Migrations and Data Transfer

In this chapter, you will learn about the processes and tools for migrating and transferring data to AWS. Understanding these processes is needed to ensure an easy transition to the cloud, maintain data integrity, and minimize downtime. This chapter will guide you through the various services AWS offers to facilitate seamless migrations and data transfers. You will read about storage migration via AWS Transfer Family, application migration via AWS Application Migration Service, and database migration via AWS Database Migration Service. By the end of this chapter, you will know how to migrate and transfer your data and applications to AWS confidently. All exam domains are covered in this section as knowing how to correctly migrate to AWS requires you to build secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-effective architectures.

In this chapter, you will cover these main topics:

• AWS Transfer Family for storage
• AWS Application Migration Service...