AWS Migration Services

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AWS Migration Services

Migration Evaluator

AWS Migration Evaluator (formerly TSO Logic) is a complimentary AWS service designed to demystify the process of migrating to the cloud by providing a data-driven business case. It helps organizations...

June 23, 2025
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AWS Snowmobile

A Snowmobile is a **45-foot long, ruggedized shipping container** pulled by a semi-trailer truck. It is, in effect, a data center on wheels, capable of transporting up to **100 Petabytes (PB)** of dat...

June 23, 2025
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AWS Snowball Edge

## Device Configurations Snowball Edge devices come in two main configurations, tailored for different use cases. ### 1. Snowball Edge Storage Optimized This device is designed for larg...

June 23, 2025
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AWS Server Migration Service (SMS)

## AWS Server Migration Service (SMS): The Legacy Service AWS SMS was an **agentless** service designed to automate the migration of on-premises virtual machines, primarily from VMware vSphere an...

June 23, 2025
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AWS Migration Strategies – The 6 R‘

## 1. Rehost ("Lift and Shift") * **What it is:** Moving applications from your on-premises environment to AWS without making any changes to the application's architecture. The servers, operating...

June 23, 2025
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AWS DataSync

## How it Works: The Core Workflow DataSync operates on a simple, three-step process to move your data. 1. **Deploy the Agent:** You deploy a DataSync agent (a virtual machine) in your on-p...

June 23, 2025
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AWS Database Migration Service

## Core Components AWS DMS consists of three main components that work together to perform a migration. * **Replication Instance:** This is a managed EC2 instance that hosts the replication task...

June 23, 2025
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