Category: Best Practices

This post is co-written with Balaji Kandasamy and Suresh Kannan from athenahealth. This blog explores how athenahealth reduced operational burden, improved developer productivity and hybrid cloud capabilities as they transformed from a monolithic to microservices architecture using Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). Navigating the complexities of EKS Consolidation As athenahealth modernized monolithic applications to […]

Introduction Have you ever wondered how global organizations maintain data compliance while leveraging cloud infrastructure across different Regions? As businesses expand internationally, multi-Region cloud strategies using Amazon Web Services (AWS) have become crucial for performance and regulatory adherence. Understanding the complex landscape of global data protection laws can feel like solving a challenging puzzle. In […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

This blog post is the second 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 […]

Cloud transformation requires balancing centralized control with decentralized flexibility across both strategy and execution dimensions, with organizations typically needing to align their approach with specific business goals while remaining adaptable.

Many AWS customers performing large-scale migrations opt for a Rehost migration approach as a way to quickly unlock initial cost savings. The Rehost pattern serves as a high-velocity migration pattern to move to the cloud. However, this pattern also negates the cost advantages of the cloud if proper cost optimization strategies and controls are not […]