Accelerate your cloud journey with AWS MAP 

Many benefits can be gained from migrating to AWS, including increased efficiency, improved performance, and cost savings. The journey to the cloud is often fraught with complexity and uncertainty, making the right strategy and guidance critical to success.

Leverage the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), a comprehensive framework designed by Amazon Web Services to streamline and simplify the migration process. MAP provides organisations with a clear, structured path to move workloads to the cloud quickly and securely, unlocking new opportunities for growth and transformation.

This article examines how the AWS Migration Acceleration Program can accelerate your migration to the cloud and why partnering with Spyrosoft is a distinct advantage.

All about the AWS Migration Acceleration Program

The AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) is designed to streamline and de-risk the cloud migration journey for organisations of all sizes. Leveraging AWS’ extensive experience in successfull migrations, MAP follows a structured, three-phase approach: Assess, Mobilise, and Migrate & Modernise. This adaptable program supports a wide range of migration scales, from individual applications to entire enterprise portfolios, and is tailored to each customer’s strategic goals and operational needs.

Assess

It is the starting point for the AWS Migration Acceleration Program. It focuses on developing a comprehensive understanding of the organisation’s current IT environment and building a compelling business case for moving to the cloud. During this phase, a detailed inventory of existing IT assets is conducted to assess the complexity and interdependencies within the infrastructure, applications, and workloads. The suitability of each application for migration is assessed, including a thorough analysis of its architecture, performance and compatibility with the cloud environment.

A vital component of this phase is a cost-benefit analysis, which includes developing a total cost of ownership model to compare current on-premises costs with projected cloud costs to identify potential savings and efficiencies. In addition, a security and compliance review is conducted to ensure that the migration strategy meets regulatory and safety standards.
The outcome of the assessment phase is a robust business case for cloud migration, accompanied by a high-level strategy and roadmap tailored to the organisation’s needs.

Mobilise

This stage builds on the assessment’s findings and prepares the organisation for a successful migration by addressing any identified gaps and establishing a solid operational foundation. It includes creating a migration readiness plan that identifies skills, processes or tools gaps and outlines steps to address them.

Mobilise provides pilots or proof-of-concept migrations to validate the proposed migration strategy, tools and processes, allowing it to refine its approach before scaling up. Building a secure, scalable, and compliant landing zone on AWS is another key activity in this phase, as it provides the foundational infrastructure required for migration. Automation tools and scripts are implemented to streamline tasks such as data transfer and application deployment to increase efficiency further. Skills development and training are also priorities, with specialised programmes designed to equip internal teams with the necessary cloud skills.

Detailed migration planning is performed for each application or workload, outlining timelines, resource allocation and risk management strategies to ensure a well-coordinated migration effort. The phase culminates in a comprehensive migration plan, a prepared cloud environment and an organisation equipped with the skills and tools needed for a seamless transition.

Migrate & Modernise

This is the final stage of the AWS Migration Acceleration Programme, where applications’ actual migration and transformation to the AWS cloud occur.

During this phase, data, applications, and workloads are moved from on-premises environments to AWS using a variety of migration tools and services to ensure a smooth and efficient transfer. Modernisation efforts are undertaken to refactor or re-platform applications to take full advantage of AWS’ cloud-native services, such as serverless computing, microservices architectures, and containerisation, improving scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.

Post-migration, operational validation tests the migrated applications and workloads to ensure they meet all performance, security, and compliance requirements. Optimisation activities focus on improving cost, performance, and efficiency by using AWS tools and services to right-size resources, optimise storage and compute costs, and implement automated scaling policies.

Continuous monitoring is established to maintain migrated applications’ ongoing health and performance, with tools to detect anomalies and automate remediation. Finally, this phase fosters continuous innovation by exploring opportunities for further modernisation and adopting new AWS services that deliver greater agility, cost savings, and business value.

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Outcomes and benefits you can expect from AWS MAP

Reduce migration costs

AWS MAP provides organisations with financial incentives such as funding, grants of up to $35,000 and cost reduction tools that significantly reduce the total cost of cloud migration. By leveraging automation and AWS-native tools, MAP also reduces manual effort, further contributing to cost savings throughout the migration process.

Accelerated migration timelines

It’s structured three-phase approach ensures a clear and efficient path to cloud migration. Backed by thorough assessments, pilots, and detailed planning, this approach minimises common risks and delays, enabling organisations to move applications and workloads to AWS faster.

Improve alignment between business & technical goals

Program promotes alignment between business goals and technical requirements through stakeholder engagement and comprehensive planning. This ensures that the migration strategy supports both business and technical objectives, improving the organisation’s ability to achieve desired outcomes.

Optimised cloud environments for performance & efficiency

AWS MAP enables organisations to continuously optimise their cloud environments by using AWS tools and services for monitoring, scaling, and cost management. This continuous refinement ensures that workloads achieve optimal performance, cost efficiency, and scalability.

Ongoing support and guidance

Program provides access to expertise and best practices throughout the migration process. This support helps mitigate risk, proactively address challenges, and maintain momentum. Specialised training and knowledge transfer initiatives further empower internal teams, build cloud skills, and foster a culture of innovation.

Increase agility & innovation capabilities

AWS MAP helps organisations increase their agility and innovation capabilities by migrating to a flexible, scalable cloud environment. This enables rapid deployment of new applications, experimentation with emerging technologies, and adaptation to changing market conditions, all of which are essential to maintaining a competitive edge.

Why is it worth partnering with Spyrosoft for AWS MAP?

Choosing the right partner for your cloud migration journey is critical, and Spyrosoft stands out as an ideal choice for organisations looking to take advantage of the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP).

As an AWS partner with deep expertise in cloud strategy and migration, we have a proven track record of successful cloud transformations across multiple industries. Our team of certified AWS professionals will work closely with your organisation to tailor the AWS MAP framework to your specific needs, ensuring a seamless transition to the cloud while minimising risk and cost.

By partnering with us, you gain access to the expertise you need for a smooth migration, as well as strategic insight that aligns your cloud initiatives with broader business goals. We provide end-to-end support – from initial assessment and readiness planning to full migration and ongoing optimisation – ensuring that every stage of the journey is managed with precision.

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