This course is tailored for IT administrators and solutions architects who want to modernize their VMware-based infrastructures by taking advantage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud capabilities. The move to the AWS cloud unlocks scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency. The training delivers insights into AWS services to bridge the gap between traditional virtualization and cloud computing technologies. You will gain knowledge about translating VMware operational concepts into AWS environments, advanced storage strategies, database services, and end-user computing platforms. You will also learn about using Amazon CloudWatch for comprehensive resource and service monitoring and identifying AWS services for backup, disaster recovery, and operational observability.
Activities
- This course includes presentations, graphics, assessments, and videos.
Course objectives
- Define the key components of Amazon Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure.
- Identify the key differences between VMware VMs and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances.
- Describe the role of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) in the process of launching EC2 instances.
- Compare IAM to VMware user access.
- Recognize how to implement Networking and Security controls
- Identify the key storage management responsibilities that transition from on-premises VMware infrastructure to AWS cloud services when migrating workloads.
- Compare and contrast the storage planning and management processes between VMware-based workloads and AWS core services.
- Explain how Amazon CloudWatch can be used to monitor AWS resources and services.
- Identify the†AWS services for backup and disaster recovery and observability.
- Compare AWS storage services key features.
- Recognize†the key features and use cases of Amazon database services.
- Compare Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon WorkSpaces Core, identifying the benefits of each for end-user computing.
- Recognize how to integrate VMware Omnissa with Amazon WorkSpaces Core.
Intended audience
- System operation engineers
- VMware administrators
- Infrastructure consultants
- Solutions architects
Recommended Skills
- AWS Technical Essentials course
- Basic understanding of cloud fundamentals
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction
- Introduction to AWS
Module 2: VMware to AWS Translation
- Workload Operations and Management
- Network Operations
- Storage Operations
- Observability, Monitoring, and Logging
- Backup and Recovery
Module 3: Other Services and Features
- Supplemental Storage
- AWS Database Services
- End-User Computing on AWS
Module 4: Resources
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