Title

AWS re:Invent 2022 - Overcoming migration hurdles with CircleCI and AWS Graviton (PRT224)

Summary

The session focused on cost-cutting opportunities by migrating general computing workloads to ARM-based instances on AWS Graviton, potentially saving 30% to 50%.
Charity Majors from Honeycomb and Will Coplitz from AWS Graviton team shared their experiences and insights.
The talk covered the evolution of software delivery, the complexities of modern software, and the importance of speed and efficiency.
The speakers discussed the benefits of AWS Graviton, including cost savings, better price performance, and reduced electricity usage.
CircleCI's support for ARM and parallelism was highlighted as crucial for managing migrations to Graviton.
Charity Majors shared Honeycomb's migration journey, emphasizing the importance of observability, a high-velocity development pipeline, and the significant cost savings achieved with Graviton.

Migrating to AWS Graviton can offer significant cost savings and performance benefits, but it requires careful planning and testing.
Modern software delivery is complex, with a mix of monoliths, microservices, open-source components, and third-party services, making optimization challenging.
AWS Graviton's ARM architecture provides advantages in cost, performance, and sustainability compared to traditional x86 processors.
CircleCI's managed service for Graviton simplifies the CI/CD process during migration, allowing for parallel builds and easy configuration changes.
Honeycomb's experience with Graviton migration demonstrates the practical benefits and potential challenges, highlighting the importance of a robust CI/CD pipeline and observability in ensuring a smooth transition.
The session underscores the trend towards cloud-native architectures and the importance of leveraging cloud services and CI/CD tools to maintain a competitive edge in software delivery.