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on-premise and isn ’ t designed for the agility and scalability that is required . This means that hardware is often over-procured to try and meet future demand , which results in increased cost . Businesses are realising that hardware isn ’ t their core competency so why spend so much time , energy and money in maintaining it ? Instead , the pandemic has accelerated the roadmap of transforming this part of the business to take advantage of modern solutions such as cloud computing and unlocking the cost , performance , reliability and scalability benefits that come with it .
Why would you recommend that enterprises migrate their Windows workloads to AWS ?
Enterprises have been running Windows workloads on AWS for over a decade . AWS offers a reliable global infrastructure and a broader range of services compared to other cloud providers , including many Windows-specific offerings such as only the fully managed native-Windows file system available in the cloud . Furthermore , organisations can benefit from increased performance , agility , reliability and lower operational costs .
What are the advantages for organisations that migrate their Windows Workload to cloud-native service in AWS ?
Migrating Windows workloads to AWS brings along many benefits , however by moving to cloud-native services , an organisation can reduce the operational overhead of managing infrastructure . This allows
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operations teams to focus on higher valueadding activities and results in increased productivity for application developers . One can take this a step further and move towards open-source technologies including running SQL Server database applications on EC2 Linux , migrating databases to Amazon Aurora , containerising with Amazon ECS / EKS , going serverless with AWS Lambda or leveraging a micro services-based architecture . By doing so , one can get rid of expensive and restrictive licensing , and increase innovation and security .
What type of organisations are ideally suited for modernising their Windowsbased applications and migrating to cloud-native services in AWS ?
Any type of organisation can migrate Windows-based workloads but medium to large organisations with multiple workloads to migrate will benefit the most . Organisations should also strive to ultimately use cloud-native services to make use of the full potential of the cloud environment .
How critical is it when modernising your Windows-based applications and Digital Transformation journey to select the right partner ?
Selecting the right partner is key in the modernisation and Digital Transformation journey . The chosen partner requires indepth expertise and a proven track-record in both the Microsoft and cloud landscapes – including containerisation and serverless technologies . A partner who is also certified in working with AWS and Microsoft technologies is essential in making the experience a smooth and successful transition .
What solution offerings does Synthesis offer to enterprises on in the Digital Transformation and cloud space ?
As an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner , Synthesis specialises in assisting enterprise customers in becoming cloud-ready , executing mass migrations , harnessing the benefits of Big Data analytics and guides teams in extracting cost savings and regulatory benefits through the cloud migration journey .
Synthesis recently obtained the Microsoft Workloads Competency in AWS among its list of AWS Competency designations . This designation recognises that Synthesis provides deep expertise to help customers design , migrate , deploy and manage
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