Title

AWS re:Invent 2022 - How bp gained flexibility and cost savings by migrating to ROSA (CON202)

Summary

The session focused on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) and its benefits.
The speakers discussed the challenges companies face when operating application platforms at scale and how ROSA can address these challenges.
They highlighted the importance of having application teams focus on building software rather than infrastructure management.
The session covered the need for a consistent, repeatable way to provision environments on-premises, in the cloud, and across different clouds.
The speakers emphasized the importance of applications being scalable, globally available, performant, and cost-effective.
They introduced ROSA as a fully managed application platform built on Kubernetes, in partnership with Red Hat and AWS.
The session included insights into how customers have successfully migrated to ROSA, the modernization factory pattern, and the benefits of a fully managed platform.
Future enhancements for ROSA in 2023 were discussed, including improved provisioning workflows, hosted control planes, and expanded deployment options.

ROSA provides a managed application platform that allows companies to focus on application development rather than infrastructure management.
The platform is designed to offer scalability, security, and cost efficiency, which are key considerations for companies operating at scale.
ROSA is positioned as a complement to AWS's existing container services like ECS and EKS, offering a more application-centric approach.
The session highlighted a common migration pattern where companies start with a pilot, assess their application estate, organize migration waves, and eventually achieve a modern platform.
Customers who have migrated to ROSA have reported benefits such as reduced operational risk, reliable operations, cost flexibility, and access to AWS's vast array of services.
The roadmap for ROSA includes features that will further integrate the service with AWS, improve the user experience, and expand compute options, demonstrating AWS's commitment to evolving the platform.