The experts at Rackspace Technology will collaborate with your team to evaluate your application portfolio and provide recommendations for a pilot application to modernize, along with a backlog, roadmap and cost estimate for modernization efforts as an entry point to the AWS Microsoft Modernization Program (MMP). We follow the AWS Modernization Viability Assessment (MVA) framework to help maximize AWS funding benefits. This accelerated assessment includes a discovery session, technology exploration and roadmap.

Discovery Session

We’ll conduct a joint discovery session in which we review your application portfolio, technologies and architecture, as well as current development processes and team skills.

We’ll also use this opportunity to:

• Evaluate applications against business, functional, technical and cost objectives
• Gain an understanding of your current use of Windows-dependent technologies and evaluate modernization opportunities
• Review the use of SQL Server and other organizational data needs to identify migration requirements
• Use automated analytics tools to determine .NET Core porting compatibility, complexity and effort
• Align team skills and fill gaps with modern development processes and technologies

Technology exploration and roadmap

Working collaboratively, we’ll help you develop a modernization roadmap that accounts for resource consumption, licensing costs and alignment to your business and technical goals.

This includes working to:

• Categorize applications to determine modernization strategies, including refactoring to .NET Core, leveraging containers, incorporating serverless, examine open-source database feasibility to replace MS SQL, and retiring applications
• Explore and select tools, technologies, architectural patterns and processes based on applicability to your existing portfolio
• Define a modernization roadmap with a focus on quick wins, building momentum and maximizing ROI
• Identify and scope the modernization effort for your target portfolio of Microsoft applications