Capability Development / Cloud Infrastructure
AWS for Azure Professionals
This program equips Azure professionals with the practical skills to confidently design, deploy, and manage workloads on Amazon Web Services. Through Azure-to-AWS service mapping, guided demonstrations, and scenario-based labs, participants build fluency in AWS compute, storage, networking, security, and governance. The curriculum also covers migration planning, DevOps automation, and cost optimization, preparing learners for real-world multi-cloud responsibilities and AWS certification pathways.
Program Overview
This program equips Azure professionals with the practical skills to confidently design, deploy, and manage workloads on Amazon Web Services. Through Azure-to-AWS service mapping, guided demonstrations, and scenario-based labs, participants build fluency in AWS compute, storage, networking, security, and governance. The curriculum also covers migration planning, DevOps automation, and cost optimization, preparing learners for real-world multi-cloud responsibilities and AWS certification pathways.
Audience Profile
Azure administrators, architects, and engineers moving to AWS; Cloud professionals supporting multi-cloud or migration initiatives; Infrastructure, DevOps, security, and operations teams adopting AWS; and IT managers evaluating Azure-to-AWS workload transformation.
Course Syllabus
Module 1: AWS Cloud Foundations for Azure Professionals
Topics
- AWS global infrastructure
- AWS accounts and IAM
- Billing and cost basics
- Cloud terminology
- Azure-to-AWS service mapping
Module 2: Compute and Virtualization
Topics
- Amazon EC2
- Auto Scaling
- Elastic Load Balancing
- Amazon Machine Images
- Pricing models
- Comparison with Azure Virtual Machines
Labs / Practice
- Deploy a highly available web application using EC2, Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing
Module 3: Storage and Databases
Topics
- Amazon S3
- Amazon EBS, EFS, and FSx
- Amazon RDS and Aurora
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Backup design
- Lifecycle policies
- Azure storage comparisons
Labs / Practice
- Configure S3 storage with lifecycle policies, versioning, and access permissions
Module 4: Networking and Connectivity
Topics
- Amazon VPC
- Subnets and route tables
- Security groups and NACLs
- VPN and Direct Connect
- Amazon Route 53
- Hybrid connectivity patterns
Labs / Practice
- Design a secure VPC with public and private subnets, route tables, and security controls
Module 5: Security, Identity, and Governance
Topics
- AWS IAM
- AWS Organizations
- AWS Control Tower concepts
- AWS KMS
- AWS CloudTrail and Config
- Amazon GuardDuty
- Compliance and governance practices
Labs / Practice
- Create and secure an AWS account structure with IAM users, groups, roles, and policies
Module 6: Migration and Modernization
Topics
- Migration assessment
- AWS Application Migration Service
- AWS Database Migration Service
- AWS DataSync
- Migration waves
- Testing and validation
- Cutover planning
Labs / Practice
- Migrate a sample database using AWS Database Migration Service concepts
Module 7: DevOps, Automation, and Monitoring
Topics
- AWS CloudFormation
- AWS Systems Manager
- AWS CodePipeline
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Amazon EventBridge
- CI/CD concepts
- Infrastructure as code
- Operations automation
Labs / Practice
- Monitor resources using Amazon CloudWatch dashboards, alarms, and logs
Module 8: Cost Optimization and Well-Architected Design
Topics
- AWS Cost Explorer
- AWS Budgets
- Savings Plans
- Reserved Instances
- Tagging strategy
- Workload review
- Reliability, performance, and operational excellence
Labs / Practice
- Estimate and optimize AWS costs using tagging, budgets, and cost analysis tools