Modernize-to-AI Programs

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  • RECOVER THE RULES BURIED IN THE CODE

    Map dependencies and business logic across the legacy codebase with AI, and have architects validate every finding before anything changes.

  • MOVE ONE PART AT A TIME

    Replace legacy modules behind a stable interface, run old and new side by side, and switch traffic only when their results match.

  • PREPARE DATA FOR AI AS YOU GO

    Clean, catalog, and migrate data together with the code, so each modernized part can connect to RAG pipelines, agents, or ML models.

The Devox Software Difference

How We Use AI in Modernization

AI Reads, Engineers Decide

AI maps the code, drafts documentation, and proposes refactoring. Every change goes through engineer review and tests before it reaches production.

Tests Before Changes

For code with little or no coverage, we generate tests that record how it behaves today. Refactoring starts once that baseline is in place.

One Part at a Time

We use the Strangler Fig pattern: each function moves to the new system separately, while the rest of the platform keeps running.

Data Moved With the Code

Schemas, lineage and data quality are handled in the same program as the application. When the code is ready for AI, the data is too.

Services

What We Offer

  • Legacy Modernization Assessment

    • Architecture Analysis. AI agents examine your legacy systems’ structure and surface the logic paths, bottlenecks, and hidden debt that slow delivery.
    • Dependency Mapping.AI-assisted analysis of code and production logs shows how systems connect and highlights fragile integrations, duplicated endpoints, and risky third-party touchpoints.
    • Security Scan. AI‑driven engines evaluate code, infrastructure, and configurations to pinpoint outdated components, exposed interfaces, and high‑impact vulnerabilities. You get a realistic view of your security posture instead of relying on old audits or assumptions.
    • Modernization Roadmap. A data-backed model shows the modernization sequence that gives the fastest operational lift with the lowest execution risk.
    • Modernization Cost Modeling. A financial model quantifies the cost of maintaining the current state and contrasts it with the projected gains from modernization and AI‑assisted refactoring.
  • AI Data Readiness

    • Data Readiness Assessment. We evaluate your current data landscape to determine whether it can support AI workloads and where the gaps are.
    • Data Quality Scoring. We score datasets for accuracy, consistency, and completeness to understand how well they can support AI systems.
    • Data Access Governance. Permissions, PII handling, and access controls are structured to support safe AI use across your engineering teams.
    • Training Data Preparation. Raw data is labeled, structured, and transformed into formats suitable for machine learning and GenAI pipelines.
    • AI‑Readiness Roadmap. A clear plan outlines how to move from fragmented, inconsistent data to AI‑ready inputs that can power real applications.
  • AI-Driven Code Refactoring

    • Framework Upgrades.Our engineers use AI agents to assess legacy frameworks and move applications to current runtimes such as .NET 10 or the latest LTS JDK.
    • Monolith Decomposition. AI systems examine call patterns, data flows, and code boundaries to identify natural seams inside large monoliths.
    • Characterization Tests. AI generates tests that record how legacy code behaves today, and engineers review them before any refactoring starts.
    • Documentation Generation. AI analyzes undocumented codebases and produces documentation that reflects how the system works today. 
    • Platform Migration. AI-assisted translation moves applications from COBOL, VB6, or legacy PHP into modern stacks, with an engineer reviewing every translated module.
  • Cloud-Native Modernization

    • Kubernetes Modernization. We split legacy workloads into container-ready components and move them to Kubernetes, using AI analysis to find where to split.
    • Event-Driven Re-Architecture. Workloads are redesigned around serverless functions and event flows, so you stop paying for idle compute.
    • Cloud Cost Optimization. Models evaluate usage patterns, resource waste, and deployment inefficiencies to find opportunities to reduce cloud spend without hurting performance.
    • Resilient Auto-Scaling.We rebuild architectures to scale automatically and withstand regional failures, traffic spikes, and dependency outages.
    • Cloud Migration Execution. AI‑assisted workflows move applications into AWS, Azure, or GCP and change them from basic lift‑and‑shift deployments to fully cloud‑native patterns.
  • Intelligent Data Modernization

    • Legacy Database Migration. AI-assisted workflows move legacy databases into modern cloud environments and reshape outdated schemas into cleaner, more scalable structures. The shift removes long‑standing constraints that make data slow, brittle, and expensive to maintain.
    • Data Cleanup.AI models detect inconsistencies, duplicates, and low-quality records across data sources. Routine fixes apply automatically, and the rest go to your data owners for review.
    • Data Cataloging. We capture and connect metadata to show where each data set comes from, how it moves, and who relies on it.
    • Lakehouse Modernization. Legacy warehouses are re-platformed to modern lakehouse architectures such as Snowflake or Databricks.
    • GenAI Data Pipelines. Pipelines generate embeddings, build retrieval layers, and connect structured and unstructured data so RAG and agent systems can query both.
Our Process

How a Modernize-to-AI Program Runs

01.

01. Codebase and Data Assessment

We run AI-assisted analysis across the codebase, then review the findings with your engineers: where business rules live and what each module depends on. In parallel, we profile the main data sources for quality and gaps. You get a dependency map, a risk list and a cost estimate for each modernization option.

02.

02. Characterization Tests

Before any code changes, we record how the system behaves today. AI generates test cases from code paths and production logs, engineers review them, and the suite runs in CI. Every later change is checked against this baseline.

03.

03. Target Architecture and Migration Plan

Architects define the target stack and split the system into slices that can move separately. Each slice gets an interface contract and a rollback plan. The plan also shows which parts become available to AI services first.

04.

04. Incremental Refactoring

Slices move one at a time behind a stable interface, following the Strangler Fig pattern. AI drafts the translation and refactoring, an engineer reviews every pull request, and the characterization tests must pass before merge.

05.

05. Data Migration and Parallel Run

Data for each slice moves with its lineage recorded. Old and new versions process the same traffic side by side, and their outputs are compared automatically. Traffic switches over once results match within the agreed thresholds.

06.

06. AI Integration and Monitoring

Live slices connect to RAG pipelines, agents or ML models through governed APIs. We track latency, error rates and data drift, and regenerate the documentation as the code changes.

  • 01. Codebase and Data Assessment

  • 02. Characterization Tests

  • 03. Target Architecture and Migration Plan

  • 04. Incremental Refactoring

  • 05. Data Migration and Parallel Run

  • 06. AI Integration and Monitoring

Benefits

What Changes After Modernization

  • Documentation

    that matches the running system

    Your team gets a description of how the system works today, including the business rules that lived only in the code. New engineers can start from it.

  • Data

    your AI projects can use

    Data sets are scored, cleaned, and cataloged. When a model gives a wrong answer, you can trace which source it came from.

  • A cost case

    for each phase

    Each phase comes with the cost of keeping the old system compared with the cost of replacing that part. Leadership approves the next step with those numbers in hand.

  • Customers

    keep working

    Migration happens in small steps behind a stable interface. Most changes go out without users noticing.

Find the Model That Fits

Engagement Models for Modernize-to-AI Programs

01

Modernization Discovery

We map the system. You keep the map.

Two weeks with our architects inside your codebase and data. AI-assisted analysis surfaces dependencies and the business rules buried in the code, and the architects validate every finding. The package shows the order in which your systems should move, how ready your data is for AI workloads, and what the first stage will cost.

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02

Project-Based Modernization

We own the stage and the date.

Suits a defined stage of the program, such as moving one application to a modern runtime or bringing one data source up to AI-ready quality. We run delivery against the scope you approve, with the legacy and modernized versions running in parallel until their results match. You review demos and sign off on releases. If we miss the agreed date, we cover the recovery work.

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03

Dedicated Team

You set the order. We staff the program.

Modernize-to-AI work often spans several systems over many quarters, and the plan shifts as each system reveals what depends on it. A dedicated team keeps that context in one place. You set portfolio priorities, and we build and manage a team that pairs engineers who know your legacy stack with data and AI engineers who build on the modernized platform.

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04

Staff Augmentation

You lead. We fill the skill gap.

Fits in-house teams that already own the modernization plan and need specific expertise, for example, engineers who still read COBOL or data engineers for a lakehouse migration. Our engineers join your sprints and tools under your management. If an engineer leaves, we replace them at our cost.

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05

Build-Operate-Transfer

We build the capability. You take it over.

For companies that plan to run modernization and AI delivery in-house long-term. We assemble the team, set up engineering practices and governance for AI-assisted delivery, and run the operation until it runs steadily. Then the team and the process move under your ownership.

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Built for Compliance

Modernize-to-AI Compliance Standards

We modernize the architecture, data layer, integrations, security controls, and governance model first so AI can operate on trusted data, verified workflows, and systems that are safe to scale.

[Modernization Governance]

  • TOGAF

  • COBIT 2019

  • ITIL 4

  • ISO 9001:2015

  • NIST SSDF

  • cloud adoption frameworks

  • change management controls

[AI-Ready Data Governance]

  • GDPR

  • CCPA / CPRA

  • EU Data Act

  • EU Data Governance Act

  • DAMA-DMBOK

  • data lineage

  • data quality controls

  • retention policies

[Cloud Security Readiness]

  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022

  • SOC 2 Type II

  • NIST CSF 2.0

  • CIS Controls v8.1

  • NIST Zero Trust Architecture

  • ISO/IEC 27017

  • ISO/IEC 27018

[AI Risk Governance]

  • EU AI Act 2024/1689

  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023

  • ISO/IEC 23894

  • NIST AI RMF 1.0

  • NIST GenAI Profile

  • AI impact assessments

[Operational Resilience]

  • NIS2

  • DORA

  • EU Cyber Resilience Act

  • ISO 22301

  • NIST Incident Response

  • vendor risk controls

  • business continuity planning

[AI Deployment Evidence]

  • model cards

  • system cards

  • approval logs

  • migration records

  • data transformation history

  • human-in-the-loop checkpoints

  • post-deployment monitoring

Case Studies

Our Latest Works

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Additional Info

Core Tech:
  • C#
  • .NET Framework
  • ASP.NET Web API
  • REST API
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Entity Framework / ADO.NET
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Python, NUnit / xUnit
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A safe, downtime-free modernization of a mission-critical monolith mobile app through AI-assisted architecture discovery to reveal dependencies and design an incremental, audit-friendly roadmap.

Additional Info

Core Tech:
  • .NET 8
  • ASP.NET Core
  • Azure AKS
  • Azure DevOps
  • OpenTelemetry
  • Grafana
  • Kafka
  • Redis
  • PostgreSQL
  • Azure Key Vault
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How do you control modernization costs?

    Each phase gets its own estimate before it starts, comparing the cost of keeping that part of the system with the cost of replacing it. AI-assisted analysis and refactoring shorten the manual work, and engineers review every change. Leadership approves the next phase only after seeing the results of the previous one.

  • How do you uncover legacy business rules and algorithms?

    We use AI-assisted analysis to map the codebase and surface the business rules embedded in it. Often, that shortens work that would otherwise take weeks of manual review. Our architects validate the findings and turn them into documentation your team can use, giving you clearer control of critical IP and a stronger foundation for modernization.

  • How do you move legacy tech stacks into modern systems?

    AI drafts the translation from the legacy language into the target stack, and an engineer reviews every module. Characterization tests recorded before the move must pass on the new code. Old and new versions then run in parallel until their outputs match.

  • How do you avoid cloud vendor lock-in?

    We keep the core system on containers, open data formats, and standard interfaces, so it can run on AWS, Azure, or GCP. Where a managed service such as Snowflake or Databricks is the better choice, we document what a move away from it would take.

  • How do you keep AI outputs accurate?

    We design AI architectures with governance, lineage, and data controls built in from the start. Applications connect to a consistent source of truth, which helps AI systems work from reliable data. That improves the accuracy and auditability of RAG-based workflows while preserving security controls.

  • How do you keep operations running during modernization?

    We modernize in phases using the Strangler Fig pattern, replacing one part of the system at a time while the core platform remains in service. We isolate each function and transition it gradually so customer activity, transactions, and day-to-day operations continue with minimal disruption.

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