At the AWS Cloud Day in Dublin, I covered how to think about migrating your on-premises ISV software offering over to the AWS Cloud.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Navigating the SaaSTransformation JourneyJon Topper (He/Him)C U S T O M E R T R A C K - I N N O V A T I O NFounder & CEOThe Scale Factory
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© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Platform Responsibilities (ISV)App CodeDB AdminApp DeploysMonitoringBackupsOperating System PatchingPlatform SecurityNetwork DesignHardware ProcurementData Centre OperationsVendor (You) Customer
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Many unique snowflakes infrastructures
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Enterprises are movingto the cloud.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.62% of European enterprisesstudied are prioritisingmigrating more workloads tothe cloud this year.(Flexera 2023 State of the Cloud Report)
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.In business, what’s dangerousis not to evolve.Jeff BezosExecutive Chairman of Amazon (and astronaut)
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.SaaS Transformationis Evolution.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.What is SaaS?• Software (usually web or app based)• Hosted in the cloud• For multiple tenants (customers)• Provided over the internet• Billed on a subscription basis
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.How can you transformto SaaS?
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.AWS ServicesAnalytics ApplicationIntegrationBlockchain BusinessApplicationsCloud FinancialManagementCompute ContactCenterContainers CustomerEnablementDatabase DeveloperToolsEnd UserComputingFront-EndWeb & MobileGamesInternet ofThingsMachineLearningManagement &GovernanceMediaServicesMigration &TransferNetworking &Content DeliveryQuantumTechnologiesRobotics Satellite Security, Identity,& ComplianceServerless Storage VR & AR
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Platform Responsibilities (SaaS)SecurityDB AdminBackupsApp CodeApp DeploymentMonitoringNetwork DesignOS PatchingData Centre OpsVendor (You) AWS
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.SaaS Pricing Dimensions• Bandwidth (GBps, MBps)• Data (GB, MB, TB)• Hosts x Hours• Requests (num)• Tier x Hours• Users x Hours
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.But my customers care a lotabout security!You, probablyPerson who’s thinking about migrating their ISV
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.SaaS Foundations for AWS• SaaS-oriented deployment of AWS Control Tower• Centralised management of:§ AWS Accounts§ Billing & Budgets§ Audit Logging§ Threat Detection & Alerting§ Security Guardrails• Integration with external identity providers (eg. AD, Okta)• Helps meet the goals of ISO 27001, SOC 2, and others.
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© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.The Shared Responsibility Model
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Some SaaStransformation tips.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Make the most of your cloud platform• Adopt as serverless an approach as you can.• Use managed services where possible.• Take advantage of Availability Zones & Regions for DR.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Vend new accounts automatically• Removes human error from the deployment process• Makes it quicker and easier to create demo environments• Makes it quicker and easier to on-board new customers• Integrates with AWS marketplace
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Sell on AWS Marketplace• No need to start new procurement agreements with your buyer• 75% reduction in onboarding effort• Build a Go To Market plan with AWS, reach 310K+ active customers• Marketplace handles metering, billing, and payments.
© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Engage with an AWS partner• New delivery models require new skills• Partners have a great depth of knowledge with the platform• Partner funding programs can reduce project risk
Thank you!© 2023, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.Jon Topper[email protected]@scalefactoryJon Topper
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