Migration & Modernization
Category: Management & Governance
Ask not what your CMDB can do for you—ask what you can do for your CMDB
The Missing Link in Cloud Modernization: A Trusted CMDB Walk into any IT organization and mention the words Configuration Management Database (CMDB), and you’ll usually get one of two reactions: either a hopeful nod about its promise, or a sigh about its failure. A CMDB maps IT assets—or configuration items (CIs)—such as servers, databases, applications, […]
Building a Unified Customer 360 Solution for SMB Growth on AWS
Introduction In today’s digital marketplace, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face unprecedented challenges in understanding and engaging their customers. While enterprise organizations deploy sophisticated customer data platforms (CDP), SMBs often struggle with fragmented customer views that limit their ability to deliver personalized experiences. This challenge is acute as customers expect consistent, personalized interactions across all […]
A Framework for Accelerated Modernization and Technical Debt Reduction
Introduction Today’s evolving technology ecosystem demands a new approach to technical debt reduction. While traditionally viewed as a software development concern or cloud migration challenge, technical debt represents the cumulative impact of every technology decision, infrastructure design, security practice, and postponed improvement across the entire IT portfolio. This blog post provides a pragmatic approach to […]
Navigating Conflicting Decisions in Your Cloud Migration and Modernization Journey
When one enterprise moved its aging systems to the cloud, the CTO faced a tough choice: rehost apps (lift and shift applications as-is) for speed or refactor (modify applications) for long‑term cloud benefits. Rehosting meant getting there fast but sacrificing efficiency, while refactoring promised scalability but delayed growth. This kind of trade‑off isn’t unique. From […]
GxP considerations for large scale migrations Part – 2
Introduction: This is Part 2 of our three-part series on Good x Practice (GxP) requirements in large-scale migrations. While Part -1 covered GxP assessment, this segment focuses on the mobilization phase of the AWS three-phase migration framework – Assess, Mobilize, and Migrate & Modernize goals and workstreams. In this blog we introduce a new layered model approach […]
Aligning Strategy and Execution for Successful Cloud Migration and Modernization Journeys
Cloud transformation requires balancing centralized control with decentralized flexibility across both strategy and execution dimensions, with organizations typically needing to align their approach with specific business goals while remaining adaptable.
Unleashing the Power of the Cloud with the AWS Cloud Value Framework (CVF) – Business Agility (5/7)
Pillar 4: Business Agility Introduction This blog is part of a series on the AWS Cloud Value Framework (CVF). The CVF serves as a comprehensive guide to help businesses to evaluate, quantify, and communicate the value of AWS Cloud adoption. It comprises five pillars with this blog focused on Pillar 4: Business Agility. Figure 1: […]
GxP considerations for large scale migrations Part -1
Introduction When Health Care and Life Sciences (HCLS) customers transition to the AWS Cloud, they often have questions about Good x Practice (GxP) compliance during and after the migration. In this blog series, we will explore a typical HCLS customer’s migration and modernization journey. Throughout the process, we will share best practices related to GxP […]