WS-050T00: Migrating Application Workloads to Azure Course Overview

To ensure that participants can fully benefit from the WS-050T00: Migrating Application Workloads to Azure course, it is important that they meet the following minimum prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of on-premises virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks.
• Basic understanding of network configuration, including: TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), VPNs, firewalls, and encryption technologies.
• Basic understanding of Active Directory concepts, including: domains, forests, domain controllers, replication, Kerberos protocol, and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
• Knowledge of resilience and disaster recovery, including backup and restore operations.
• Some experience with Windows PowerShell.
• Fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Azure, equivalent to the Azure Fundamentals course (AZ-900), including an understanding of Azure’s infrastructure, tools, and portals.

Please note that while these are the minimum prerequisites, individuals with additional experience in infrastructure management, cloud computing, and application development may find it easier to grasp the more advanced concepts presented in the course.

Target Audience for WS-050T00: Migrating Application Workloads to Azure

The WS-050T00 course equips professionals with skills to migrate workloads to Azure, focusing on planning, implementing migration, and disaster recovery.

• IT Managers overseeing cloud adoption strategies
• Solutions Architects designing cloud migration plans
• Cloud Engineers responsible for implementing migrations
• Systems Administrators managing on-premises infrastructure
• Database Administrators involved in moving databases to Azure
• DevOps Engineers automating and orchestrating workloads in the cloud
• IT Professionals seeking to understand Azure's migration tools and services
• Network Engineers ensuring connectivity during and after migration
• Security Specialists securing cloud-based applications and data
• Application Developers optimizing apps for the cloud environment
• Technical Project Managers coordinating migration projects
• Data Center Managers leading data center transitions to the cloud
• IT Consultants advising organizations on cloud migration strategies
• Technical Support Staff providing post-migration support

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this WS-050T00: Migrating Application Workloads to Azure?

Introduction to the Course’s Learning Outcomes and Concepts Covered:

This course equips students with the knowledge and skills to migrate on-premises workloads to Azure, utilizing a variety of Azure services including Azure Site Recovery and Azure Data Box, and to implement data protection strategies.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the business motivations, goals, and expected outcomes of cloud migration.
• Perform discovery and assessment of on-premises resources to determine migration readiness.
• Gain proficiency in using Azure Site Recovery for end-to-end migration scenarios.
• Learn best practices for securing workloads after migrating to Azure.
• Master the use of Migration Factory for large-scale datacenter migrations.
• Acquire skills to replicate virtual machines to Azure for seamless transition.
• Utilize Azure Data Box for large data transfers to Azure.
• Execute database migrations from on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance.
• Understand and implement Azure Backup solutions for IaaS workloads.
• Develop strategies for application disaster recovery using Azure Site Recovery between Azure regions.