Flexible modernization pathways with AWS Mainframe Modernization (MAM110)

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Unlocking the Value of Mainframe Modernization

This section outlines the four key pillars of value that come with modernizing mainframe applications:

  1. Cost Savings:

    • Average of 70% cost savings, with some customers achieving up to 90% savings.
    • This allows for investment in further modernization, innovation, or passing savings to customers.
  2. Agility:

    • Improved infrastructure-level operability and efficiency.
    • Faster release of new features (e.g., 27% improvement for Itau, 35% reduction for NSAU).
  3. Innovation:

    • Access to hundreds of AWS services to unlock data, create new channels, and improve customer experiences.
    • Ability to adopt new technologies, invent new business models, and develop new customer relationships.
  4. Resilience:

    • Centralized monitoring, security, compliance, and cloud-native resiliency.
    • Reduced fault recovery time (e.g., 50% reduction for NSAU Financial Group).

Modernization Pathways and Patterns

This section covers the different modernization pathways and patterns available:

  1. Augmentation:

    • Tactical integrations to create new channels and business insights.
  2. Replatforming:

    • Modernize the underlying infrastructure while preserving the application code.
    • Provides operational efficiencies, agility, and cost savings.
  3. Refactoring:

    • Transform the entire application stack to a modern language and ecosystem.
    • Enables even more agility.
  4. Reimagining:

    • Modify business functions to address new business needs.
    • Slower speed and scale compared to replatforming and refactoring.

These patterns can be combined based on the specific needs of the mainframe estate.

AWS Mainframe Modernization Service

This section covers the comprehensive capabilities of the AWS Mainframe Modernization service, including:

  1. Technology:

    • Support for multiple modernization patterns.
    • Partnerships and the AWS Mainframe Technology Competency.
  2. People:

    • Hundreds of AWS-trained professionals.
    • Thousands of trained partners.
  3. Processes:

    • Artifacts, best practices, and prescriptive guidance.
    • Recognition as a leader in mainframe modernization by analysts.

Real-Life Modernization Stories

This section presents two customer stories:

  1. Alliance Technology:

    • Consolidated data centers and migrated to a hybrid cloud environment.
    • Exited the mainframe by replatforming the largest mainframe environment (20,000 MIPS).
    • Achieved 90% mainframe community transformation, 3-year ROI, and improved performance and stability.
  2. Visma Enterprise:

    • Cloud-first strategy to leverage partners for running data centers.
    • Exited the mainframe in 9 months using the replatforming approach.
    • Achieved 55% immediate cost savings, 29% increase in employee engagement, and reduced lead time for infrastructure changes.

Modernization Tools and Accelerators

This section covers the various tools and accelerators provided by the AWS Mainframe Modernization service:

  1. Refactoring Tool Chain:

    • Powered by the AWS Blue/Ed technology, enabling fast transformation of the complete application stack.
  2. Replatforming Tool Chains:

    • Powered by Rocket Software Enterprise Suite and Astadia UniKix.
    • Preserve investment in code while modernizing the underlying infrastructure.
  3. Accelerators:

    • Assembler conversion, application testing, file transfer, and data replication.
    • Cloud-native capabilities to unblock and accelerate modernization projects.
  4. Amazon Q Developer:

    • New capability combining generative AI and automation to simplify assessment and transformation.
    • Supports various modernization patterns and provides guidance through the modernization journey.

Conclusion

The video highlights the flexibility and comprehensive capabilities of the AWS Mainframe Modernization service, enabling organizations to modernize their mainframe assets in the way that best suits their business needs and objectives.

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