We at Ankercloud are pleased to announce today that we have achieved the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Service Delivery designation for Amazon OpenSearch Service. This achievement recognizes that Ankercloud provides deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success in delivering Amazon OpenSearch Service to customers.

Achieving the Amazon OpenSearch Service Delivery designation differentiates Ankercloud as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member, helping customers to perform interactive log analytics, real-time application monitoring, a website search, and more. To receive this designation, APN Partners must possess deep AWS experience and deliver solutions seamlessly on AWS.

“Ankercloud is proud to receive the designation for Amazon OpenSearch Service Delivery,” said Santhosh Jayaprakash, Founder & CEO. “Our team is dedicated to helping companies achieve their technology goals by leveraging the agility, breadth of services, and pace of innovation that AWS provides. This new designation is proof of the success, efforts, and hard work that every single individual at Ankercloud puts into their work on a daily basis.”

AWS enables scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support these solutions’ seamless integration and deployment, AWS established the AWS Service Delivery Program to help customers identify APN Consulting Partners with deep experience in delivering specific AWS services.

Amazon OpenSearch Service is a managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch clusters in the AWS Cloud. At Ankercloud, we help AWS clients to foster a simple way of utilizing the search for all their operational analytics workloads.

As an AWS OpenSearch Delivery Partner, we distinguish ourselves from other competitors with solid experience and profound knowledge of AWS services. We have achieved a specialized approval process vetted by AWS experts to ensure we are following best practices with Amazon OpenSearch.

Ankercloud has a proven track record in delivering projects and utilizing AWS services like Amazon OpenSearch to help our clients across the globe. Do you have workloads that could benefit from Amazon the OpenSearch Service? Please reach out to us today and we’d be happy to explore the opportunities with you!

Ankercloud is Amazon OpenSearch Launch Partner 🚀

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has just announced the launch of the Amazon OpenSearch Service Delivery specialization to help customers find validated AWS Partners with deep technical knowledge, experience, and proven success delivering Amazon OpenSearch Service.

We are super proud to announce that Ankercloud is one of the first AWS partners globally to achieve this AWS Service Delivery designation for Amazon OpenSearch Service. This achievement recognizes that our team has a proven track record in helping our customers with use cases like the performance of interactive log analytics, real-time application monitoring, website search, and more.

➡️ Do you have workloads that could benefit from Amazon the OpenSearch Service? Please reach out to us today and we’d be happy to explore the opportunities with you!

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Hello, When starting the process of migrating servers from Digital Ocean to AWS. I choose AWS Application Migration Service after carefully reading the documentation to decide which AWS service to use for the migration.

Why I Selected the AWS Application Migration Service:

AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) is a highly automated lift-and-shift (rehost) solution that simplifies, expedites, and reduces the cost of migrating applications to AWS. It enables companies to lift-and-shift a large number of physical, virtual, or cloud servers without compatibility issues, performance disruption, or long cutover windows.

As per the Requirement of customers they want to clone their complete server as it is on AWS, so as MGN gives us Lift and Shift of everything we have on our servers I decide to go with it.

Moving to the Steps of Migration:

The Servers which are in the digital ocean they all are in the public subnet, so I have asked for the access of all the servers which I want to migrate. (If you don’t have access of source servers then share the replication agent download and installation link with your client)

1. Creating User:

I. As the First step you have to Login to AWS console-> go to the IAM-> create new user: MGNUSER->and add the permissions -> AWSApplicationMigrationAgentPolicy -> click create user

II. Then generate Access keys and Secret keys for the MGNUSER (we need these keys for creating source server in MGN.

2. Download and Installation of Replication Agent on Source

I. Navigate to Application Migration Console-> Go to Source Server-> Add server-> Select your OS type-> Enter Your MGNUSER Access key and Secret Key.

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I. Then copy the replication download link and run it on source server.

II. Once downloaded, copy the replication installation agent link and run it on your source server.

III. It will take some time for the command line to appear on your source server (depending typically on network bandwidth and network connectivity between Digital Ocean and AWS). Keep your terminal open throughout this operation.

IV. Once the Process completed on your source server you can close your source terminal.

V. Note: The AWS Application Migration service did not support Ubuntu version 21

1. Configuration on AWS

I. Go to Application Migration Service in AWS It is possible to observe that the new server has been built and is currently synchronizing (again, it is not required that you remain logged into your AWS account and continuously monitor the developments).

II. The continuing Synchronous procedure will not be impacted by your network connectivity loss or logging out of your AWS account.

III. The Synchronous process will be completed and marked as being ready for testing (the Synchronous process takes hours to complete depending on the size of data on source).

2. Launch Test Instance

I. Select your server-> go to the Launch Configuration-> mention the Network Configurations-> size of instance-> its VPC-> subnet

II. Click on Launch Test instance

III. It will create the job Id which will track the complete process.

IV. Once the EC2 instance launched successfully you can see that instance in your console.

V. Test the Instance. If everything is good then mark it as revert for cutover.

Note: During the process the changes which you are performing on source that is digital ocean server will not automatically add to the Launched EC2 instance.

Example:

If I have 10 files on sources at the time of launching the instance and the instance launched in AWS.

Now that I’ve made changes on the digital ocean server, I’ve added one file there, making a total of 11 files.

But that will not reflect on my EC2 for that updated changes we have to Revert the instance back to testing and then Launch the test instance using same Launch template.

VI. Once test done Mark it as Ready for cutover.

1. Launch Cutover instance

Points to be noted before cutover:

Make a plan for cutover it should be in non-business hours

Don’t shutdown your source server before finalizing the cutover.

I. Select the Launch Template configuration, do the configurations.

II. Select Launch cutover Instances

III. The cutover job will be created, See the job progress

IV. Once the Instance Successfully Launched.

Note: It will Terminate your already Launched test instance and will Launch new Instance.

V. Click on Finalize Cutover

VI. Now you successfully migrated the Server from Digital Ocean to AWS

VII. Terminate your Digital Ocean server and start using the newly Migrated AWS Server.

Conclusion

If you have any questions about moving a server from Digital Ocean to AWS, I hope this blog will help. Check your OS version before moving, keep tabs on source updates before cutting the switch, choose a schedule for the switch, and follow the instructions provided. I hope this will save you time, money, and risk.

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At Ankercloud, we believe that data is the cornerstone of innovation and growth. With the exponential rise in data generation and the increasing complexity of data sets, leveraging the full potential of this valuable resource has become more crucial than ever. That's where our Data & Analytics With AWS services come into play. 

‍AWS's Data & Analytics services empower businesses to turn their data into actionable insights. Whether you're looking to build a data lake, set up a data warehouse, or perform real-time analytics, AWS offers the tools and scalability to meet your specific requirements.

Why Choose Ankercloud's Data & Analytics With AWS?

‍1. Expertise in AWS Solutions:

Our team of experienced data engineers and data scientists are well-versed in AWS's comprehensive suite of data and analytics services. From data storage and processing to machine learning and artificial intelligence, we have the expertise to architect and implement the right AWS solutions tailored to your specific business needs.

‍2. Scalability and Flexibility:

AWS provides virtually limitless scalability, allowing your data infrastructure to grow with your business. Whether you're a small startup or an enterprise-level organization, we can design a scalable and flexible data architecture that accommodates your current demands and future growth.

‍3. Real-Time Insights:

In today's fast-paced business environment, real-time data insights are essential for making informed decisions. With AWS's real-time analytics capabilities, we enable you to extract meaningful insights from your data as it's generated, empowering you to respond to market trends and customer behavior in real-time.

‍4. Data Security and Compliance:

Protecting your data is our utmost priority. With AWS's robust security measures and compliance certifications, we ensure that your data remains safe and meets industry standards. Rest assured that your data is in trusted hands, and you can focus on utilizing the insights it brings.

‍5. Customer-Centric Approach: Our commitment to customer satisfaction drives us to go above and beyond in delivering exceptional services. Your success is our success.

‍Conclusion:

At Ankercloud, we are passionate about helping businesses harness the full potential of their data. Whether you're just starting your data journey or looking to enhance your existing analytics infrastructure, our team is here to guide you every step of the way. Let us leverage the power of AWS's data and analytics services to fuel your business growth and success.

  Contact us now to learn more about Ankercloud's Data & Analytics With AWS services and embark on a data-driven journey towards excellence. Together, let's turn your data into your most valuable asset!

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