Spark EPC - Application Modernisation Assessment for AWS MAP

The Application Modernisation Assessment (AMA) aligns with the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) and AWS application modernisation best practices to help enterprises unlock the full potential of their application portfolio. This fixed-scope professional services engagement evaluates the current state, scalability, resilience, and modernisation readiness of your applications using AWS-native assessment and migration services, including AWS Application Discovery Service, AWS Migration Hub, AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), and AWS Transform.

This engagement is designed for mid-to-large enterprises with significant application portfolios seeking to modernise on AWS - particularly organisations in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and government that must meet compliance requirements including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and GDPR. It is ideal for CTOs, Heads of Engineering, and Cloud Platform Leads responsible for driving digital transformation and reducing legacy technology constraints.

What Spark EPC delivers:

• Comprehensive analysis of application dependencies, hosting environments, operational processes, architecture patterns, and cloud readiness
• Actionable modernisation roadmap with prioritised migration pathways
• Governance and security recommendations aligned to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Cost optimisation and operational efficiency recommendations
• Executive presentation of findings and strategic recommendations

What your organisation provides:

• Access to existing application inventories and environment documentation
• A nominated technical lead for stakeholder workshops and discovery sessions
• Access to relevant environments for tooling-based discovery
• Stakeholder availability for findings review and roadmap validation

Spark EPC follows a structured four-phase methodology:

1. Discovery - Stakeholder workshops, tooling-based application discovery using AWS Application Discovery Service, and environment documentation review
2. Analysis - Dependency mapping, architecture assessment, cloud readiness scoring, and migration complexity evaluation
3. Roadmap Development - Prioritised migration pathways, modernisation recommendations, and governance alignment to the AWS Well-Architected Framework
4. Executive Presentation - Findings review, roadmap validation, and strategic recommendations for leadership sign-off

• Applications transformed to leverage cloud-native services such as Amazon ECS/EKS, AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, and Amazon DynamoDB
• Workloads optimised for performance, scalability, availability, security, and cost efficiency
• Adoption of microservices architectures, serverless computing, containerisation, and event-driven integration patterns
• Reduced operational overhead through managed platform services

• Enterprise environments aligned with the AWS Well-Architected Framework across all six pillars
• Migration pathways leveraging AWS-native governance including AWS Config, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Organizations, and AWS Control Tower
• Enhanced visibility and compliance through Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, and AWS Systems Manager
• Resource tagging strategies enabling improved accountability and cost management

• Data-driven application assessments using AWS Application Discovery Service, AWS Migration Hub, AWS MGN, and AWS Transform
• Structured migration roadmaps that minimise business disruption and reduce migration risk
• Streamlined adoption of Infrastructure as Code via AWS CloudFormation and operational automation through AWS Systems Manager
• Clear prioritisation based on migration complexity, operational risks, and business value

• Reduction of legacy technology constraints and technical debt through platform modernisation
• Applications redesigned to leverage DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Faster release cycles and accelerated time-to-market for new capabilities
• Secure and compliant AWS environments incorporating Zero Trust security principles, enhanced identity management, continuous monitoring, and least-privilege access controls

Spark EPC brings deep experience delivering cloud migration and modernisation programmes across enterprise organisations in the ANZ region. The team specialises in regulated industries - financial services, healthcare, and government - where compliance, security, and governance are non-negotiable. The assessment methodology is purpose-built around AWS MAP, ensuring organisations can leverage MAP programme benefits while following a proven, repeatable approach to application modernisation.