Understanding the
two stages of digital
modernization
No two modernization projects are the same. In helping thousands of
organizations successfully reach their business outcomes, AWS identified
two distinct modernization stages.
Many of our customers have found it beneficial to break the larger
digital transformation effort into these two stages: IT modernization and
application modernization.
App
modernization
IT
modernization
AWS
Infrastructure
Operations &
optimizations
Readiness &
planning
Migration
Move to managed
container services
with serverless
Build new apps
Transform with
modern DevOps
Assessment
IT modernization involves transforming legacy systems,
processes, workloads, and infrastructure as you migrate to the
cloud. This stage will be the primary focus of this eBook.
Application modernization leverages cloud-native systems
and services to drive a new iterative, intelligent, and agile way of
harnessing data and developing applications.
Read on to discover how IT modernization works, why it's
important, and how your organization can realize the associated
benefits on your path toward digital transformation.
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