AWS Mainframe Modernization LAB

1. Assess Your Mainframe Applications

• Identify applications: Identify the mainframe applications you want to migrate.
• Assess compatibility: Assess the compatibility of your applications with cloud environments.
• Analyze dependencies:
  Identify dependencies between applications and data.

assessing mainframe applications for migration

2. Choose a Migration Strategy

• Select a strategy: Choose a migration strategy based on your application's characteristics and business objectives. Options include rehosting, refactoring, or rebuilding.

selecting a migration strategy for mainframe applications

3. Replicate Data

• Replicate data: Use AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to replicate your mainframe data to AWS.

replicating mainframe data using AWS DMS

4. Migrate Applications

• Migrate applications: Use AWS Application Migration Service (AMS) to migrate your applications to AWS.

migrating mainframe applications using AWS AMS

5. Refactor Applications (if necessary)

• Refactor: If your applications require refactoring, use AWS tools and services to modernize the code and architecture.

refactoring mainframe applications

6. Test and Validate

• Test applications: Thoroughly test your migrated applications in the AWS environment to ensure they function correctly.
• Validate performance: Validate the performance of your migrated applications to ensure they meet your requirements.

testing and validating migrated mainframe applications

7. Optimize and Monitor

• Optimize: Optimize your migrated applications for performance and cost efficiency.
• Monitor: Continuously monitor the performance and health of your migrated applications.