Category: Best Practices

Introduction In this blog post, we cover the post-cutover phase of an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration on Amazon Web Services (AWS), demonstrating how to transform a functional PostgreSQL system into an operationally excellent one. We walk through immediate validation, comprehensive observability, systematic performance optimization, disaster recovery validation, Oracle decommissioning, and the operational excellence foundation, including the continuous […]

Introduction In this blog post, we outline the target architectures and wave-based strategies needed to build functional PostgreSQL environments on Amazon Web Services (AWS), using Zulon City Insurance (ZCINS), a fictional carrier managing 42 Oracle databases, as a model for a successful transition. Once you have assessed your Oracle estate, as laid out in part […]

Introduction In this blog post, we explore the assessment phase of migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the critical step that transforms your discovery inventory into an actionable migration strategy. After completing discovery of your Oracle estate in Part 1, you face the critical question: what will it take to migrate […]

Introduction In this blog post, we explore the discovery phase of migrating Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on Amazon Web Services (AWS), the foundational step that determines the success of every migration that follows. This is the first installment of a four-part series covering the Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration journey, from initial discovery through post-migration optimization. Evolving licensing […]

AWS Transform is a collaborative enterprise IT transformation workbench powered by expert agents that accelerate cloud migration, application modernization, and continuous tech debt reduction. On May 14, 2026, AWS announced general availability of the AWS Transform Agent Toolkit Kiro Power, enabling Professional services organizations (e.g., consulting firms delivering cloud migrations), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) embedding […]

Introduction You are about to rebuild a mainframe application that has run your organization for 30 years, and here is what most teams underestimate going in: the rebuild is not the hard part. Knowing what you are replacing is. A mainframe estate holds thousands of business rules. They are spread across legacy languages it was […]

Introduction Lift-and-shift has a reputation problem. Ask any enterprise architect and you’ll get a wince. “We just moved our problems to the cloud.” That criticism has a grain of truth – but only when migration is treated as the end goal. The real question is whether it’s the right first step. Often, it is. Here’s […]

An AI migration means different things to different teams, and that ambiguity is expensive. Are you migrating with AI, to AI, or from AI? The answer shapes your staffing plan, governance model, and timeline, because each motion carries a different risk profile and demands a different set of skills. Gartner found that by the end […]

Introduction Every successful cloud migration starts with a solid plan. AWS provides comprehensive guidance on migration strategy to help organizations assess their readiness, choose the right approach, and execute migrations efficiently and securely. But here’s what often gets overlooked: how many of those detailed plans include equally thorough rollback strategies — a deliberate, pre-planned path […]

Most cloud engineers today still spend time chasing pages, triaging incidents, and scaling infrastructure manually. That is about to change. AI agents are beginning to take over this operational burden. Engineers who understand this shift early will be the ones who define how it unfolds. Written as a fictional log entry from 2031, this blog […]