Read this if you want to move to AWS

Challenges, strategies and lessons learned

In this guide we’ll show you a couple of things you have to keep in mind when you want to move your IT infrastructure to AWS.

Why ”Cloud first”?

The cloud is on the rise, security concerns are no longer an issue for most companies. The technology has proven itself. It just works. It’s easier, more flexible and more cost-effective than running your own data center. If done right. In this guide we’ll show you a few things you should keep in mind when you want to move your IT infrastructure to AWS. What are the best strategies? What pitfalls to avoid? And what else should you think about?

ADVANTAGES OF AMAZON WEB SERVICES:

Easy to use
Flexible and economical
Reliable and safe
Comprehensive tech stack: from infrastructure services to storage to network and platform services
A well-assorted toolbox for the development of digital services:
- Databases
- Application servers
- AI services for image and speech recognition or translation

Facts that speak for themselves

It used to be the IT department that took the initiative to migrate to the cloud, as they have traditionally been the area with an eye on technology and how to improve and streamline operations. But there is also a growing desire emerging from corporate management to move data center capacities and applications to the cloud. The IT media reports almost daily on yet another company that announces that they are going “Cloud First”, signing framework agreements with large cloud providers.

There are solid reasons behind this, often several challenges arise at once: Be it a “burning platform” situation with major problems on the horizon, or a pending Data Center migration. Sometimes it’s about other operational problems, like poor scalability of the current infrastructure, security concerns or simply a lack of in-house specialists, in addition to the desire to decrease time-to-market, innovate more quickly, lower costs and increase flexibility.

IMPORTANT SUCCESS FACTORS – Moving to cloud

A strategy and a plan are needed, even if the latter changes during the migration
The planning must be used as a basis for consistent monitoring of progress in order to identify deviations and necessary adjustments
Use tools properly to shorten the migration window

The components of the “Migration Bubble” and the associated costs must be understood
The best migration path should be defined for each workload in order to optimize costs and ensure success of the migration process

6 RS – Choosing the right process model

On the basis of this model, the entire landscape should be reviewed and each application analyzed accordingly. Take your time for a first discovery phase, to
gather all the necessary information on each application and all services that are to be migrated – in order to get a firm understanding of the exact scope.

This task should not be underestimated, as hardly any company can claim to have a truly complete CMDB (Configuration Management Database). However, it is only with this extensive preparatory work that a solid foundation for developing the target model can be built.

3 migration models

Lift & shift VS. Cloud native

As-Is-Migration to Cloud

Quick to execute, the working methodology remain the same
Cloud benefits are not leveraged, costs are often higher than before

Re-Platform

Parts of the applications are modified to use cloud services

Basic services are taken over, parts of the application are rewritten, for example the database or for example the database or object storage service
Leverages some of the benefits of the cloud, but has fewer operational benefits

Re-factor & Re-architect:

Applications are rewritten to be cloud-native

Maximum benefit from the cloud platform, utilization of running costs and native functions, automated, flexible and highly available environment
The application has to be redesigned and rewritten

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Uppnå dina affärsmål med Basefarm som AWS Manage service provider

AWS MSP Partner Program är utformat för AWS Partner Network (APN) Consulting Partners som är skickliga på molninfrastruktur och migrering till molnet och som kan leverera värde till kunderna genom att erbjuda proaktiv övervakning, automatisering och hantering av kundernas miljöer. Som AWS MSP-partner utmärker sig Basefarm som ”Next Generations Managed Service Provider” och antar det nya paradigmet för mode 2 metodik, vilket stöder kundernas DevOps-metoder.

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AWS customer case

Single point of Truth for Germany’s train travelers

In 2015, Deutsche Bahn (DB) launched an extensive project to improve the quality of passenger information, that would benefit all rail customers travelling in Germany.

Experts from the Basefarm group company in Germany (The unbelievable Machine Company); The unbelievable Machine Company worked together with DB on creating a central data platform that distributes information consistently across all connected channels.

Based on Big Data technologies on top of Amazon Web Services (AWS), the travel information in DB’s mobile app is now synchronized with the display board on the platform and any other information channels facing the customers.