The rapid progress of the times, accompanied by current technological developments, feels incredibly swift. This pace has led to various updates and significant benefits for both individual users and companies. A prime example of this rapid evolution is the emergence of cloud technology, poised to supplant its predecessor, on-premises technology, which has served as the backbone for numerous companies worldwide. In the backdrop of this transformation, competition among cloud service providers intensifies, prompting them to innovate in attracting potential users to their cloud services.
As one of the foremost global cloud service providers, AWS has devised several strategies to gain market share. Their marketing approach not only involves selling services but also assisting users in adapting swiftly to the new cloud technology. One of their flagship programs is the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), meticulously designed by AWS to guide users, in collaboration with AWS Partners, in effectively embracing cloud technology from the outset.
What is the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)?
According to AWS, the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) stands as a comprehensive and proven cloud migration initiative, drawing from AWS’s extensive experience in migrating thousands of customers to the cloud. The customer-side migration process for companies can be a complex and time-consuming endeavor. However, the MAP program is designed to expedite cloud migration, rendering the modernization journey smoother and more visibly rewarding. MAP offers support for migrating various types of workloads, providing customers with a comprehensive suite of tools, services, assistance, training, and additional incentives.
What are the benefits of the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)?
Comprehensive Migration Assessment
get an assessment of your company’s workload, aiding in the development of a migration strategy that reduces both time and tool usage in the cloud.
Dedicated and Experienced Experts
AWS and its partners provide a specialized team of experts familiar with migrating various workloads to AWS. This expertise is invaluable for companies with IT staff who have not previously undertaken such migrations.
Guidance and Resources
Throughout the migration process, you’ll receive continuous guidance and access to tools and resources. This support helps anticipate and navigate unexpected obstacles, ensuring a smoother migration.
Monitoring and Support
After migrating your workloads to AWS, you’ll have access to ongoing monitoring and technical support, minimizing potential issues or obstacles.
Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) Process
In greater detail, the series of migration acceleration program processes are divided into three major stages.
1. Migration Readiness Assessment
This assessment helps identify the six AWS Cloud Adoption Frameworks, covering business, process, people, platform, operations, and security. It allows you to pinpoint the necessary capabilities for migration and create a Total Cost of Ownership model for your migration project.
2. IT Resource Mobilization
The mobilization phase establishes an operational and planning foundation for your entire migration process. It addresses capability gaps (manpower, resources, etc.) identified in the assessment phase. Mobilization provides clear guidance on the migration plan, enhancing the success of your company’s migration process.
3. Migrate and Modernize Workloads to the Cloud
This stage represents the actual migration process, involving AWS Migration Services, the AWS Migration Team, and AWS Partners. They execute the migration plan developed during the mobilization phase, accommodating projects of any scale.
Leverage the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) with AWS Partners
MitraAWS, backed by technical expertise and the right tools, plays a crucial role in expediting the migration process for corporate clients, even when it involves high complexity. With the Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), AWS Partners deployed a dedicated team of AWS experts. Their journey begins with assessing potential users’ workloads, followed by devising the optimal migration approach to AWS, all while providing continuous guidance throughout the migration process. AWS Partners extend their support by helping users understand the technical, operational, and economic aspects of cloud adoption versus on-premises solutions. Additionally, AWS offers comprehensive training to ensure proficient and efficient technology operation.
Benefits of Cloud vs On-Premise Migration
In the current landscape, cloud computing enjoys growing popularity due to its flexibility, which translates into time and cost savings, increased agility, and enhanced scalability. Nonetheless, on-premise technology maintains its distinct position and advantages in the eyes of its users. The choice ultimately hinges on considerations and requirements that align with the prospective users’ business needs. Among the many advantages, some key benefits of migrating to the cloud, currently experienced by numerous cloud users, include:
Cost Efficiency
Transitioning your company’s infrastructure and applications to the cloud can yield cost savings within your IT sector. You gain the flexibility to select specific features or components that optimize your business. According to the official AWS page, migrating legacy applications to the cloud can result in average infrastructure cost savings of up to 31%.
Increased Productivity
Empower your company’s IT staff to shift from tactical tasks to strategic initiatives, significantly enhancing their performance by reducing the time spent on system administration. Enterprise customers migrating to AWS can boost IT infrastructure management efficiency by up to 62%.
Enhanced IT Operational Resilience
Elevate the security, availability, and reliability of your company’s IT performance. Businesses migrating from on-premises to AWS have achieved a remarkable 69 percent reduction in unplanned downtime.
Business Agility
Accelerate global-scale innovation by eliminating technical debt and reducing deployment timelines, enabling faster project completion.
CDT as an AWS Certified Advanced Consulting Partner
Now is the ideal time to capitalize on the AWS Migration Acceleration Program, a solution that conserves time and resources when migrating all your business requirements to AWS.
CDT as an AWS-certified advanced consulting partner, guides your business through every phase of the MAP program, from consulting and migration to implementation and maintenance. Furthermore, CDT offers Managed Service AWS through Nebula Cloud Console (NCC), supported by a professional and certified IT team, available 24/7 to address technical issues. For more detailed information, please contact us by clicking here.
Translation: Ary Adianto
Content Writer CTI Group
