AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP)
Through the AWS Migration Acceleration Program—AWS MAP for short—SUE helps organizations carry out cloud migrations in a structured, well-founded, and controlled manner. AWS MAP combines a proven migration approach with AWS expertise, tools, and potential financial support for selected migration and modernization projects.
AWS Migration with AWS MAP and SUE
Migrating to AWS involves more than just moving workloads. You want to know which applications are suitable, what dependencies exist, what the business case is, and how to prevent costs from spiraling out of control after the migration. SUE guides you from the initial assessment through migration, modernization, and management. With our experience in legacy environments, cloud-native technology, and complex workloads, we ensure that you not only land on AWS but are also ready to continue building there securely, scalably, and cost-effectively.
AWS MAP brings structure to that process. The program helps support migration decisions with a clear assessment, a realistic cost estimate, and a phased approach. Together with AWS, we determine which workloads are suitable, which path delivers the most value, and what (funding) options are available for support through the Migration Acceleration Program. This way, migration isn’t a leap of faith, but a controlled step toward a modern AWS environment.
Our Experience with AWS Migration
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What is AWS MAP?
AWS MAP is Amazon Web Services' Migration Acceleration Program. The program was developed to help organizations accelerate cloud migration and modernization. The approach consists of three phases:
1. Assess
We assess your current environment, applications, dependencies, technical risks, and business drivers. During this phase, we develop a realistic business case and TCO comparison. This helps clarify which workloads are suitable for AWS, which migration strategy makes sense, and whether there is sufficient value to proceed.
2. Mobilize
We are preparing for the migration from both a technical and organizational perspective. This includes the landing zone, governance, security, networking, infrastructure as code, migration planning, and operational agreements. The goal is to mitigate risks before workloads are actually moved.
3. Migrate & Modernize
We carry out the migration and determine the appropriate path for each workload. Sometimes that involves rehosting—for example, from a VM to AWS. Other times, replatforming or rearchitecting is a better approach—for example, moving toward containers, Managed Services Kubernetes. After the migration, we look beyond just going live. We optimize costs, performance, security, and management based on real usage data.
What are the benefits of AWS MAP for customers?
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A realistic business case: You’ll gain insight into current costs, expected AWS costs, and the investment required to migrate. This makes decision-making more concrete and prevents migration from becoming merely a technical project.
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Reduced migration risk: By identifying applications, dependencies, stakeholders, technical drivers, and operational constraints in advance, you reduce the likelihood of surprises during the migration.
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Potential Financial Support: For eligible workloads, AWS MAP may provide financial support. This can help offset a portion of the initial migration costs. The exact options depend on the scope, workload, business case, and approval from AWS.
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Faster decision-making: Because the approach is phased, you can determine after each phase whether it makes sense to continue. Not every workload needs to be included. Not every application requires the same migration strategy.
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A Stronger Foundation for Modernization: Migrating to AWS is often the first step. The real value comes when you then modernize, automate, and optimize. SUE helps you take that step with confidence.
"Textkernel taken a strategic step towards a future-proof IT infrastructure in collaboration with SUE, allowing the organization to focus entirely on innovation rather than infrastructure management. SUE's in-depth knowledge was decisive in this regard."
What SUE Brings to AWS MAP
Many companies can migrate. SUE sets itself apart through its combination of legacy knowledge, cloud-native expertise, and technical depth. We understand how existing IT landscapes work. We know that business logic is often deeply embedded in legacy applications, that dependencies aren’t always well documented, and that a simple “lift and shift” approach isn’t always the best choice. That’s why we look beyond the standard questionnaire. We bring together technical reality, business value, and operational implications.
Legacy and cloud-native in a single approach: SUE has been helping organizations with complex infrastructures and cloud-native platforms for years. This allows us to accurately assess which workloads can be migrated to AWS quickly, which ones need to be adapted first, and which ones are better suited for phased modernization.
Accurate TCO and Cost Estimation: A successful migration starts with a realistic cost estimate. We don’t just rely on standard calculation models; we also consider the technical characteristics of your workload. These include compute, storage, networking, licenses, usage patterns, performance requirements, and operational management.
Experience with complex workloads: SUE has experience with complex environments. These include high-performance computing, large-scale storage environments, end-user computing, applications with heavy dependencies, and platforms where performance and availability are critical.
Modernization where it adds value: Not every workload needs to be fully modernized right away. Sometimes, migration is the right first step. Sometimes, containerization, Kubernetes, Managed Services rearchitecture make more sense right away. SUE helps you make the right choice for each workload.
Our AWS MAP Approach
Step 1: Discovery: We start with a brief assessment of your current situation, business drivers, and migration goals. We’ll determine whether AWS MAP is a good fit and which workloads make sense to explore.
Step 2: Scope and Business Case: We work with AWS to define the scope. We identify applications, workloads, dependencies, and expected AWS costs. Based on this, we develop a business case and determine which MAP path is appropriate.
Step 3: Assessment: We analyze the current environment and determine the migration strategy for each workload. In doing so, we consider technical feasibility, risks, expected costs, and operational impact.
Step 4: Mobilize: We lay the groundwork for migration. This includes the landing zone, security, identity, networking, monitoring, infrastructure as code, and deployment processes. This creates a controlled foundation for execution.
Step 5: Migrate Modernize: We migrate the workloads to AWS according to the chosen strategy. Where modernization adds value, we incorporate it into our approach. Where speed is more important, we ensure a smooth transition to AWS and plan modernization as the next step.
Step 6: Manage optimize: After the migration, we continue to make improvements. We monitor costs, performance, security, and availability. Based on real data, we provide recommendations on rightsizing, architectural choices, contract types, Managed Services further automation.