Cloud Migrations Need Clarity—How AWS Discovery Sets the Foundation
Cloud migration is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. But despite its inevitability, the journey to the cloud is often riddled with uncertainties:
- What applications are running where?
- Which servers can be decommissioned or optimized?
- How do you avoid disruptions during migration?
That’s where AWS Application Discovery Service (ADS) comes in—and why enreap leverages it as a core step in our migration playbook. At enreap, we’ve helped countless businesses untangle their infrastructure complexities using ADS’s powerful insights before any workload even moves.
Let’s walk you through how we help enterprises harness the full potential of ADS to prepare, assess, and act on their cloud migration goals.
It Starts with Visibility: Laying the Groundwork with AWS Discovery
Before you can modernize, you must first discover.
Our team begins by identifying which servers are in play—pinpointing their hostnames, operating systems, and the applications running on them. It’s a bit like mapping a city before designing a new transit system. Every endpoint matters.
From there, we install AWS’s Discovery Agents across targeted systems. These agents silently observe, gathering real-time data on:
- Application usage
- Process dependencies
- Network activity
- System performance
enreap ensures all access and security prerequisites—IAM roles, S3 storage, and firewall configurations—are handled behind the scenes. We also guide our clients through AWS CLI setup and ensure a secure flow of data to the AWS Migration Hub.
The result? A comprehensive map of your IT ecosystem, ready for analysis.
Let AWS Discovery Uncover the Story Your Data Tells
Once installed, the AWS Discovery Agents begin their silent work. Over a few days or weeks, they capture invaluable operational data—no guesswork required.
We often say: Let the data speak before you make a move.
Our team monitors the reporting in AWS Migration Hub, validating that agents are active and insights are flowing. This phase becomes the foundation for deeper discussions around optimization, rightsizing, and prioritization.
Clients are often amazed by what they learn:
- Legacy applications are still in use
- Idle systems consume resources
- Interdependencies that they didn’t know existed
This kind of visibility is what turns migrations from chaotic to controlled.
Enhance Data Analysis with Athena Using AWS Discovery Insights
After data collection, enreap takes it a step further—activating powerful insights through Amazon Athena and AWS Glue.
Using Athena, we execute prebuilt and custom SQL queries to:
- Identify which servers have (or lack) discovery agents
- Visualize system utilization patterns
- Understand communication flows between servers
- Determine what services are running based on port data
With this intelligence, we help clients design migration waves—grouping apps and servers based on how tightly they’re coupled. It’s not just data. It’s decision-making power.
Post AWS Discovery — From Insight to Execution
Data without direction is just noise. enreap transforms insight into action.
After the discovery phase:
- We map migration plans around application units
- Provide exportable reports for stakeholder planning
- Help clients decommission legacy resources
- Clean up AWS artifacts no longer needed
And most importantly, we support clients as they move forward with a plan that’s clear, collaborative, and confidently executed.
The AWS Application Discovery Service isn’t just a tool. In enreap’s hands, it becomes a migration accelerator.
Ready to Transform Your Infrastructure with AWS Discovery?
Whether you’re in the early stages of migration or seeking to optimize post-move, enreap brings both the technical muscle and strategic mindset to make it happen. Let us help you discover what’s next, starting with what you already have.
