Migration & Modernization
Category: AWS Systems Manager
Automating FSx for NetApp ONTAP Mounts with SSM and MGN Post-Migration
As organizations migrate to AWS at scale, connecting migrated instances to their new storage is a common bottleneck. When workloads move from on-premises NFS servers to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, teams often mount file systems by hand, minutes per instance that add up to weeks across hundreds or thousands of servers. This solution combines […]
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, […]
Reset Windows server identity settings using AWS Application Migration Service post-launch automation
Rehost (also known as lift and shift) is a migration strategy that allows you to quickly move applications to the cloud, without making application changes. AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) is used for rehost migrations, as the service creates a copy of the source disk with the operating system and its configuration settings. These […]