Overview
The XD Cloud Migration & Modernization solution delivers a disciplined, full-lifecycle migration engagement aligned to the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) framework. Designed for organizations modernizing aging infrastructure and datacenter workloads, this professional services offering enables wave-based migration execution with structured risk mitigation, post-migration optimization, and continuous operations continuity across compute, database, and application tiers. XalDigital leverages AWS Migration Hub for centralized tracking, AWS Application Migration Service for lift-and-shift execution, and AWS Database Migration Service for schema conversion and data replication. Each engagement begins with a comprehensive discovery and assessment phase using AWS Application Discovery Service, AWS Transform assessments, and the AWS Well-Architected Tool, producing a prioritized migration backlog, TCO analysis, and EC2 instance recommendations. Wave-based execution enables incremental risk management, parallel validation, and business continuity throughout the migration lifecycle. For workloads requiring active modernization, XalDigital integrates AWS Transform's agentic AI to accelerate transformation at scale. AWS Transform for Windows automates porting of .NET Framework applications to cross-platform .NET and migrates Microsoft SQL Server databases to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL — achieving up to 5x faster transformation versus manual porting. AWS Transform for Mainframe extracts and modernizes COBOL business logic. AWS Transform for VMware automates discovery, dependency mapping, and migration of VMware workloads to Amazon EC2. For organization-specific scenarios, AWS Transform custom enables conversational, AI-driven code and framework transformations via the ATX CLI. Post-migration, organizations receive Well-Architected Reviews to validate architecture against all six pillars and establish a foundation for ongoing optimization. This product relates to the following AWS Services: AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service, AWS Database Migration Service, AWS Transform, Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS, Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS Well-Architected Tool, Amazon RDS, and AWS Lambda.
Highlights
- XalDigital applies the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) framework for structured, low-risk migration execution. Wave-based delivery with AWS Migration Hub centralized tracking ensures business continuity, parallel validation, and controlled cutover across compute, database, and application tiers — minimizing downtime and maximizing migration confidence. AWS Transform assessments provides AI-driven TCO analysis and EC2 instance recommendations from day one.
- Beyond lift-and-shift, XalDigital integrates AWS Transform to automate large-scale modernization at speed. AWS Transform for Windows ports .NET Framework applications and migrates SQL Server to Aurora PostgreSQL up to 5x faster than manual porting. AWS Transform for Mainframe extracts COBOL business rules, and AWS Transform for VMware automates workload discovery and migration to EC2 — all with human-in-the-loop supervision.
- Discovery-to-Optimization: Assessment, Migration & Well-Architected Review Every engagement begins with a discovery assessment producing a prioritized migration backlog and TCO analysis, and concludes with a post-migration Well-Architected Review across all six pillars. XalDigital's AWS-certified solutions architects accompany each migration wave — establishing a cloud-native, cost-optimized foundation ready for AI and analytics workloads.
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Support Contact: dispatch@xaldigital.com XalDigital provides the following support levels for this solution:
Discovery & Assessment: Workload inventory, dependency mapping, AWS Transform TCO analysis, and migration backlog prioritization. Migration & Modernization Execution: AWS-certified architects for wave planning, replication setup, AWS Transform-assisted code and database modernization, and cutover coordination. Post Go-Live Hypercare: 15 business days of stabilization including performance tuning, cost optimization, and issue resolution. Extended Support (separate contract): Ongoing operations support, Well-Architected continuous improvement, and SLA-based incident response. Documentation: Migration runbooks, architecture documentation, and team enablement materials included.