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Booz Allen Hamilton accelerates mainframe migration with AWS

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Booz Allen Hamilton helped a federal agency modernize a legacy Java-based application by migrating it from an on-premises mainframe to AWS, focusing on a strategic, phased migration approach.

  • Migration strategy included three phases: Replatforming, Refactoring, and Re-Architecting
  • Utilized Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for containerization
  • Migrated mainframe databases to Amazon Aurora MySQL
  • Developed custom data migration solutions to handle complex data synchronization
  • Achieved significant improvements in application performance and cost savings

Key benefits included 70% reduction in application downtime, 50% faster response times, and 85% faster deployment cycles, with an estimated annual savings of $1.25 million.

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