Design a Cloud Migration Strategy
1h 54mIntermediate2020-06-15
Authors
Brien Posey
Author, Speaker, Microsoft MVP
Course details
Migrating to the cloud can be an exciting and overwhelming prospect for any organization. The success of your migration is enormously dependent upon how well thought out the strategy is. In this course, instructor Brien Posey takes a vendor-neutral look at the key design considerations that need to go into any migration strategy—whether you're migrating to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, or Google Cloud Platform. Learn how to identify your migration goals, estimate costs, and avoid common mistakes. Explore popular options such as rehosting, replatforming, and SaaS adoption. Plus, find out when it's appropriate to refactor or retire workloads and get tips for implementing your migration plan, complete with considerations for IT pros.
Topics include:
Identifying migration goals
Considering costs
Avoiding common mistakes
Rehosting
Replatforming
Adopting SaaS
Refactoring workloads
Retiring workloads
Planning your migration
Deciding where to begin
Topics include:
Identifying migration goals
Considering costs
Avoiding common mistakes
Rehosting
Replatforming
Adopting SaaS
Refactoring workloads
Retiring workloads
Planning your migration
Deciding where to begin
Skills covered
Cloud FoundationsCloud AdministrationAmazon Web Services (AWS)AmazonCloud ComputingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Planning a cloud migration
- What you should know
Essential Migration Considerations
- Identify migration goals
- Types of migrations
- Cost considerations
- The five phases of migration
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Infrastructure and logical considerations
Rehosting
- Which applications should be rehosted
- Performance considerations
- Estimating costs
- Is it better to migrate or rebuild
Replatforming
- What is replatforming
- Advantages of replatforming
- Some potential issues with replatforming
- Identifying good candidates for replatforming
Adopting SaaS
- Why transition to SaaS
- The advantages of a SaaS migration
- Potential disadvantages of SasS migration
- Important considerations
Refactoring Workloads
- The case for application refactoring
- Modernizing a refactored application
Retiring Workloads
- Why retiring an application may be the best option
- Identifying applications that can be retired
The Migration Process
- Are your goals still relevant
- Building a plan of attack
- Considerations for IT pros
- Why it is fine to leave some applications alone
- Where should I begin
Conclusion
- Next steps