AWS Transform introduces containerization feature during migrations

AWS Transform has expanded its capabilities to include replatforming applications to containers as part of the migration process to AWS. This new feature enhances AWS Transform’s agentic AI capabilities by automating the containerization of source code. This allows organizations to migrate and modernize concurrently, thereby reducing both the time and complexity typically associated with transitioning from on-premises to cloud-native architectures.

Migration teams can now containerize source code from platforms such as GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, or from .zip files. The process involves generating Docker images, which can then be published to the Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR) and deployed to either Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). This integration brings containerization into the existing workflow used for planning and executing rehost migrations.

AWS Transform performs an analysis of source code repositories, generates Dockerfiles, and builds container images while incorporating security scanning for common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs). It also produces deployment-ready Terraform infrastructure-as-code and Helm charts tailored for the target environment. The service is versatile, supporting both monolithic repositories (monorepos) and multi-repo structures, and facilitates private dependency resolution through AWS CodeArtifact. It is capable of managing the containerization of thousands of applications at scale.

During the planning phase of migration waves, applications can be assigned to either a rehost path or a replatform-to-containers path, allowing for a faster transition and realization of the benefits of AWS. This new containerization capability is now available in all AWS Regions where AWS Transform is offered.

For further details, users are encouraged to refer to the AWS Transform User Guide.