Overview
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In this course from the Moving to Managed Databases on AWS curriculum, AWS Hero Alex DeBrie demonstrates the step-by-step process of migrating a self-managed Apache Cassandra cluster to a fully managed keyspace using Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra). You can either watch Alex explain the steps of the migration process or follow along using your own Amazon Web Services (AWS) account or the AWS Free Tier. At the end of this course, you should feel confident in your ability to migrate an existing Cassandra database to Amazon Keyspaces.
- Course level: Fundamental
- Duration: 30 minutes
Activities
This course includes presentations and video demonstrations.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
- Migrate a self-managed Apache Cassandra cluster to a fully managed keyspace using Amazon Keyspaces (for Apache Cassandra)
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
- Customers, Amazonians, and AWS Partners who have experience with AWS, including a background in database administration and design
- Data platform engineers
- Database developers
- Solutions architects
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
- Basic understanding of databases, including maintenance and support
- AWS Planning and Designing Databases course
Course outline
- Lesson 1. Introduction
- Lesson 2. Create a source Cassandra cluster in Amazon EC2 (optional)
- Lesson 3. Create a fully managed cluster with Amazon Keyspaces
- Lesson 4. Migrate your existing data from your source Cassandra instance to your AmazonKeyspaces table
- Lesson 5. Complete the migration, and clean up resources
- Lesson 6. Conclusion
