Category: Generative AI

The AWS Transform discovery tool is an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) that you deploy in your VMware infrastructure. This tool replaces the Application Discovery Service Agentless Collector. The discovery tool operates as a self-contained application that can be deployed on-premises without requiring cloud connectivity or external dependencies. This architecture makes it suitable for highly regulated […]

We’re just one month away from AWS re:Invent 2025, where builders, innovators, and transformation leaders from around the world will gather in Las Vegas to explore the future of cloud and AI. This year’s agenda features 15+ technical sessions and workshops on mainframe modernization, where you can learn from AWS experts, explore proven modernization strategies, […]

Introduction Mainframe customers face a myriad of options to modernize. Organizations now face urgent imperatives to modernize due to talent shortages, high and often rising costs, and restrictions on business agility imposed by the legacy environment. Customers also find themselves navigating a multitude of modernization patterns, tools, and strategies. The disposition strategy includes guiding principles […]

Discover how to revolutionize your VMware environment with AWS’s latest AI-powered migration tools and modernization solutions. This year’s re:Invent showcases new breakthroughs such as AWS Transform and Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS), real-world transformation strategies from industry leaders and guidance to get your digital transformation started. We’ve curated the top VMware-focused sessions that matter […]

Organizations migrating VMware workloads to AWS without specialized tools face numerous complex challenges that create significant business risk and operational overhead. Teams must spend weeks or months manually mapping dependencies, often missing critical application connections and struggling to determine optimal migration strategies. The traditional approach leaves organizations with limited visibility into compatibility issues, no clear […]

Introduction In today’s cloud migration landscape, organizations would like to share their VMware environment data with AWS and partners while maintaining data confidentiality. A tool commonly used to export VMware configuration data is called RVTools. An RVTools export can contain sensitive information such as server names, IP addresses, and infrastructure details that organizations may want […]

Export for vCenter is a new AWS Open Source Python project you can use to export vCenter inventory data for import into AWS Transform for VMware. Export for vCenter retrieves only the data required as inputs for AWS Transform for VMware and AWS Transform Assessments. The data is exported into CSVs with columns matching the […]

Introduction Data centre migrations are transformational undertakings that touch every aspect of an organization’s IT infrastructure, operations, and potentially its entire business model. Unlike traditional technology upgrades, cloud migrations represent fundamental shifts in how organizations approach computing, storage, security, and technological innovation. Maximizing cloud value while minimizing disruption requires a holistic approach to be taken […]

AWS offers several generative AI services that transform VMware workload migrations into a streamlined, automated process. By using agentic AI technology, organizations can now accelerate their cloud journey while maintaining operational excellence and reducing risk. AI powered migration tools can assess your on-premises servers in VMWare environments to map complex application dependencies, recommend optimized resource […]

We are excited to announce the release of the assessment capability of AWS Transform. Migration assessments are an important early step in any organization’s migration journey as they help reduce cost and accelerate migration planning so you can realize migration objectives more quickly. A migration assessment empowers organizations to understand their on-premises infrastructure footprint by […]