Summary
The blog post highlights the best AWS migration tools and services available for organizations planning to migrate to the AWS cloud platform. It discusses the features and benefits of popular migration tools like AWS Server Migration Service (SMS), AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), and AWS CloudEndure Migration. The post emphasizes the importance of choosing the right tools and services to ensure a smooth and successful migration to AWS.
More and more enterprises today are moving their data and applications to the cloud to modernize their current IT infrastructure or to prepare for future needs. If you’re also considering migration of your data from local data centers to the cloud or planning to shift to another cloud partner (if it is already on the cloud), Amazon Web Services (AWS) is one of the best options offering the latest cloud migration tools and services.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a well-known subsidiary of Amazon.com, which provides on-demand cloud services to organizations. AWS made its debut in 2006 with a limited number of services. Later in 2012, it launched the AWS Marketplace that accommodated a wide range of services provided by AWS.
In this post, we are discussing the top 10 AWS migration tools and services that you can take benefit from –
1. AWS Application Discovery Services
One of the most popular migration tools, AWS application discovery services, helps enterprise customers easily plan their migration projects by gathering information about their on-premise data centers.
The key highlight of AWS application delivery services is that it collects and presents configuration, usage, and behavior data from servers to help you better understand your individual workloads and migrate effectively.
Below are some of the benefit of AWS application discovery services –
- The service is integrated with a migration hub
- Fully protects your data with encryption
- Offers reliable discovery for migration planning
- Active engagement with migration experts
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2. AWS Cloud Adoption Readiness Tool (CART)
The AWS cloud adoption readiness tool or CART essentially helps enterprises develop efficient plans for cloud adoption and migrations. Apart from assessing your cloud migration readiness in terms of business, process, people, platform, and operations, the tool also takes into consideration the security aspect.
Among the benefits of AWS cloud adoption readiness tool include –
- Available as a self-guided checklist to gauge your level of preparedness for hassle-free transition to the cloud
- The tool is available in multiple languages
- Ideal for companies of all sizes
3. AWS Server Migration Services
A completely agentless service, AWS server migration service (SMS), makes it easier to migrate huge volumes of on-premise workloads to AWS.
AWS SMS also allows you to automate, schedule, and track incremental replications of live server volumes to facilitate easier coordination of large-scale server migrations.
Below are some of the benefits of AWS server migration services –
- Offers better control and agility
- Cost-effective for businesses
- Quite easy to get started
- Minimizes downtime
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4. TSO Logic
Recently acquired by Amazon, TSO Logic is an excellent tool that can help you collect a massive amount of data from cloud platforms, analyze it for your own business context and come up with the best recommendations for multiple areas including –
- Accurately predicting future usage, patterns, and costs
- Maximizing benefits
- Right-sizing
- One of the other highlights of this tool is that all the decisions with regards to what, where, and how much data will all be automatically computed and given to you
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5. CloudEndure Migration
CloudEndure migration is a robust service that helps to simplify, expedite, and reduce the overall cost of cloud migration. It is a well-made asset capable of offering live disaster and migration management for any application.
The platform has two automated modules, live migration and disaster recovery which uses cloud-hosted, virtual, and physical setups as the sources and AWS (Amazon Web Services), Azure, and Oracle cloud as the target locations.
Below are some of the benefits of CloudEndure Migration-
- Reduced overall costs
- Application security and progress tracking
- Disaster management and automatic backup
6. BMC Discovery
BMC Discovery is a comprehensive tool that allows you to build, run, and manage all of your AWS cloud services and tools.
Among the key features and benefits of this tool include:
- Detailed cost analysis
- The benefit of migration planning and roadmap creation
- Security testing and configuration
- Automated workflows and provisioning functionality
7. Turbonomics
Turbonomics is a comprehensive analytics tool from AWS that allows you to manage the right resource allocation in a cost-efficient way.
The platform offers various tools required for automating the alignment and integration of all your AWS services, along with analyzing and optimizing your resource consumption.
Below are some of the key benefits of Turbonomics:
- Ease of use
- Robust features and functionalities
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8. AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)
The AWS migration acceleration program is essentially a methodology devised by AWS to help enterprises quickly and successfully execute their migration with minimum hassle and maximum effectiveness.
AWS MAP is primarily targeted towards large businesses with massive-scale migration projects and offers them all the resources needed for a successful migration, including a comprehensive migration technique.
Below are some of the benefits of AWS MAP –
- Helps organizations spot any visible gaps in their migration plan
- Highlights priorities for a seamless migration
9. AWS Marketplace
AWS Marketplace is a robust tool that offers software for each phase of the migration process. The comprehensive digital catalog of the AWS marketplace with several software listings from independent software vendors makes it easy to find, test, and deploy varied solutions that are essential for cloud migration.
Below are some of the benefits of the AWS marketplace –
- Complete data protection
- Security solutions based on network and host
- Vulnerability and configuration analysis
10. Attunity CloudBeam
To Wrap
Managing the IT budget to drive new initiatives such as cloud migration can be a challenging task for most organizations. Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides multiple cost optimization tools and services to help organizations lower cloud costs and enable them to better serve their stakeholders.
The above-mentioned AWS cloud migration tools and services make it simpler for businesses to conduct their assessment, develop individualized migration plans, and implement those plans most cost-effectively. Hurix can help you migrate to the AWS platform efficiently. We offer AWS consultancy services, providing you with detailed assessment and planning modules.
Get in touch with our AWS consultants to get bespoke solutions for your organization.
