Channel Insider: Partner POV

Tackling AI, Tech Debt & Faster AWS Migration with Caylent

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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