: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/application-portfolio-assessment-guide/iterating-prioritization-criteria.html - Migration Factory: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/migrations-phase.html - Automating Large-scale Server Migrations with Cloud Migration Factory: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-factory-cloudendure/welcome.html - AWS Migration Pattern Library: https://apg-library.amazonaws.com/ - [AWS Prescriptive Guidance for Migration](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-tools/aws-services.html) --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 9: Performing the Migration to AWS ### :books: Resources - :new: **AWS Application Migration Service Major Updates: Import and Export Feature, Source Server Migration Metrics Dashboard, and Additional Post-Launch Actions (March 27, 2023)** https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-application-migration-service-major-updates-import-and-export-feature-source-server-migration-metrics-dashboard-and-additional-post-launch-actions/ - What Is the AWS Application Migration Service?: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/mgn/latest/ug/what-is-application-migration-service.html - How to Use the New AWS Application Migration Service for Lift-and-Shift Migrations: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/how-to-use-the-new-aws-application-migration-service-for-lift-and-shift-migrations/ - How to migrate on-premises workloads with AWS Application Migration Service: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/how-migrate-on-premises-workloads-aws-application-migration-service/ - Getting Started With VMware Cloud on AWS https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-on-AWS/services/com.vmware.vmc-aws.getting-started/GUID-3D741363-F66A-4CF9-80EA-AA2866D1834E.html - VMware Cloud on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/vmware/faqs/ - VMware Reference Architectures: https://aws.amazon.com/vmware/resources/ - ATADATA from Deloitte for server migrations: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/consulting/topics/atadata-automated-cloud-management-platform.html ### :video_camera: Videos - AWS MGN service architecture and network architecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8geVzmmRo ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - AWS Application Migration Workshop: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/c6bdf8dc-d2b2-4dbd-b673-90836e954745/en-US - VMware Cloud on AWS Immersion Day: https://workshops.aws/card/VMware - Near-zero-downtime migrations to AWS: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/b0d12df4-1f0f-4a58-9410-bb038b0c7a67/en-US --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 10: Understanding Database and Data Migration Services ### :books: Resources - Migrating Database Applications to AWS https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/Migration/migrating-applications-to-aws.pdf - AWS Storage Gateway: https://aws.amazon.com/storagegateway/ - AWS DataSync FAQs: https://aws.amazon.com/datasync/faqs/ - AWS Snow Family: https://aws.amazon.com/snow/ - AWS Database Migration Service https://aws.amazon.com/dms/ - AWS Schema Conversion Tool: - Getting Started: https://aws.amazon.com/dms/schema-conversion-tool/ - Supported Conversions: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/SchemaConversionTool/latest/userguide/CHAP_Welcome.html - Diagnostic Scripts: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/CHAP_SupportScripts.html - AWS Database Migration Service Best Practices: https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/RDS/AWS_Database_Migration_Service_Best_Practices.pdf - Migrating Your Databases to Amazon Aurora: https://d0.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/RDS/Migrating your databases to Amazon Aurora.pdf - Windows to Linux Replatforming Assistant for Microsoft SQL Server Databases: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/replatform-sql-server.html - AWS Database Migration Service Automation Framework: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/aws-dms-automation-framework/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - Introduction to Database Migration: https://www.aws.training/Details/eLearning?id=43988 - AWS Database Migration Workshop: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/77bdff4f-2d9e-4d68-99ba-248ea95b3aca/en-US --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 11: Understanding Additional Migration Support Options ### :books: Resources - AWS Managed Services Partners: https://aws.amazon.com/managed-services/partners/ - Product and Service Integrations with AWS Service Catalog: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/adminguide/integrations.html - aws-samples/aws-service-catalog-reference-architectures: https://github.com/aws-samples/aws-service-catalog-reference-architectures - Resources for Windows Migrations: - AWS Directory Services: https://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/ - Amazon FSx for Windows File Server: https://aws.amazon.com/fsx/windows/ - Resources for SAP Migrations: - Amazon EC2 Instance Types for SAP: https://aws.amazon.com/sap/instance-types/ - SAP HANA on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/architecture/sap-hana/ - Migrating SAP Workloads to the AWS Cloud with AWS SMS: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/awsforsap/migrating-sap-workloads-to-the-aws-cloud-with-aws-sms/ - Migrating SAP HANA to AWS: Patterns for AWS Migrations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sap/latest/sap-hana/migrating-sap-hana-to-aws.html - FAST SAP Migrations to AWS with the SAP Rapid Migration Test Program: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/awsforsap/fast-sap-migrations-to-aws-with-the-sap-rapid-migration-test-program/ - AWS Partner ServiceNow: https://partners.amazonaws.com/partners/001E000000UfZBzIAN/ServiceNow - AWS License Manager: https://aws.amazon.com/license-manager ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - SAP on AWS Immersion Day workshops: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/754ba343-2704-404a-8abe-be7b21c4d9d5/en-US - SAP HANA On AWS Advanced Workshop: https://catalog.us-east-1.prod.workshops.aws/workshops/c46438cd-aaad-4060-943a-68160bafceff/en-US --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 13: Modernizing and Optimizing Applications ### :books: Resources - AWS Well-Architected Framework: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/ - Strategy for modernizing applications in the AWS Cloud: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-modernizing-applications/welcome.html - Microservices on AWS: https://aws.amazon.com/microservices/ - Implementing Microservices on AWS: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/microservices-on-aws.pdf - AWS Prescriptive Guidance - Modernization Patterns: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/modernization-pattern-list.html - AWS Migration Hub Refactor Spaces: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/migrationhub-refactor-spaces/latest/userguide/what-is-mhub-refactor-spaces.html - AWS App2Container: https://aws.amazon.com/app2container/ - Serverless on AWS -Build and run applications without thinking about servers: https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on Workshops and Free Digital Training - Well Architected Workshops: - Operational Excellence: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/operational-excellence/ - Security: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/security/ - Reliability: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/reliability/ - Performance: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/performance-efficiency/ - Cost Optimization: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/cost/ - Sustainability: https://wellarchitectedlabs.com/sustainability/ - Modernization Workshops: https://www.workshops.aws/categories/Modernization ### :video_camera: Videos - AWS re:Invent 2018: Using DevOps, Microservices, & Serverless to Accelerate Innovation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXl6Bumksnk&t=562 --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 14: Understanding Operations Tools, Integration Testing, and Automation ### :books: Resources - Infrastructure as Code: https://d1.awsstatic.com/whitepapers/DevOps/infrastructure-as-code.pdf?trk=wp_c - AWS CloudFormation Best Practices: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/best-practices.html - AWS Config: https://aws.amazon.com/config - CI/CD for Serverless and Containerized Applications: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ewawuL-IY - CI/CD for Containers: A Way Forward for Your DevOps Pipeline: https://www.slideshare.net/AmazonWebServices/cicd-for-containers-a-way-forward-for-your-devops-pipeline?qid=e659617f-abb4-4729-8dcc-5be52963e771&v=&b=&from_sea - AWS OpsWorks - Automate Operations with Chef and Puppet: https://aws.amazon.com/opsworks/ - AWS Systems Manager Service: https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/ - AWS Quick Starts: https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on: - Learn AWS CloudFormation best practices and how to build a Quick Start, the right way: https://workshop.quickstart.awspartner.com/ --- ## <img src="https://i.imgur.com/2oP2Dle.png" alt="drawing" width="35"/>&nbsp; Module 15: Migration Best Practices ### :books: Resources - AWS Ramp-Up Guide: Migration: https://d1.awsstatic.com/training-and-certification/ramp-up_guides/Ramp-Up_Guide_Migration.pdf - AWS Prescriptive Guidance: Mobilize your organization to accelerate large-scale migrations: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/welcome.html - AWS Prescriptive Guidance: A tools catalog for accelerating migration with automation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-tools/welcome.html - Migration tool comparison: https://aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/migration-tools/ - Architecture Best Practices for Migration: https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/migration/ ### :keyboard: Hands-on: - Migrate with AWS workshop: https://application-migration-with-aws.workshop.aws/