Tackling AI, Tech Debt & Faster AWS Migration with Caylent

In this episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV, host Katie Bavoso sits down with Ryan Gross, Head of Data & Applications at Caylent, to explore how AI is reshaping cloud migration, what reducing technical debt looks like, and accelerating modernization on AWS.

Ryan breaks down how Caylent became the #1 independent AWS-only partner, the challenges companies face when modernizing legacy systems, and how Caylent Accelerate uses generative AI to make cloud adoption faster, safer, and more cost-effective.

Topics & Time Codes:

00:00–00:36 — Welcome & guest introduction
00:36–01:19 — What Caylent is and who it serves
01:19–02:23 — Serving SMB → enterprise + ISVs
02:23–03:39 — Caylent’s AWS journey & Partner of the Year awards
03:39–04:19 — Introducing Caylent Accelerate
04:19–05:29 — What stands in the way of cloud migration today
05:29–06:18 — Risk, downtime, and skills challenges
06:18–07:14 — Why customers struggle to address tech debt
07:14–08:26 — How customer needs fueled Caylent Accelerate
08:26–09:37 — Using generative AI for code translation
09:37–10:36 — Test-driven automation for safe transformation
10:36–11:06 — The “better, faster, cheaper” model
11:06–12:26 — How customers know they’re a fit
12:26–13:18 — Cloud evolution strategy explained
13:18–14:17 — Migrating infrastructure with AI-driven IaC
14:17–15:05 — Disaster recovery & resiliency on AWS
15:05–15:31 — Modernizing databases and applications
15:31–16:39 — Security posture & new ways of working in the cloud

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