AWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSK

<p>You can now use <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/transform/">AWS Transform</a> agentic migration assessments to evaluate the migration of on-premises Apache Kafka clusters to <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/msk/">Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK)</a>. AWS Transform <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/transform-app-assessments.html">migration assessments</a> use agentic AI to analyze your workloads, recommend the best-fit AWS services, and generate a total cost of ownership (TCO) business case with pricing options and actionable next steps - all in minutes, through natural-language chat or with <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/transform-migrations-mcp.html">AWS Transform MCP server</a>. For Apache Kafka workloads, the assessment agent delivers compatibility checks, right-sized <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/msk/features/express-brokers-for-amazon-msk/">Amazon MSK Express broker</a> recommendations, and projected costs - helping you quickly build a migration business case and accelerate your migration decisions.</p> <p>Evaluating a Kafka-to-MSK migration often involves multiple steps - mapping topologies, validating compatibility, right-sizing brokers, and projecting costs - that can take weeks when done manually. With this launch, you can start your migration assessment by uploading a Kafka cluster inventory file or simply describing your clusters in chat. The assessment agent then handles the heavy lifting - checking each cluster for MSK compatibility across topology, version, configurations, authentication, and quotas; sizing MSK Express brokers; and projecting costs across broker hours, storage, data-in, and cross-AZ transfer. Additionally, you can create what-if scenarios with customized assumptions - compare pricing across Regions, adjust retention, or explore alternative configurations - to generate a comprehensive migration business case that gives stakeholders the confidence to move forward.</p> <p><a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/transform-app-assessments.html">Migration assessments</a> for Amazon MSK are available in all AWS Regions where <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/regions.html"><u>AWS Transform is offered</u></a>. To get started, visit the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/latest/developerguide/what-is-msk.html">Amazon MSK Developer Guide</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/msk/latest/developerguide/msk-replicator-migrate-ai-assist.html">Assess MSK migration readiness with AI tools</a>, or the <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transform/latest/userguide/what-is-service.html">AWS Transform user guide</a>.</p>