AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)Cloud ConceptsHard

A company is beginning its migration journey using the AWS migration phases. In this phase, the company builds a business case, conducts a portfolio assessment, and creates a landing zone with foundational networking, identity, and security services before any workloads are migrated. Which migration phase is the company in?

  1. AMobilize
  2. BMigrate and Modernize
  3. COperate
  4. DAssess
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Correct answer: A. Mobilize

The Mobilize phase focuses on creating a migration plan, building the business case, addressing gaps identified in the Assess phase, and setting up a landing zone with core AWS infrastructure such as networking, identity, and security, in preparation for migrating workloads.

Why the other options are wrong

  • B. Migrate and Modernize is when workloads are actually moved and optimized, which has not yet occurred here.
  • C. Operate is not one of the three core AWS migration phases; ongoing operations happen after Migrate and Modernize.
  • D. The Assess phase focuses on evaluating organizational readiness and building the initial business case at a high level, before detailed planning.

AWS Migration Phases: Mobilize

The second phase of the AWS migration process, where organizations refine the business case, address readiness gaps, and build a landing zone before migrating workloads.

  • Follows the Assess phase
  • Includes landing zone setup (networking, identity, security)
  • Precedes the Migrate and Modernize phase

Memory trick: Assess the fit, Mobilize the plan, Migrate the workload.

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