Migration & Modernization

In this blog post, we will explore a solution for organizations looking to switch between Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and an external Identity Provider (IdP) in AWS IAM Identity Center. Organizations may need to change the identity source in IAM Identity Center for various reasons, driven by business requirements or technological considerations. Some common motivations […]

Data modernization is the process of updating or improving an organization’s data infrastructure and systems to make data more accessible, usable, and valuable. It involves implementing modern technologies and approaches to optimize data management, storage, processing, and analysis. Data modernization accelerates innovation and decision making by democratizing and simplifying data access across the enterprise. While […]

Migrating to the cloud can be a complex and daunting task, but with the right tools and data, your organization can gain valuable insights to make informed decisions and accelerate the process. In this blog post, I will walk you through how you can leverage the Nutanix Collector to gather inventory and utilization data from […]

Rehost (also known as lift and shift) is a migration strategy that allows you to quickly move applications to the cloud, without making application changes. AWS Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) is used for rehost migrations, as the service creates a copy of the source disk with the operating system and its configuration settings. These […]

In this blog post, I will show you how to configure and run the x86 virtualized version of the OpenVMS operating system provided by VMS Software, Inc. in a cluster configuration on an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) bare metal instance. I will highlight integration points between OpenVMS guests running on the Amazon EC2 […]

This post is co-written with Dylan Snow, Associate Principal Engineer at Accenture. Introduction In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, for organizations wishing to increase innovation, move faster, and increase efficiency, legacy systems and technical debt have become significant barriers. While many customers have made the initial move to the cloud through “lift and shift” migrations, […]

Pillar 3: Operational Resilience Introduction This blog forms part of a series on the AWS Cloud Value Framework (CVF). The CVF serves as a comprehensive guide to help businesses to evaluate, quantify, and communicate the value of AWS Cloud adoption. It comprises five pillars, with this blog focused on Pillar 3: Operational Resilience. Figure 1: […]

Pillar 2: Staff Productivity Introduction This blog forms part of a series on the AWS Cloud Value Framework (CVF). The CVF serves as a comprehensive guide to help businesses to evaluate, quantify, and communicate the value of AWS Cloud adoption. It comprises five pillars, with this blog focused on Pillar 2: Staff Productivity. Figure 1: […]

Cloud migration offers various opportunities for organizations to innovate, scale, and optimize their operations. As businesses look to harness the power of the cloud, the importance of a cloud migration readiness deep dive cannot be overstated. AWS provides a range of programs and tools to support a successful planning and consequently, a smooth migration. In this […]

Pillar 1: Cost Savings – Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Introduction This blog forms part of a series on the AWS Cloud Value Framework (CVF). The CVF serves as a comprehensive guide to help businesses evaluate, quantify, and communicate the value of AWS Cloud adoption. It comprises five pillars, with this blog focused on Pillar […]