AWS Transform expands to Kiro and VS Code

AWS Transform, a comprehensive tool for enterprise migration and modernization, is now accessible through two additional developer platforms: Kiro and Visual Studio Code (VS Code). Designed to significantly reduce the duration of enterprise transformations from years to months, AWS Transform manages a range of tasks from large-scale infrastructure migrations to ongoing technical debt reduction. This is achieved without the typical manual interventions and context loss that often hinder these processes.

The recent expansion allows users to initiate AWS Transform custom transformations directly from their existing work environments. Developers can now install AWS Transform Power in Kiro or add the AWS Transform extension in VS Code. These custom transformations are designed to manage technical debt on a large scale. Users can select from AWS-managed transformations tailored for standard patterns such as Java, Python, and Node.js version upgrades, and AWS SDK migrations like boto2 to boto3, Java SDK v1 to v2, and JS SDK v2 to v3, or create their own transformations.

The integration with Kiro and VS Code facilitates the discovery of new capabilities as they are released, enables developers to build and refine their custom transformations, and allows them to execute any agent repeatedly or across multiple repositories simultaneously. These custom transformations are part of a growing library of playbooks being integrated into developer tools, complementing the existing AWS Transform web console and CLI. This integration allows users to begin a job within their integrated development environment (IDE), monitor progress via the web console, and complete transformations wherever most convenient, with job state and context consistently shared across all platforms.

AWS Transform is available for deployment in all AWS commercial regions, with AWS Transform custom accessible in the US East (N. Virginia) and Europe (Frankfurt) regions. For more information, users are encouraged to visit the AWS Transform product page and consult the user guide.