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AWS Transform enhances migration assessments with new capabilities

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AWS Transform now provides advanced migration assessment features including what-if scenarios, customizable assumptions, and TCO analysis to accelerate migration decisions. This update allows users to incorporate various data sources and include additional pillars of the Cloud Value Framework for comprehensive business cases. These new capabilities are available in all AWS Transform regions for engineers and architects planning AWS migrations.

  • →Advanced migration assessment capabilities added
  • →Support for diverse data sources in assessments
  • →Enhanced what-if scenario analysis
  • →Inclusion of multiple analyses in cost modelling
  • →Expanded Cloud Value Framework pillars
Features (4) ›
  • Advanced migration assessment capabilities added

    AWS Transform now supports what-if scenarios, customizable assumptions, flexible file formats, and enhanced total cost of ownership (TCO) assessment features. This allows users to quickly build migration business cases and accelerate decision-making.

  • Support for diverse data sources in assessments

    Assessments can now utilize data from RVTools exports, CMDB data, AWS Transform discovery tool exports, and various third-party discovery tools. This flexibility allows users to start assessments with available data.

  • Enhanced what-if scenario analysis

    Users can create what-if scenarios with customized assumptions for region, resource utilization, and service mapping. The tool allows comparison of scenarios to identify optimal migration paths.

  • Inclusion of multiple analyses in cost modelling

    What-if scenarios can now include cost modelling for services such as EC2, FSx, S3, SQL Server on EC2, and virtual desktops.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Expanded Cloud Value Framework pillars

    Assessments can be enriched by including additional pillars of the Cloud Value Framework, such as staff productivity, operational resilience, business agility, and sustainability.

Notes (1) ›
  • Availability and further details

    These enhanced migration assessment features are available in all AWS Regions where AWS Transform is offered. More information can be found in the user guide.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/05/assessment-capabilities-transform

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