Migration & Modernization
Category: Compute
Disaster Recovery for VMware Workloads on Amazon EVS
Many organizations run business-critical workloads on VMware, and most know that a single outage can disrupt operations, impact customers, and put revenue and reputation at risk. Disaster recovery (DR) is the solution: a secondary environment ready to take over when the primary site goes down. But building one has traditionally meant heavy upfront investment, long […]
Amazon EVS with NSX Federation for Disaster Recovery and Multi-site Networking
Introduction Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) now supports NSX Federation, giving you a powerful new option for enterprise-scale networking, disaster recovery, and multi-site networking when running VMware workloads on AWS. NSX Federation is a VMware networking capability that connects multiple NSX environments under a single Global Manager control plane. It extends overlay networking, security […]
Building a Conversational Data Collection Agent on Amazon Quick
Collecting structured data from dozens of distributed stakeholders (whether for cloud migration planning, compliance assessments, vendor onboarding, or security reviews) is a persistent bottleneck in enterprise workflows. Teams typically rely on emailed spreadsheets, which generate weeks of follow-ups, inconsistent responses, and manual reconciliation. This post shows how to build a conversational data collection agent on […]
Lessons from Production Migrations: Troubleshooting Complex Issues with AWS Transform MGN
No matter how thorough your planning, large-scale migrations will surface edge cases that no runbook anticipates. The difference between a stalled project and a successful one often comes down to how quickly your team can diagnose, resolve the unexpected and whether those lessons feed back into your process. This post distills that operational knowledge into […]
AWS Transform for migrations now supports localization for 13 languages
Organizations running migration projects don’t always operate in a single shared language. Migration teams span geographies, and the people closest to the workloads are often the ones who understand dependencies, business context, and operational risk. They need to work in the language they’re most comfortable with. Today, we’re announcing local language support for the AWS Transform migrations […]
Deploying VCF 9.1 on Amazon EVS with End-to-End Automation
Introduction Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) lets you run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) directly on AWS bare-metal EC2 instances within your Amazon VPC. With EVS, you get the operational consistency of the VMware stack you already know, combined with the elasticity, security, and breadth of AWS cloud services. VCF 9 is the latest release […]
Announcing support for VCF 9.0 and 9.1 on Amazon EVS
We’re excited to share that VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 and 9.1 are now available on Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), giving you complete control over your VCF installation. Our focus with Amazon EVS is to give you the flexibility to deploy and configure VCF to fit your needs, using the tools, operational processes, and […]
Accelerate VMware migration to AWS with Experience-Based Acceleration
Introduction If your organization runs VMware workloads on-premises or in another cloud and needs to migrate to AWS without disrupting operations, Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) provides a proven path to do it fast. Using a structured three-day EBA workshop with AWS, organizations have moved multiple critical applications to AWS in days. Their engineers built hands-on migration […]
How to size your AWS Outposts rack configuration from server inventory
You may need to run workloads in your data center on AWS Outposts for low-latency access to on-premises systems, data residency requirements, or local data processing. With Outposts, you get the same AWS APIs, instance types, and tools available in the AWS Region, on hardware that AWS delivers, installs, and manages in your facility. But […]
Replacing Netflix Conductor with AWS Step Functions: What We Learned
Introduction Accelerate your business transformation by migrating from Netflix Conductor to AWS Step Functions. This strategic move offers significant benefits: Cost Reduction: Eliminate infrastructure management costs and take advantage of AWS’s pay-per-use model. Increased Reliability: Benefit from AWS’s fully managed service with a 99.9% availability SLA. Enhanced Scalability: Scale to up to 1 million open […]









