Getting Started with AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS)

AWS Database Migration Service (AWS DMS) helps you migrate databases to Amazon Web Services (AWS) efficiently and securely. You can also use AWS DMS to migrate your data to and from the most widely used commercial and open-source databases. It supports homogenous and heterogenous database migrations.

In this course, you will be introduced to the end-to-end database migration process, tasks associated with database configuration, and post-production activities
• Course level: Fundamental
• Duration: 60 minutes

Activities
This course includes presentations, architecture diagrams, and demonstrations with the option to follow along.

Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
• Understand how AWS DMS works.
• Familiarize yourself with the technical concepts to envision, plan, and launch database migration.
• Explain the architecture and use cases for homogenous and heterogenous database migrations.
• Specify scenarios of database migration, such as online or offline migration and schema conversion.
• Recognize the benefits and explain the cost structure of AWS DMS.
• Use AWS DMS to migrate a database to Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS).

Intended audience
This course is intended for:
• Database developers
• Database administrators
• Solutions architects

Prerequisites
At least one year of database development, administration, and architecture experience

Course outline
Course Overview Introduction
• Introduction to AWS DMS
• Architecture and Use Cases Using AWS DMS
• How Do I Create an AWS DMS Replication Instance?
• How Do I Create AWS DMS Source and Target Endpoints?
• How Do I Create and Run an AWS DMS Migration Task?
• How Do I Delete AWS DMS Resources?
• How Do I Use AWS CLI with AWS DMS?
• How Do I Use AWS CloudFormation with AWS DMS?
• How Do I Use AWS DMS with a Programming Language?