IBM and AWS partner to accelerate enterprise cloud implementation

Cloud migration acceleration through AI: IBM, in collaboration with AWS, has developed a generative AI-powered solution to streamline and automate cloud migration at scale, offering operational efficiencies and supporting enterprise growth.

The cloud migration landscape:

• IDC forecasts that 50% of global IT workloads will transition to the cloud within the next year.
• AWS cloud migration and modernization can lead to significant benefits, including:
  • 31% average infrastructure cost savings
  • 62% more efficient infrastructure management
  • 3x more features delivered annually
  • 69% reduction in unplanned downtime
  • 43% fewer security incidents per year

Challenges in cloud adoption:

• Existing licensing costs, lack of AWS expertise, and limited resources and budgets are hindering cloud migration efforts for many companies.
• Many organizations require assistance to fully leverage the advantages of cloud and AWS native services efficiently.

IBM’s AI-powered approach:

• IBM Consulting has developed an AWS migration and modernization factory, built on the IBM Garage Methodology for app modernization.
• The approach utilizes:
  • GenAI and accelerator tools
  • Pre-built migration patterns
  • Automation
  • Squad-based, workstream-centric methods

Key components of IBM’s solution:

• GenAI-powered discovery as a service: Extracts key data elements from client repositories to expedite application discovery.
• GenAI-powered migration assist: Translates natural language questions to SQL queries for tracking migration status.
• GenAI-powered design assistant: Applies models to enhance efficiency in the design phase.
• IBM Consulting Delivery Curator (ICDC): An end-to-end delivery execution orchestration platform powered by GenAI.

AWS contributions:

• AWS Migration Hub and AWS Application Migration Services complement IBM’s tools by providing additional visibility, tracking, and coordination capabilities.

Real-world application:

• Interpublic Group (IPG) successfully migrated legacy SAP workloads and applications to AWS Cloud using IBM’s Migration Factory.
• The project was completed within budget and on time, taking just four months.
• IPG also leveraged AWS native tool sets to redesign and rearchitect several key applications.

Broader implications: The collaboration between IBM and AWS demonstrates the potential for AI-powered solutions to address the complexities of cloud migration, potentially accelerating digital transformation across industries and enabling more businesses to harness the benefits of cloud computing.