Modernize, migrate, run, test, and operate mainframe applications

What is AWS Mainframe Modernization?

AWS Mainframe Modernization service is a unique platform that allows you to migrate and modernize your on-premises mainframe applications to a cloud native fully-managed runtime environment on AWS.

Benefits of AWS Mainframe Modernization

Reduce operating costs

Migrate and modernize your applications to remove the hardware and staffing costs of traditional mainframes.

Manage modernization and migration

Break up and manage your complete migration with infrastructure, software, and tools to refactor and transform legacy applications.

Test and operate modernized applications at scale

Accelerate modernization and regression testing at scale, with a cloud-native service

How it works

AWS Mainframe Modernization is a set of managed tools providing infrastructure and software for modernizing, migrating, testing, and running mainframe applications.

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• Accelerate your mainframe modernization journey
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• Reduce project complexity and enhance cross-functional collaboration

Use cases

Automated refactor

Automate transforming legacy language applications into agile Java-based services with AWS Blu Age using newer web frameworks and cloud DevOps best practices.

Replatform

Migrate COBOL and PL/I applications with the integrated Micro Focus and NTT DATA toolchains to preserve the programming language while modernizing infrastructure and processes for agility with cloud DevOps native operations.

Data replication and File Transfer

Augment mainframe functions and unleash innovation by leveraging mainframe-based data using near real-time data replication with Precisely and file transfer with BMC.

Application Testing

Automate the functional equivalence validation of modernized mainframe applications with a scalable cloud-native service, accelerating modernization testing timelines and reducing costs.