Accelerate your VMware journey with AWS Training

AWS is committed to supporting customers in their transition to the cloud by offering a comprehensive training and resources for migrating VMware workloads to the AWS Cloud. Our training portfolio covers every stage of the migration process, from initial planning/migration, to modernization, and finally managing VMware workloads on AWS. By equipping customers with the necessary knowledge and skills, AWS empowers them to confidently navigate their VMware to AWS, unlocking the full benefits of the cloud.

In this blog we’ll share the training options available to learners of various backgrounds and roles, from beginners and business leaders, to IT professionals, and VMware administrators. Our training solutions offer free digital courses on AWS Skill Builder, our online learning center, alongside paid options including self-paced labs, gamified learning, interactive instructor-led classes, and AWS Certifications.

Developing cloud fluency for beginners and business leaders

• AWS Foundations: Getting Started with the AWS Cloud Essentials is a one-hour digital course that provides an introduction to key cloud concepts and AWS services, equipping individuals with the knowledge to make informed decisions about their organization’s VMware cloud migration and modernization strategies.
• AWS Cloud Essentials for Business Leaders is a two-hour digital course that explores the advantages and possibilities of cloud computing, and introduces security and compliance to facilitate better discussions with line of business (LOB) professionals, information technology (IT), IT leaders, and executives.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials is a seven-hour digital course that gives learners an overall understanding of AWS Cloud concepts, AWS services, security, architecture, pricing, and support to build your AWS Cloud knowledge and prepare for the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
• Cloud Essentials – Knowledge Badge Readiness Path is a free learning path consisting of five digital courses and a knowledge badge assessment. This path is created to help individuals who are new to AWS Cloud technology, helping build a strong understanding of foundational cloud concepts, AWS services, security, architecture, pricing, and support, providing a solid grasp of the core principles before embarking on a VMware cloud journey.
• Cloud Essentials – Knowledge Badge Readiness Path (includes labs) is an enhanced version of the above learning path, with five self-paced labs. You can access this with the AWS Skill Builder subscription.

For IT professionals migrating their VMware workloads to AWS

• AWS Flash – Migrating VMware Workloads to AWS is a one-hour digital course designed to help IT business and technical professionals understand effective strategies for migrating from VMware to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.
• Migration Foundations Knowledge Badge Readiness Path guides cloud migration professionals in building their knowledge to simplify and accelerate AWS Cloud migrations. This learning path includes courses, knowledge checks, and a knowledge badge assessment.
• Migration Foundations Knowledge Badge Readiness Path (includes labs) is an enhanced version of the above learning path, with two self-paced labs. You can access this with the AWS Skill Builder subscription.
• AWS Migration Essentials is a one-day instructor-led classroom course with hands-on expertise and guidance for AWS Cloud migration strategies. The course covers methodologies for discovering, planning, performing, and tracking migrations by using various AWS tools and services. AWS Migration Essentials is also offered as a Digital Classroom course via AWS Skill Builder subscription, allowing customers to learn at their own pace.

Training for VMware administrators

To upskill your team in managing, optimizing, and operating VMware workloads on AWS, we offer:

• AWS Technical Essentials is a four-hour digital course that introduces fundamental AWS concepts, covering compute, database, storage, networking, monitoring, and security.
• AWS Technical Essentials is a one-day instructor-led classroom course that guides learners in how to build, compare, and apply highly-available, fault tolerant, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions.
• AWS for VMware Administrators is one-hour intermediate level digital course designed to help IT administrators and solutions architects modernize and manage VMware infrastructures using Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud capabilities. You will gain knowledge about translating VMware operational concepts into AWS environments, advanced storage strategies, database services, and end-user computing platforms. This course is included in the AWS for VMware Administrators Learning Plan.
• AWS for VMware Administrators Learning Plan is a comprehensive learning path that equips VMware administrators with the knowledge and practical experience required to seamlessly transition to AWS. This learning plan combines interactive online courses, hands-on labs, and simulated scenarios to cover AWS fundamentals, security, observability, cost management strategies, and disaster recovery. By completing this training, VMware administrators can develop the necessary skills and confidence to effectively manage and optimize VMware workloads on the AWS Cloud.

Additional resources

• For AWS Partners, we offer AWS PartnerCast – AWS for VMware Learning Plan, which can be accessed with an AWS Partner Network (APN) account. The learning plan provides prescriptive guidance through best practices, architectural patterns, AWS services, and solutions for migrating VMware on-premises workloads to AWS native environments. It also explores alternative hosting platforms and partner solutions that can accelerate and simplify VMware to AWS migrations.
• We also have Ramp up Guides (RUGs) that outline the resources, including trainings, for AWS Migration.

Whether you’re a beginner, IT professional, or VMware administrator, AWS provides tailored training to support your cloud migration journey. Start exploring our resources today and transform your cloud strategy.