Migration Types Course

Migrating to the cloud requires planning and precision. Learn tools and techniques to consider when planning for migration.

41 minutes

Course description

This course is a deep dive into cloud migration. Learn the different types of migration, managing workloads, how to manage security, planning migration for protocols and services, and environmental constraints of your cloud solution to take into consideration.

Syllabus

Environmental Constraints

Video - 00:07:00
The organization in which the cloud solution is being implemented (the environment) can impact the way in which the cloud may be utilized. This episode concludes our discussion of migrations by addressing these environmental constraints.
Protocols and Services

Video - 00:08:00
Migrating protocols and services to the cloud is important as the services may be used by both local and cloud systems. Careful planning results in effective implementations. This episode provide the foundational considerations that must be made.
Migrating Security

Video - 00:07:00
Managing security in the cloud has additional considerations not involved in local network security. As you migrate security to the cloud these items must be considered, and this episode introduces them.
Virtualizing Physical Systems

Video - 00:06:00
Several decisions must be made when virtualizing physical systems. These decisions include shared vs. dedicated hosting and using the appropriate management methods. This episode explains these factors.
Workload Management

Video - 00:05:00
Workload migrations allow you to consider an entire solution that supports a work process instead of just considering a single server. This episode explains that workload migrations involve many of the same considerations of server migrations as well as more detailed support for application migrations.
Migration Types

Video - 00:08:00
Planning a migration to the cloud begins with an understand of migrations types available for each potential system. This episode provides an understanding of the various migration types you may use during the process.

Meet the author

Mike Meyers

Mike Meyers, affectionately called the "Alpha Geek," is the industry's leading authority on CompTIA certifications. He is the president and co-founder of Total Seminars, LLC, a provider of PC and network repair seminars, books, videos and courseware for thousands of organizations throughout the world. Mike has been involved in the computer and network repair industry since 1987 as a technician, instructor, author, consultant and speaker. He has sold over a million IT and certification books, including the best-selling CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide and CompTIA Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide. He has personally taught thousands of students, including U.S. senators, U.S. Supreme Court Justices, members of the United Nation, every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, many branches of the Department of Justice, hundreds of corporate clients and academic students at every level.
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