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Author: Phil de Valence
Phil de Valence leads product management for AWS Mainframe Modernization service. Phil has worked with mainframes for 22+ years primarily leading modernization initiatives for enterprise customers worldwide. He has co-authored 9 books (IBM Redbooks) about mainframe, published 50+ articles or videos about modernization to AWS, and presented at conferences such as AWS re:Invent, Micro Focus Universe, SHARE, or IBM Impact. In his current role, he focuses on building innovations accelerating the modernization of mainframe applications in order to unleash their business value. He advises customers and partners on how to best leverage AWS value proposition for mainframe and legacy systems.
Mainframe Modernization Platform-as-a-Service (ModPaaS) from Modern Systems
The Modernization Platform-as-a-Service (ModPaaS) from APN Partner Modern Systems allows customers to collaborate in a highly-customizable manner. ModPaaS is available on AWS Marketplace and gives you access to Modern Systems-developed modernization solutions “as a service” on AWS. It can be used in a self-service manner, with assistance from Modern Systems’ modernization specialists, or in a fully-managed approach similar to traditional project engagements.
Patterns and Best Practices for Mainframe Modernization with AWS
There is no one-size-fits-all for mainframe modernization to AWS. Depending on the business and IT strategy, customers select the most suitable pattern for them. If the mainframe is large enough to process multiple workloads, the characteristics can favor different patterns. Fortunately, based on our experience from successful customer modernization projects to AWS, we have identified patterns, lessons learned, and best practices that facilitate new mainframe-to-AWS initiatives.
High-Performance Mainframe Workloads on AWS with Cloud-Native Heirloom
Heirloom automatically refactors mainframe applications’ code, data, job control definitions, user interfaces, and security rules to a cloud-native platform on AWS. Using an industry-standard TPC-C benchmark, we demonstrated the elasticity of Heirloom on AWS, delivering 1,018 transactions per second—equivalent to the processing capacity of a large mainframe. Heirloom Computing is an APN Standard Technology Partner.
Re-Hosting Mainframe Applications to AWS with NTT DATA Services
NTT DATA Services provides a mainframe re-host solution that minimizes application code change while benefiting from the agility AWS offers. NTT DATA’s re-hosting reference architecture, migration best practices, and extensive technology feature set streamline mainframe migrations to AWS. NTT DATA is an APN Advanced Consulting Partner that helps clients navigate and simplify the modern complexities of business and technology, delivering the insights, solutions, and outcomes that matter most to their objectives.
Complete Mainframe to AWS Migration with Candid Partners
Migrating a mainframe is a complex project, and Candid Partners is focused on solving the toughest business problems using AWS. They have successfully completed a legacy mainframe to AWS migration for a global enterprise client and are actively working on similar initiatives. In this post, Candid shares their experience and describes the approach, architecture, and lessons learned from this real-life mainframe migration. Candid Partners is an APN Advanced Consulting Partner with the AWS Migration Competency.
Migrating a Mainframe to AWS in 5 Steps with Astadia
When carefully planned, managed, and executed, the rewards of moving Mainframe workloads to AWS are numerous. Besides the cost savings of the pay-as-you-go model, once your Mainframe application set has been fully deployed on AWS, you will have the freedom to integrate proven business logic with modern technologies for data analytics or mobile enablement. With that in mind, migrating Mainframe applications to the cloud seems more like a necessity than a luxury.