Cloud Migration Strategy Optimize Your Business #259017

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Evaluate organizational readiness for cloud migration and identify key stakeholders.

2. Develop a phased migration strategy aligned with business goals and technical requirements.

3. Apply migration frameworks (e.g., AWS Migration Hub, Azure Migrate) to plan and execute migrations.

4. Mitigate risks related to security, compliance, cost, and performance during migration.

5. Optimize post-migration operations for scalability, cost-efficiency, and continuous improvement.

6. Measure and communicate migration success through KPIs and ROI analysis.

This course is ideal for:

• IT Directors and CIOs/CTOs

• Cloud Architects and Solutions Engineers

• DevOps/Infrastructure Teams

• Project Managers overseeing migration initiatives

• Business Analysts and Operations Managers

• Security and Compliance Officers

• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Each participant receives a binder containing a copy of the presentation
• slides and handouts
• Post-assessment

Day 1: Foundations of Cloud Migration

• Module 1: Why Migrate? Business Drivers, Benefits, and Challenges

• Module 2: Cloud Migration Frameworks: AWS/Azure/GCP Migration Methodologies

• Module 3: Assessing Readiness: Technical, Financial, and Organizational Considerations

• Workshop: Conducting a Cloud Readiness Assessment for a Fictional Company

• Case Study: How Airbnb Executed Its Cloud Migration

Day 2: Planning Your Migration Strategy

• Module 4: Migration Patterns: Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect, Replatform, Replace

• Module 5: Cost-Benefit Analysis: TCO, ROI, and Cloud Pricing Models

• Module 6: Stakeholder Alignment: Building a Cross-Functional Migration Team

• Hands-On Lab: Using Cloud Migration Tools (e.g., AWS Migration Hub)

• Group Exercise: Selecting Migration Patterns for Sample Workloads

Day 3: Execution and Risk Management

• Module 7: Migration Phases: Discovery, Planning, Execution, Validation

• Module 8: Security and Compliance: Data Governance, Encryption, and Regulatory Requirements

• Module 9: Managing Downtime and Business Continuity

• Simulation: Designing a Migration Runbook for a Multi-Tier Application

• Workshop: Identifying and Mitigating Migration Risks

Day 4: Optimization and Post-Migration Operations

• Module 10: Cost Optimization: Right-Sizing, Reserved Instances, and Spot Pricing

• Module 11: Performance Monitoring: Cloud-Native Tools and Best Practices

• Module 12: DevOps and Automation: CI/CD Pipelines for Migrated Workloads

• Hands-On Lab: Analyzing and Optimizing a Cloud Environment Post-Migration

• Case Study: How Netflix Optimizes Its Cloud Infrastructure

Day 5: Measuring Success and Future-Proofing

• Module 13: KPIs for Migration Success: Performance, Cost, Security, and User Experience

• Module 14: Change Management: Training Teams and Adapting Processes

• Module 15: Future-Proofing: Scalability, Innovation, and Hybrid/Multi-Cloud Strategies

• Capstone Project: Developing a End-to-End Cloud Migration Plan for a Real-World Scenario

• Course Wrap-Up: Q&A, Certification, and Action Planning