Afleveringen
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Modern architecture succeeds when technology, teams, and data all evolve together. AWS Executive-in-Residence Matthias Patzak and AWS modernization strategist Thomas Blood unpack the essentials of building modern enterprise systemsâfrom cloudânative patterns and microservices to eventâdriven design and data mesh. They explore why tightly coupled monoliths slow innovation, how Conwayâs Law shapes your architecture, and what it takes to empower small, productâcentric teams to move fast without breaking everything. The conversation also dives into the emerging role of generative AI agents, the data foundations they require, and why event streams create the perfect backbone for intelligent automation. Packed with realâworld stories and practical guidance, this episode offers a clear blueprint for designing architecturesâand organizationsâthat can innovate continuously at scale.
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In this episode of the AWS Migration & Modernization Podcast, Clark Rogers from the AWS Office of the CISO and Sara Lofgren, Senior Solutions Architecture Manager at AWS explore the critical security considerations for organizations migrating to the cloud. They discuss how to transform traditional security approaches into cloud-native practices that enable both protection and innovation.
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In this episode of the AWS Migration & Modernization Podcast, AWS ExecutivesâinâResidence Matthias Patzak and Jake Burns break down why the fastest, safest path to the cloud is to decouple migration from modernization. They explore why long planning cycles stall progress, how overâengineering early phases creates unnecessary risk, and why organizations should âbecome ready by startingâ rather than wait for perfect alignment. Jake shares lessons from leading a 17âmonth allâin migration, including how rapid wins build momentum, how minimalâviable refactoring keeps teams moving, and why slow migrations often fail due to fear, doubt, and organizational drag. Matthias adds his perspective on avoiding multiâyear planning traps, getting teams handsâon early, and balancing migration speed with targeted up-skilling. Together, they outline a practical, momentumâdriven approach: migrate quickly, build confidence, and then modernize continuously once workloads land safely in the cloud.
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AWS ExecutivesâinâResidence Jake Burns and Matthias Patzak explore cloud migration by examining all the ways you can sabotage oneâand, more importantly, the lessons hidden inside the antiâpatterns that quietly derail cloud transformations. Matthias and Jake break down the behaviors, decisions, and organizational dynamics that stall progressâfrom unclear ownership and misaligned incentives to overâplanning, outsourcing missteps, and relying on advice from people who havenât led a migration. Through practical examples and lessons learned from hundreds of transformations, they reveal what truly drives momentum, accountability, and successful cloud adoption.
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Modernizing core applications isnât just a technical challenge â itâs an organizational transformation. In this episode of the AWS Migration & Modernization Podcast, AWS modernization strategist Thomas Blood and ExecutiveâinâResidence Matthias Patzak unpack what it really takes to rebuild legacy systems for the future. From the foundational 7 Rs to the highâstakes decision to refactor and rewrite missionâcritical applications, they explore why modernization demands new architectures, new team structures, and a new way of thinking. With real stories of delivering 80% more revenue with only 60% of the features, they show how modernization can â and should â be driven by measurable business outcomes, not feature parity.
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Cloud transformation isnât just a technology shiftâitâs a people journey. In this episode of the AWS Migration & Modernization Podcast, AWS Executive-in-Residence Matthias Patzak sits down with fellow Executive-in-Residence Jake Burns to explore the human side of cloud migration. Together, they unpack why successful modernization depends far more on culture, communication, and organizational psychology than on tools or architectures.
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Migration success depends on alignment across business, technical, and operational teams. In this episode, we break down the core steps of a successful migration journey, why each phase matters, and why modernization is no longer optional. Youâll explore the full lifecycleâfrom discovery and assessment to building a strong business case and aligning roadmapsâwhile uncovering common pitfalls that slow organizations down. We also dive into how mechanisms like the AWS ExperienceâBased Acceleration (EBA) program help accelerate and deârisk the process. Whether youâre an IT leader, architect, or part of a cloud transformation team, this episode offers a clear, practical look at migration best practices and the strategies that drive confident, highâimpact modernization.
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AWS VMware migration pros Adrian SanMiguel and David Piet sit down to talk about what actually goes down when organizations make the move from VMware to AWS. With experience from hundreds of migrations, Adrian and David share what they've learned â from the forces that drive decisions to executing migrations that transform how organizations operate. This candid conversation reveals the real thinking behind successful transformations, the common pitfalls to avoid, and why the best migrations change not just infrastructure, but how teams think and work.
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In this episode, Ryan Peterson, WW Tech Leader, and Matthew Jorat, Customer Solutions Manager at AWS, explore the evolving landscape of technical debt and architectural modernization. They dig into how the concept of technical debt has expanded beyond code to include the entire IT ecosystemâspanning infrastructure, security, and resiliencyâand highlight the importance of building effective Centers of Excellence (CCoE and AI/ML CoE). They also break down key modernization pathways, how AI is reshaping the journey, and why a âthink big, start small, scale fastâ approach helps organizations build momentum and drive meaningful impact.
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Join us for in-depth conversation on migrating Microsoft and .NET workloads to AWS. This episode walks you through the full journey â from the initial assessment to a successful cloud deployment â with a focus on what actually works in the real world. Discover how organizations are achieving 35â65% cost savings through strategic migration planning including leveraging the AWS Optimization and Licensing Assessment (OLA). Our AWS experts, Yogi Barot and Siavash Irani, break down the most common migration and modernization challenges, explore both liftâandâshift and AIâpowered transformation paths like AWS Transform for .NET, and share guidance for teams managing SQL Server, .NET apps, and Windows Server environments. Get practical takeaways you can use immediately to optimize your Microsoft workloads on AWS and unlock new cloudânative capabilities.
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In this thoughtâprovoking episode of the AWS Migration & Modernization Podcast, Jonathan Allen, Executive in Residence at AWS, and Ashish Shekhar, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Technology Platforms at Danske Bank, challenge traditional cloud migration frameworks and explore an innovative approach that fundamentally transforms how organizations move to the cloud. Rather than following the conventional â7 Rsâ methodology (relocate, rehost, replatform, etc.), Ashish shares how their organization moved away from this framework entirely in favor of a highly automated, optimizationâfirst approach. And while the 7 Rs remain a powerful tool for many migration journeys, theyâre not the only lens you can use when designing an approach that aligns to your goals.
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In this episode of the AWS Migration and Modernization podcast, AWS experts Brad Savenko and Yaser Raja dive into how generative AI is reshaping the future of enterprise cloud transformation. They break down how services including AWS Transform and Kiro are dramatically cutting migration timelines and costs while boosting the quality and consistency of outcomes. Youâll hear real-world stories of organizations accelerating their cloud journeysâfrom straightforward liftâandâshift efforts to full-scale application refactoringâusing AI-driven automation to move faster and smarter. Brad and Yasir also provide a behind-the-scenes look at AWS ProServeâs AIâpowered approach, including practical guidance for teams ready to start adopting these capabilities in their own migration and modernization initiatives.
