Guide to migration and modernization sessions at re:Invent 2024

The migration and modernization track at re:Invent 2024 brings together an expansive portfolio of sessions designed to empower attendees to accelerate their cloud journey and drive innovation. Join us for five transformative days of learning opportunities and inspiring migration and modernization stories. From large keynotes by AWS leaders, innovation talks, interactive sessions, and fun activities such as live music and games at re:Play, there’s always something for attendees to learn, network, and be inspired by the latest cloud computing technologies and trends.

To help you navigate the re:Invent session catalog and maximize your learning, we’ve put together a list of must-attend AWS Migration and Modernization sessions. Book your spot early for the sessions you don’t want to miss. You can do this through the attendee portal. If reserved seating is full, walk-in spaces are available on the day, and if you cannot make it in person, get a free pass to watch the live sessions online.

Keynotes and innovation talks

The re:Invent 2024 keynote and innovation talks offer the opportunity to gain direct, transformative insights from senior AWS leaders. Delve into the latest breakthroughs in generative AI, migration and modernization, cloud security, and cutting-edge architectural innovations that are redefining the future of application development and the AWS Cloud.

KEY002 – CEO Keynote with Matt Garman. Discover how AWS is innovating across the cloud, from reinventing core services to creating new experiences, empowering customers and partners to build a secure and better future.
MAM238-INT | Automating migration and modernization to accelerate transformation with Asa Kalavade Vice President, Migrations & Modernization, AWS. Explore how AWS is continuing to invest in simplifying the most complex migration and modernization tasks. Learn about the next generation of innovations to move and improve your mission-critical applications and data.

Check out the full list of innovation talks. Not attending live this year? The keynote and innovation talks will be live streamed.

Breakout sessions

MAM104 | AWS for VMware migrations: Successes, roadmaps, & strategies. This session brings together migration trailblazers who’ve been there. Hear firsthand how different global organizations accelerated their cloud journeys, from planning to execution.
MAM114 | Accelerate your mainframe exit with AWS Mainframe Modernization. Discover how AWS customers, Kemper and Empower, successfully modernized their legacy applications by migrating off mainframes utilizing AWS Mainframe Modernization Replatform with Rocket Enterprise Server (formerly Micro Focus Enterprise Server).
MAM304 | Event-driven architectures with strangler and leave/layer patterns. In this session, learn how to leverage Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, and microservices to increase agility, resiliency, and security while reducing technical debt. Discover how to decompose monolithic applications into microservices seamlessly, enabling faster innovation, scalability, and maintainability.
MAM331 | Blackstone’s AWS odyssey: Agility, automation, & efficiency unleashed. Discover how Blackstone achieved remarkable agility and efficiency through its cloud modernization journey on AWS.
MAM219 | Amazon MGM Studios automates financial close process with SAP and AWS. Learn how Amazon MGM Studios streamlined and automated its SAP financial close process with AWS services. Using AWS SDK for SAP ABAP, Amazon MGM Studios automated time-consuming data manipulation and transformation processes with AWS services and just a few lines of SAP ABAP code.
MAM230 | Elevating the traveler experience: Marriott’s digital transformation. Learn how Marriott successfully migrated, modernized, and built cloud-native applications serving 200M+ Bonvoy guests and 9,000+ properties using Amazon Aurora and Amazon EKS, secured by modern SASE architecture and secure-by-design concepts.
MAM214 | Gilead Sciences’ AWS migration: From VMware to cloud transformation. Discover how Gilead Sciences accelerated their global digital transformation through collaboration with AWS Professional Services.
MAM205 | Completing a large-scale migration and modernization. This session focuses on valuable lessons from the thousands of enterprises who have migrated and modernized their on-premises workloads with AWS. Dive into the technical lessons that have been learned and the mental models that have been used.
MAM105 | Lockheed Martin’s path to digital transformation through innovation. In this session, learn directly from Lockheed Martin how it used EBA to unlock innovation and drive its large-scale digital transformation delivering automation, agility, and business value.
MAM222 | Unlock your innovation potential with AWS, SAP, and generative AI. Discover how SAP customers can leverage AWS generative AI capabilities to create new experiences, boost productivity, extract insights, generate code, and enhance creativity across their enterprise.
MAM103 | The future of your VMware-based workloads with AWS. Choosing the right cloud destination for your VMware-based workloads is crucial for your business. Join this session to learn how AWS collaborates with customers to navigate this journey.
MAM208 | Transforming manufacturing with AWS, RISE with SAP, and Amazon. In this session, hear how manufacturers have migrated to RISE with SAP on AWS, streamlining operations and benefiting from the performance, reliability, and security of ERP in the cloud.
MAM113 | Unlocking innovation: reimagining mainframe apps with gen AI. Discover how Marriott adopted various AWS accelerators and programmatic approaches to successfully navigate these challenges and take cost, risk, and effort out of their projects.
MAM109 | Refactor mainframe applications faster with AI and managed services. Discover how AWS Mainframe Modernization Refactor with AWS Blu Age uses generative AI, AI, and fully managed cloud services for assessment, transformation, project management, and compliance.
MAM101 | Accelerating cloud transformation: Lessons from industry leaders. Embark on a journey through cloud migration success stories featuring industry giants Adevinta and The Hartford. Learn how these companies used AWS’s proven migration framework to drive business transformation and achieve tangible outcomes.
MAM212 | Accelerate your cloud migration: A leader’s guide to going fast. In this session, hear about a simplified and streamlined approach to cloud migration based on real-world experience leading successful all-in migrations to AWS and guiding hundreds of other organizations on their enterprise migration journeys.
MAM110 | Flexible modernization pathways with AWS Mainframe Modernization. This session explores the different mainframe modernization pathways and comprehensive AWS capabilities that help teams tailor their modernization approaches to specific business needs. Hear from Allianz and Visma about their unique mainframe modernization journeys.
MAM223 | Versuni rapidly reinvented their enterprise with RISE with SAP on AWS. Hear how Versuni, home to some of the world’s most renowned domestic appliance brands, accelerated its cloud transformation by deploying RISE with SAP and migrating 80+ business applications to AWS in only 18 months.
MAM221 | Modernizing a leading global payroll solution at ADP with SAP on AWS. In this session, ADP walks through their SAP modernization strategy and shares lessons learned to support organizations looking to migrate, modernize, and transform SAP applications in the cloud.
MAM241 | How HP Inc. scales and manages mission-critical SAP workloads on AWS. In this session, HP Inc. provides insights on scaling their SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Warehouse systems using both scale-up and scale-out architectures. HP Inc. also discusses their recent migration to RISE with SAP, highlighting lessons learned and providing important insights from their cloud journey.

Chalk talks

MAM102-R | An AWS guide for VMware administrators. Learn about migration strategies and modernization paths for your VMware workloads on AWS.
MAM204 | Plan to win: Building a migration plan. In this chalk talk, learn the top 5 considerations for building a migration plan and hear insights on how to make your migration successful.
MAM235 | Elevating cloud migration with generative AI post-launch optimizations. This interactive chalk talk explores migrating applications to the cloud and improving them in the process. Gain practical tips and tricks for using generative AI agents to create effective post-launch actions based on the AWS development team’s real-world experiences.
MAM317-R | Decomposing monolithic databases for scalability and agility. Join this chalk talk to explore strategies for decomposing a monolithic database into a distributed, scalable architecture leveraging AWS services.
MAM318 | Build a modernization plan to accelerate target state and lower TCO. Learn how to use AWS generative AI tools to build a conversational architecture model, and generate a summary of conversations to create a target state architecture artifact that details the decisions, tradeoffs, and costs.
MAM322-R | Best practices for building flexible architectures across Regions. This informative chalk talk will guide you through best practices for building a flexible cloud infrastructure that can seamlessly operate across multiple AWS Regions.
MAM320 | Getting started with AWS generative AI for SAP. Join us as we share some of the most promising areas to apply generative AI in your SAP landscape, discuss how you can leverage Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, share proven architectures for integrating generative AI into SAP workflows, and explore new options for accessing Amazon Bedrock models within SAP’s generative AI hub.
MAM319 | Deliver business insight with SAP and AWS data and analytics services. In this interactive session, discover how to seamlessly access enterprise data from SAP and other sources that aligns with your data strategy by utilizing solutions from AWS, SAP, and ISVs.
MAM323 | Migrate and modernize mission-critical SAP landscapes on AWS. In this chalk talk, learn oft-overlooked architectural practices that can help you maximize the performance, reliability, and extensibility of your SAP environment, including RISE with SAP.
MAM218 | Technical decisions for a seamless migration from VMware to AWS. This chalk talk provides a roadmap for a seamless transition, covering crucial aspects like developing a data-driven business case, selecting appropriate discovery tools and assessments, establishing AWS foundations, and choosing the right migration and modernization tools.
MAM321 | Unlock SAP innovation with 200+ AWS services and AWS SDK for SAP ABAP. Learn how you can leverage 200+ AWS services, RISE with SAP, and the SAP Business Technology Platform to unlock innovation across your enterprise.
CMP341 | Migrate and Modernize your web applications with AWS Elastic Beanstalk. In this chalk talk, learn the benefits of using AWS Elastic Beanstalk to upload and deploy web applications in a simplified, fast way and integrate with your existing CI/CD.

Builders’ sessions

MAM203 | Reimagine a mainframe application using generative AI. In this builders’ session, learn practical techniques to migrate your legacy batch workflows into a modern, event-driven architecture using the power of generative AI and AWS Mainframe Modernization tools.
MAM306 | Seamless data migration to AWS. In this hands-on builders’ session, learn how to migrate data with AWS DataSync and integrate that data with upstream and downstream applications and workloads.
MAM316-R | Accelerate from monolith to modern developer platform with gen AI. This builders’ session showcases an end-to-end modernization journey. Learn how to onboard your development team quickly to AWS by abstracting the complexity of cloud-native architecture using generative AI and actionable blueprints available in a secure internal developer platform (IDP) using Backstage and Harmonix on AWS.
MAM326 | Build near real-time LLM-powered features for monolithic applications. In this builders’ session, learn how to set up a data streaming pipeline with AWS DMS and AWS OpenSearch Serverless to build new event-driven features for existing applications using change data capture.

Workshops

MAM310 | Build generative AI assistants for SAP supply chain and manufacturing. In this hands-on workshop, use SAP, generative AI, and both structured and unstructured data to optimize multiple manufacturing processes.
MAM311-R | The application modernization skills challenge. In this hands-on workshop, embark on a cloud-centric transformation journey and hone your modernization skills through a series of practical challenges.
MAM324 | Build modern architectures with event storming & domain-driven design. Join this immersive workshop and learn about event storming and domain-driven design. Through collaborative exercises, you use multicolored sticky notes to identify events, actors, commands, aggregates, business rules, and external systems for real-world use cases.
MAM401 | Modernize apps with containerization, VPC Lattice & generative AI. In this hands-on workshop, learn how to modernize legacy Java 8 applications on AWS seamlessly. Containerize and deploy to Amazon ECS, integrate with Amazon VPC Lattice for secure microservice communication, and upgrade to Java 17 using Amazon Q.
MAM307 | Automate document processing with SAP and generative AI. In this hands-on workshop, learn how to automate paper-to-post invoice management by integrating SAP with AWS services, including generative AI capabilities. Learn how automating invoice processing with Amazon Textract, Amazon Translate, Amazon Bedrock, and SAP can accelerate payment approvals, enable anomaly detection, reduce errors, save costs, and boost staff productivity.
MAM309 | Accelerate mainframe modernization at scale with generative AI. In this workshop, learn how to use generative AI to discover code summaries, explanations, and user screen design previews; analyze assisted classification; and transform both supported and unsupported legacy source code to build and deploy new Java applications to the AWS Mainframe Modernization service.
MAM302 | Virtual machines to AWS: Rapid migration and modernization. Join this comprehensive workshop to be guided through the process of successfully migrating from virtual and physical environments to Amazon EC2.
MAM314 | Seamless large-scale migration and modernization with hyperautomation. In this immersive workshop, learn how to build an orchestration platform that can hyperautomate processes and efficiently integrate multiple migration tools to improve performance and prevent prolonged cutover windows throughout your migration project.
MAM202-R | From VMs to cloud-native: An AWS modernization journey. In this workshop, learn how to use AWS modernization pathways to quickly decompose a monolithic workload to a loosely coupled, distributed microservices architecture.
MAM313 | Move and improve at scale using AWS Application Migration Service. In this workshop, learn how to address common challenges like upgrading operating systems, optimizing infrastructure, and auto scaling after completing your migration.
MAM303 | Integrate mainframe workloads with AWS in a hybrid architecture. In this hands-on workshop, explore trusted integration patterns including file, data, and application integrations that extend the functionality and capabilities of your mainframe workloads.
MAM308 | Benchmark your SAP landscape against 100+ architecture best practices. Gain hands-on experience setting up an automated health check solution that scans SAP on AWS environments and compares results against more than 100 architecture best practices. Then, use generative AI from Amazon Q in QuickSight to analyze the results and uncover opportunities for optimization.
MAM315 | Simplify VMware server migrations via AWS Migration Hub and Amazon Q. In this workshop, gain hands-on experience migrating VMware servers to AWS. Learn how to use AWS Migration Hub Journeys templates to streamline tasks for the seamless migration of two sample applications.
MAM312 | Unleash the power of mainframe data with AWS and generative AI. Unlock new possibilities with your mainframe data in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to use AWS Mainframe Modernization Data Replication with Precisely to stream your data to the AWS Cloud in near real time.
MAM301 | Unlock insights with SAP, data lakes, and Amazon Q in QuickSight. In this workshop, explore how extracting SAP order-to-cash data into a data lake and using AI/ML services can help organizations gain valuable insights while reducing manual effort.

How to add sessions to your re:Invent 2024 agenda

To add sessions to your re:Invent 2024 agenda and find session details including time and room, simply click on a session title link above. Session IDs ending in “-R” have repeats available. Make sure to login the attendee portal before following the links to reserve your spot.

Expo

Want to talk directly with an AWS expert on a migration and modernization topic? Then don’t miss this opportunity to have one-on-one conversations with AWS experts at the migration and modernization kiosk. The migration and modernization kiosk can be found within the AWS Village at the expo.

Delve into topics such as:

How to modernize your teams and infrastructure?
How to approach a mainframe modernization?
I have my workloads on VMware, how do I migrate and modernize into AWS?
Define a modernization strategy for my team and my workloads on AWS.

Networking and knowledge sharing

One of the most valuable aspects of re:Invent is the opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals and industry luminaries. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, share your experiences, and gain insights from those who have successfully navigated the migration and modernization pathways. This vibrant community of innovators will undoubtedly inspire and empower you to unlock new possibilities for your organization.

To facilitate these connections, re:Invent offers PeerTalk, a powerful networking tool. With PeerTalk, you can search for other participating attendees, view recommended connections based on similar interests, and participate in direct and group chats. You can even schedule meetings at designated spaces located throughout the re:Invent campus, ensuring that you make the most of your networking opportunities during the event.

Still time for fun!

After an inspiring week of transformative insights and deep learning, join us for the world renowned re:Play party—the ultimate re:Invent sendoff! Immerse yourself in live entertainment from headlining musical artists, scrumptious cuisine, and flowing refreshments as we come together to unwind, connect, and toast to a future of limitless possibilities.

Register today

re:Invent is the ultimate destination to transform your business. With a wealth of informative sessions, hands-on experiences, and invaluable networking opportunities, this event promises to be a catalyst for innovation and transformation – where the possibilities are limitless. We can’t wait to see you at re:Invent 2024! Register now to secure your spot.

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