Migration & Modernization

This post was co-created with Brian Annis, Director of Site Reliability Engineering at Place Exchange. In the ever-evolving landscape of digital advertising, Place Exchange stands out as a game-changer for out-of-home (OOH) media. As the leading Supply-Side Platform for programmatic OOH, they’ve skillfully bridged the gap between digital and physical advertising realms. Their patented technology […]

We are excited to announce the launch of ‘Move to AI’ Modernization Pathway. It provides organizations with a structured approach to identify and implement high-impact artificial intelligence (AI) opportunities within their application portfolio. This addition to our comprehensive suite of Modernization Pathways provides an effective way to unlock innovation, automate workflows, and enhance customer experiences. […]

This post is co-written with Matthew Kozlowski from Stericycle, Inc. Discover how a five Person infrastructure team migrated 450+ servers for 24/7 operations, achieving cost savings and efficiency gains. This case study reveals their successful strategy. Stericycle, Inc. has been protecting what matters since 1989. Headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois, this leader in compliance-based solutions serves […]

Introduction Maintaining Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) current within Auto Scaling Groups (ASGs) is crucial for ensuring operational efficiency and security. This blog post outlines an automated solution for updating ASGs with the latest golden AMI after code deployments or system patching. By leveraging AWS Step Functions and AWS Backup events, we propose a streamlined process […]

This post is co-written with Gowtham Dandu from Infomedia Infomedia, an automotive data provider, needed to continuously improve their technology to stay competitive. This post explores how Infomedia leveraged the AWS Modernization Experience-Based Acceleration (ModAx) program, Amazon Q Developer services to migrate and modernize their on-premises solutions to cloud-native, multi-tenant deployments on the AWS platform. […]

Organizations using replication-based solutions for cloud migration or disaster recovery sometimes face challenges when troubleshooting replication errors. These challenges can impact migration timelines, increase operational overhead, and affect business continuity plans. Without proper visibility into network communication, identifying and resolving replication problems becomes a complex and time-consuming task. AWS Application Migration Service simplifies and expedites […]

As time progresses, organizations continue using Java applications that were built many years ago using older versions of Java Development Kits (JDKs). This result in applications running deprecated code with outdated dependencies. This combination of factors might lead to security vulnerabilities, poor application performance and maintenance challenges. These challenges are increasingly difficult to manage in […]

This blog post is the fourth in a four-part series series to provide you a step-by-step guide on how to optimize costs throughout an AWS Rehost migration, specifically: Exploring your cost components and on-premises environment. Building an accurate business case during the assess phase. Understanding and controlling cloud spend during the mobilize phase. Optimizing costs […]

Mainframe databases have served as the foundational infrastructure of enterprise computing for decades, powering mission-critical applications across various commercial and government sectors with their robust transaction processing and data management capabilities. In part 1 of this blog series, we explored the fundamental components of mainframe systems, focusing specifically on compute and storage capabilities. In this […]

This blog post is the third in a four-part series to provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to optimize costs throughout an AWS Rehost migration, specifically: Exploring your cost components and on-premises environment. Building an accurate business case during the assess phase. Understanding and controlling cloud spend during the mobilize phase. Optimizing costs […]