Accelerating cloud transformation: Lessons from industry leaders (MAM101)

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Transforming Organizations with AWS Cloud Migration

1. Why Organizations Choose AWS

  • The top motivations for choosing AWS are:
    • Cost savings and control over IT infrastructure costs
    • Ability to monetize AI and machine learning capabilities
    • Faster access to information, scalability, agility, and resilience
    • Achieving these benefits with minimal environmental footprint

2. Benefits of Migrating to AWS

Organizations that have completed migrations to AWS have seen the following benefits:

  1. Cost Savings: Significant reduction in total cost of ownership.
  2. Staff Productivity: Ability to do more with less.
  3. Operational Resilience: Critical in today's business environment.
  4. Business Agility: Faster response to evolving business needs.

3. The Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)

  • MAP is a holistic framework that helps organizations migrate to AWS.
  • It includes a methodology, practices, and tools to manage migration projects and maximize benefits.
  • MAP has a global network of over 500 partners to help organizations migrate to AWS.
  • MAP also offers financial investments to offset the cost of migration projects.

4. The Migration Journey

MAP breaks down the migration journey into three phases:

  1. Assess: Evaluate migration readiness and build a business case.
  2. Mobilize: Design the migration journey and create a project plan.
  3. Migrate and Modernize: Execute the migration plan using the 7R framework.

5. The Hartford's Cloud Transformation Journey

  • The Hartford is a 214-year-old insurance organization that decided to modernize to the cloud.
  • Key priorities:
    1. Simplify and modernize the application portfolio.
    2. Enhance the engineering experience.
    3. Transform the application and infrastructure management operating model.
  • Success factors:
    • Executive and business sponsorship
    • Careful planning and not rushing into migrations
    • Focus on people change and process change
    • Leveraging automation and acceleration tools

6. Adenta's Cloud and AI Journey

  • Adenta is a 15-year-old digital native company with 2.5 billion monthly user visits.
  • Adenta's cloud journey started organically 10 years ago and accelerated in the last 2-3 years.
  • After acquiring eBay's classifieds business, Adenta designed a single-cloud strategy on AWS.
  • Adenta adapted the 7R framework to its different business contexts and platforms.
  • Adenta's journey into AI is closely linked to its cloud journey, starting 8 years ago.
  • Key lessons learned:
    • Leveraging off-the-shelf AI models and frameworks as an accelerator
    • Dedicated budget and resources for AI experimentation and productization
    • Upskilling various roles beyond just data scientists/engineers
    • Addressing GPU capacity planning challenges

7. The Potential of AI/ML

  • McKinsey estimates a potential $4.4 trillion in incremental value that businesses can create using AI/ML.
  • Organizations are looking to use AI/ML to improve both top and bottom line.
  • Examples of successful AI/ML implementations:
    • BMW using Amazon Bedrock to optimize infrastructure
    • DoorDash using Amazon Bedrock and Connect for a conversational AI contact center
    • Thomson Reuters democratizing employee access to AI models

8. The AI/ML Virtuous Cycle

  • The cycle starts with data, builds data platforms, incorporates AI/ML using tools like Amazon Bedrock, and improves customer experience.
  • This leads to more users and data, further scaling the data platforms and AI/ML capabilities.

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