Migrating League of Legends and VALORANT from Data Centers to AWS Cloud

Discover how Riot Games successfully migrated their popular games League of Legends and VALORANT from on-premises data centers to AWS cloud infrastructure in this 46-minute conference talk from AWS re:Invent 2023. Gain detailed insights into the complex engineering challenges, strategic planning, and collaborative efforts required to transition hundreds of thousands of active players to AWS Regions and Local Zones while maintaining minimal service disruption. Learn about the unique technical solutions and partnerships between Riot Games, AWS, and Slalom that made this large-scale global migration possible, setting a precedent for how gaming companies can effectively transition their infrastructure to the cloud.