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Migration and Hybrid Cloud Flashcards

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Q: What is AWS Migration Hub?

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A: A central service for tracking and managing the migration of applications and workloads across AWS and on-premises environments.

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Q: What is AWS Application Migration Service (MGN)?

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A: A service for migrating physical, virtual, and cloud-based servers to AWS with minimal downtime using real-time replication.

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Q: What is AWS DMS?

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A: A service for migrating databases to AWS with minimal downtime, supporting homogeneous (e.g., Oracle to Oracle) and heterogeneous (e.g., SQL Server to Aurora) migrations.

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Q: What is AWS SMS?

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A: A service for migrating on-premises virtual machines to AWS by automating incremental replication of live server volumes.

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Q: What is the AWS Snow Family?

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A: A suite of devices (Snowcone, Snowball, Snowmobile) for physical data transfer to AWS when network transfer is impractical.

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Q: What is AWS Direct Connect?

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A: A dedicated network connection between on-premises data centers and AWS for high bandwidth and low-latency connectivity.

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Q: What is AWS DataSync?

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A: A service for automating the transfer of large amounts of data between on-premises storage and AWS.

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Q: What is AWS CloudEndure Migration?

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A: A tool for replicating and migrating applications with near-zero downtime to AWS.

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Q: What is Hybrid Cloud?

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A: An IT environment that combines on-premises infrastructure with public cloud services like AWS.

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Q: What is VMware Cloud on AWS?

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A: A service that allows customers to run VMware environments on AWS infrastructure, enabling seamless integration with AWS services.

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Q: What is AWS Outposts?

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A: A fully managed service that extends AWS infrastructure, services, and APIs to on-premises data centers or edge locations.

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Q: What is AWS Storage Gateway?

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A: A hybrid cloud storage service that connects on-premises environments to AWS for use cases like backups and archives.

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Q: How does AWS Backup support hybrid environments?

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A: By enabling centralized backup management for on-premises and AWS resources through integration with Storage Gateway.

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Q: What is AWS Transit Gateway?

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A: A service that simplifies the connection of on-premises networks, VPCs, and remote offices in a hub-and-spoke architecture.

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Q: What are the six R’s of migration strategies?

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  • Rehost (lift-and-shift)
  • Replatform (lift-tinker-and-shift)
  • Repurchase (move to SaaS)
  • Refactor/Re-architect
  • Retire
  • Retain (do nothing for now)
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Q: What is AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery?

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A: A service for replicating applications to AWS for disaster recovery, providing failover with minimal downtime.

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Q: What are AWS migration best practices?

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A: Assess workloads, create a migration plan, adopt a phased approach, test thoroughly, and optimize after migration.

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Q: What does the Migration Lens in the AWS Well-Architected Framework focus on?

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A: Best practices for planning, implementing, and optimizing migrations to AWS.

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Q: What is AWS SCT?

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A: A tool for converting database schemas from a source engine to a target AWS engine, such as Oracle to Aurora.

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Q: How does the AWS Partner Network support migrations?

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A: APN provides tools, training, and expertise from certified partners specializing in migrations.

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Q: How does AWS Global Accelerator support hybrid cloud?

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A: By improving application availability and performance across hybrid environments using AWS’s global network.

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Q: How is AWS Secrets Manager useful in hybrid environments?

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A: It securely stores and retrieves secrets, like database credentials, across on-premises and cloud systems.

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Q: What services enable networking in hybrid cloud setups?

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A: AWS Direct Connect, VPN Gateway, Transit Gateway, and AWS Global Accelerator.

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Q: What tools support data migration in AWS?

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A: AWS DMS, AWS DataSync, AWS Snow Family, and S3 Transfer Acceleration.

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Q: How does AWS Identity Federation support hybrid cloud?

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A: By integrating on-premises identity systems (e.g., Active Directory) with AWS using services like AWS IAM Identity Center or SAML.

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Q: What are hybrid cloud storage solutions in AWS?

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A: AWS Storage Gateway, S3 File Gateway, and AWS Outposts.

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Q: How is AWS CloudFormation used in migrations?

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A: For automating the provisioning of migrated resources and infrastructure.

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Q: What services monitor hybrid environments in AWS?

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A: Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Systems Manager, and AWS Application Insights.

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Q: How can migration costs be optimized?

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A: Use Spot Instances, monitor budgets, leverage Reserved Instances for predictable workloads, and decommission unused resources.

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Q: What is a Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA)?

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A: An AWS framework for evaluating an organization’s readiness to migrate to the cloud.

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Q: How does AWS Service Catalog help in hybrid environments?

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A: By providing a curated catalog of pre-approved resources for consistent deployments across hybrid setups.

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Q: What is AWS License Manager?

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A: A service for managing software licenses in AWS and hybrid environments.

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Q: Which services optimize latency in hybrid environments?

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A: AWS Direct Connect, AWS Wavelength, and CloudFront.

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Q: How does AWS support data residency in hybrid setups?

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A: By using AWS Outposts and ensuring data is stored in specific regions to meet compliance requirements.

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Q: What is the lift-and-shift migration strategy?

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A: Moving applications as-is to AWS with minimal changes.

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Q: What is replatforming in cloud migration?

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A: Making minor changes to optimize applications for the cloud without a full architecture redesign.

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Q: What is refactoring in migrations?

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A: Redesigning applications to fully utilize cloud-native capabilities, such as microservices or serverless architectures.

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Q: How does AWS Artifact support migrations?

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A: By providing compliance reports and agreements to ensure regulatory requirements during migration.

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Q: Which AWS services support data archival in hybrid cloud environments?

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A: Amazon S3 Glacier and AWS Storage Gateway (Tape Gateway).

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Q: How is disaster recovery implemented in hybrid cloud setups?

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A: Using AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, cross-region backups, and AWS Outposts for on-premises failover.

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