AWS Application Discovery Service
What is it?
A service that helps gather information about your on-premises data centers to plan migrations to AWS.
What is it for?
Discover and map dependencies of on-premises applications, servers, and infrastructure to facilitate migration planning to the AWS cloud.
Use Cases
- Cloud migration planning
- Application dependency discovery
- Infrastructure mapping
- Resource utilization analysis
- Migration cost assessment
- Environment documentation
Key Points
- Discovery Agents: Detailed data collection
- Agentless Discovery: Option for VMware vCenter
- Dependency Mapping: Connection visualization
- Integration: Works with AWS Migration Hub
- Data Export: Migration Hub compatible format
- Security: Data encryption in transit and at rest
Comparison with Manual Discovery
- AWS Application Discovery Service: Offers automated discovery, accurate dependency mapping, and integration with AWS migration tools.
- Manual Discovery: Slow process, prone to errors, and may miss critical dependencies, resulting in inadequate migration planning.