Title

AWS re:Invent 2023 - Application Modernization: Overcome Day 2 Challenges with Containers (SMB209)

Summary

Umar Saeed, a Senior Solutions Architect Manager at Amazon, discussed the challenges faced by customers when moving containers from development/testing to production.
The Containers Excellence Program (CEP) was introduced to help customers overcome operational challenges with containers.
The talk covered app modernization trends, AWS container services, and key considerations for deploying containers in production.
Seven key considerations for production deployment include cost management, security, scaling, upgrades, observability, backup/disaster recovery, and third-party add-ons.
The CEP offers prescriptive guidance through an assess phase and an enablement session, focusing on core tracks like security, observability, cost optimization, and more.
A customer success story was shared, highlighting how CEP helped them meet their Q1 release timeline.
The program is available at no cost to qualified customers using Amazon ECS or EKS and facing operational challenges.

The high percentage of enterprises struggling with application management and the disproportionate time developers spend on operations versus feature development underscore the need for modernization.
The Containers Excellence Program is designed to address the gap in operational expertise as companies transition to production with containers.
AWS's layered approach to container services (capacity, orchestration, provisioning) reflects the complexity of containerized environments.
The CEP's two-step process (assess phase and enablement session) is structured to provide customized support based on individual customer challenges and architecture.
The program's focus on security as the most common topic of interest indicates a widespread concern for maintaining robust security postures in containerized environments.
The customer success story serves as a testament to the effectiveness of the CEP in helping customers meet critical deadlines and resolve specific container-related challenges.
The offer of the CEP at no cost to qualified customers reflects AWS's commitment to supporting their user base and promoting successful container adoption.