Migration of a Workload running in a Corporate Data Center to AWS using the Amazon EC2 and RDS service

In another project based in a real-world scenario, I acted as the Cloud Specialist responsible for migrating a workload running in a Corporate DataCenter to AWS.
The application and database were migrated to AWS using the Lift & Shift (rehost) model, moving both application and database data.

I followed some migration steps :

  • Planning (sizing, prerequisites, resource naming),
  • Execution (resource provisioning, best practices),
  • Go-live (validation test — Dry-run, final migration — Cutover)
  • And, Post Go-live (ensure the operation of the application and user access).

Solution architecture :

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Tags: EC2 RDS