Migration & Modernization

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 […]

Introducing AWS CardDemo optional features AWS CardDemo is an open source mainframe application developed by AWS to demonstrate mainframe modernization capabilities. In our previous blog post, Introducing Open Source AWS CardDemo for Mainframe Modernization, we introduced the base version of the application primarily built on COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM and Assembler . Since its launch, […]

Introduction As healthcare technology keeps evolving, leading organizations are embracing cloud-native solutions to enhance their operational capabilities. In this post, we’ll explore how Availity, America’s largest real-time healthcare information network, leveraged a three-day Experience-Based Acceleration (EBA) workshop to accelerate the migration of 13 critical workloads to AWS. Four AWS services were the focus of this […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Join us at the AWS Summit in New York City on July 16th, 2025 at the Javits Convention Center. This year’s event is filled with exciting sessions focused on Cloud Migration, Application Modernization, and business transformation, offering invaluable insights and hands-on experience with the latest AWS technologies. This year’s summit is designed to equip you […]

When I talk to organizations looking to adopt AI-driven workflows, one question keeps coming up: how can we take the applications we’ve already invested in and make them usable by AI agents? The answer lies in a pattern that bridges modern AI with traditional business systems by exposing your existing applications as tools via the […]

Introduction Migrating VMware virtual machines to Amazon EC2 at scale presents significant challenges for organizations seeking to accelerate cloud benefits. AWS Migration Hub Orchestrator simplifies this process by providing a streamlined, automated approach to these complex migrations. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through a step-by-step process showing how Migration Hub Orchestrator effectively manages […]