The future of your VMware-based workloads with AWS (MAM103)

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Overview

• This is a 100-level session on the future of VMware-based workloads on AWS.
• There is a deeper dive session on the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) at 2:30 PM in the Mandalay Bay (session code: M119).
• The presenters are Sean Ls, Director of Enterprise Applications Migration and Modernization at AWS, and Russik, who leads AWS's migration programs.

Customer Insights

• 74% of customers are looking at alternatives to their VMware environment, such as moving to the cloud, containerizing, or rehosting their workloads.
• 95% of net new workloads are expected to be built on cloud-native platforms by next year.
• Customers are not looking for a one-size-fits-all approach, but rather multiple pathways to migrate, optimize, and modernize their VMware workloads on AWS.

Migration Pathways

The presenters discuss the following migration pathways:

1. Relocate: Using the Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS) to run VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in the AWS cloud.
2. Rehost: Migrating VMware workloads to Amazon EC2 instances.
3. Containerize: Containerizing VMware workloads using Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS.
4. Replatform: Migrating to managed services like Amazon RDS and Amazon FSx.
5. Refactor: Rebuilding monolithic applications using cloud-native services like AWS Lambda.

Customer Pacing

The presenters identify two main customer pacing patterns:

1. Speed-focused: Customers who want to migrate quickly, often due to a compelling event, and then optimize their workloads later.
2. Transformation-focused: Customers who prioritize modernizing their workloads over migration speed, and may containerize or refactor before migrating.

AWS Services and Partner Offerings

The presenters provide an overview of the AWS services and partner offerings that support these migration pathways:

• AWS Services: Amazon Elastic VMware Service (EVS), Amazon EC2, Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Amazon RDS, Amazon FSx, AWS Lambda, and AWS Outposts.
• Partner Offerings: Nutanix NC2, Red Hat OpenShift Service for AWS (ROSA).

Migration Tools and Programs

The presenters discuss the following AWS and partner tools and programs to support VMware migrations:

1. AWS Q Developer: A purpose-built migration service to assist with VMware workload migration and modernization.
2. AWS Application Migration Service (MGN): A highly automated rehosting service for VMware workloads.
3. AWS Migration Hub: A collaborative workspace for discovery, assessment, planning, and migration.
4. AWS Professional Services: Standardized VMware migration offerings and expertise.
5. AWS Partner Network: Migration competency partners with VMware-specific offerings.
6. Optimization and Licensing Assessments (OLA): A no-cost assessment to identify cost-saving opportunities.
7. Migration Acceleration Program (MAP): A comprehensive framework and methodology for supporting customers and partners on the end-to-end migration journey.

Call to Action

The presenters encourage attendees to:

• Conduct an OLA assessment to understand their on-premises environment and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Leverage the available AWS services, tools, and partner offerings to support their VMware migration and modernization journey.
• Work with AWS Professional Services or partners to build and execute their migration plan.