Migration & Modernization

Category: Announcements

Announcing the public preview of Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)

Announcing the public preview of Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS)

Update as of June 18, 2025: Amazon EVS public preview has expanded to include the Europe (Ireland) AWS Region. This post has been updated to reflect the current regional availability. When we introduced Amazon Elastic VMware Service (Amazon EVS) at AWS re:Invent 2024, customers were eager to learn more about this new pathway to leverage […]

Accelerate Your Mainframe Modernization Journey using AI Agents with AWS Transform

Introduction Mainframe modernization has long been a challenging task for organizations, due to complex legacy codebases of critical applications, shrinking talent pool with mainframe expertise, and increasing need to embrace modern cloud capabilities. AWS Transform for mainframe, a breakthrough solution for modernizing legacy systems that was previewed as ‘Amazon Q Developer transform capability for mainframe’ […]

New Capabilities in AWS Transform for VMware

Introduction We are excited to announce the general availability of AWS Transform for VMware, the first agentic AI experience purpose-built to accelerate VMware workload modernization. It automates application discovery, dependency mapping, migration planning, network conversion, and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance optimization – reducing manual effort and accelerating cloud adoption. It addresses two of […]

Transform Enterprise Workloads up to 4x Faster with Agentic AI

AWS Transform Now Generally Available to Accelerate Enterprise Migration and Modernization You’re likely aware of the huge appetite organizations of all sizes have to leverage AI technology to rethink their business and deliver intelligent, data-driven outcomes faster. Recent research shows that 64% of enterprises are investing in AI in 2025, and 63% are accelerating cloud […]

Introducing AWS 'Move to AI' Modernization Pathway: Transform Your Application Portfolio with AI

Introducing AWS ‘Move to AI’ Modernization Pathway: Transforming Your Application Portfolio with AI

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. […]

AWS for VMware at re:Invent 2024 Playlist

The dust has settled after another exciting AWS re:Invent and we’ve curated a playlist of on-demand sessions designed to guide you on your VMware to AWS migration. This playlist features expert-led educational breakout sessions, real-world customer stories, and AWS solutions deep dives to help you can confidently navigate your IT transformation. Learn how to unlock […]

Simplify mainframe modernization using Amazon Q Developer generative AI agents

AWS just announced new generative AI–powered transformation capabilities of Amazon Q Developer for large-scale assessment and modernization of mainframe applications. Q Developer provides an objective-driven approach powered by autonomous generative AI agents to accelerate mainframe application modernization. It allows customers to define high-level goals and have Q Developer orchestrate the tools and streamline human actions to […]

Amazon Q Developer agents for transformation of VMware workloads

We are excited to announce the public preview of Amazon Q Developer transformation capabilities for migrating and modernizing VMware workloads. Amazon Q Developer can assist your developers and IT professionals with many different tasks—from coding, testing, and upgrading applications to diagnosing errors, performing security scanning and fixes, optimizing AWS resources, and now migrations and modernization. […]

AWS for VMware at re:Invent 2024 – Attendee Guide

AWS re:Invent is returning to Las Vegas from December 2nd to December 6th, 2024. Join us for five transformative days of learning opportunities and inspiring migration stories that will accelerate your cloud journey and drive innovation. From large keynotes by AWS leaders, innovation talks, interactive sessions, and fun activities such as live music and games […]