Migration & Modernization

Category: Compute

Escaping Legacy Database Constraints: Modernize Business Rule Processing with AWS Cloud Technologies

Are you struggling with legacy database-based applications that feel like they’re holding your business back? Many organizations find themselves unable to move forward with digital transformation. They are trapped in a complex web of traditional relational databases to address both transactional and analytic data processing. These monolithic database architectures, built around intricate stored procedures and […]

AWS Developer Transformation accelerates QRRA’s Application Modernization

Learn how QRRA leveraged AWS services to create an adaptable, future-ready application that can deploy updates faster and scale efficiently during peak sales events. This success story proves that rapid modernization is achievable without compromising on quality.

Loyalty New Zealand migrates from VMware Cloud on AWS to AWS native and saves 30% in costs

This post has received input from Jeremy Anderson, Imran Ahmed, Matthew Jones, Ian Korolkovas and ER Hapal from Loyalty New Zealand. In this blog post, we will show you how Loyalty New Zealand executed a move from VMware Cloud on AWS to AWS native services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes […]

Announcing the public preview of Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)

Announcing the public preview of Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)

Update as of June 18, 2025: Amazon EVS public preview has expanded to include the Europe (Ireland) AWS Region. This post has been updated to reflect the current regional availability. When we introduced Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) at AWS re:Invent 2024, customers were eager to learn more about this new pathway to leverage […]

OpenVMS x86 Database Modernization with Mimer SQL and Amazon EC2

In this blog post, I will show how to migrate an Oracle Rdb database to Mimer SQL running on OpenVMS x86 in Amazon Web Services (AWS). At the time of this post, Oracle Rdb is only available on VAX, Alpha, and IA-64 platforms. Customers with Oracle Rdb workloads wishing to move to OpenVMS x86 need […]

New Capabilities in AWS Transform for VMware

Introduction We are excited to announce the general availability of AWS Transform for VMware, the first agentic AI experience purpose-built to accelerate VMware workload modernization. It automates application discovery, dependency mapping, migration planning, network conversion, and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance optimization – reducing manual effort and accelerating cloud adoption. It addresses two of […]

Transform Enterprise Workloads up to 4x Faster with Agentic AI

AWS Transform Now Generally Available to Accelerate Enterprise Migration and Modernization You’re likely aware of the huge appetite organizations of all sizes have to leverage AI technology to rethink their business and deliver intelligent, data-driven outcomes faster. Recent research shows that 64% of enterprises are investing in AI in 2025, and 63% are accelerating cloud […]

Modernizing Microservices using Amazon EKS for Hybrid Cloud

Modernizing Microservices using Amazon EKS for Hybrid Cloud

This post is co-written with Balaji Kandasamy and Suresh Kannan from athenahealth. This blog explores how athenahealth reduced operational burden, improved developer productivity and hybrid cloud capabilities as they transformed from a monolithic to microservices architecture using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). Navigating the complexities of EKS Consolidation As athenahealth modernized monolithic applications to […]

How Place Exchange transformed their programmatic platform with Graviton and Karpenter on Amazon EKS

This post was co-created with Brian Annis, Director of Site Reliability Engineering at Place Exchange. In the ever-evolving landscape of digital advertising, Place Exchange stands out as a game-changer for out-of-home (OOH) media. As the leading Supply-Side Platform for programmatic OOH, they’ve skillfully bridged the gap between digital and physical advertising realms. Their patented technology […]

Accelerating to the Cloud: How Stericycle rapidly migrated over 450 servers to Amazon EC2 and other AWS native services

Accelerating to the Cloud: How Stericycle rapidly migrated over 450 servers to Amazon EC2 and other AWS native services

This post is co-written with Matthew Kozlowski from Stericycle, Inc. Discover how a five Person infrastructure team migrated 450+ servers for 24/7 operations, achieving cost savings and efficiency gains. This case study reveals their successful strategy. Stericycle, Inc. has been protecting what matters since 1989. Headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois, this leader in compliance-based solutions serves […]