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John O'Donnell

Author: John O'Donnell

John O'Donnell is a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he provides CIO-level engagement and design for complex cloud-based solutions in the healthcare and life sciences (HCLS) industry. With over 20 years of hands-on experience, he has a proven track record of delivering value and innovation to HCLS customers across the globe. As a trusted technical leader, he has partnered with AWS teams to dive deep into customer challenges, propose outcomes, and ensure high-value, predictable, and successful cloud transformations. John is passionate about helping HCLS customers achieve their goals and accelerate their cloud native modernization efforts.

Figure 1. App2Container scaling architecture overview

Migrate your Applications to Containers at Scale

AWS App2Container is a command line tool that you can install on a server to automate the containerization of applications. This simplifies the process of migrating a single server to containers. But if you have a fleet of servers, the process of migrating all of them could be quite time-consuming. In this situation, you can […]

Figure 1. AWS recommended tools for migration

Accelerating your Migration to AWS

The key to a successful migration to AWS is a well thought out plan, informative tools, prior migration experience, and quality implementation. In this blog, we will share best practices for planning and accelerating your migration. We will discuss two key concepts of a migration: Portfolio Assessment and Migration. So, let’s get started. Figure 1. […]