Assessing the portfolio and collecting metadata is a critical challenge when migrating applications and servers to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud, especially for large migrations that have more than 300 servers. Using an automated portfolio discovery tool can help you collect information about your applications, such as the number of users, frequency of use, dependencies, and information about the application’s infrastructure. This information is essential when planning migration waves so that you can properly prioritize and group applications with similar traits. Using a discovery tool streamlines communication between the portfolio team and the application owners because the portfolio team can validate the results of the discovery tool rather than manually collecting the metadata. This pattern discusses key considerations for selecting an automated discovery tool and information about how to deploy and test one in your environment.
This pattern includes a template, which is a starting point for building your own checklist of high-level activities. Next to the checklist is template for a responsible, accountable, consulted, informed (RACI) matrix. You can use this RACI matrix to determine who is responsible for each task in your checklist.
