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The article primarily discusses the application of agentic AI to solve long-standing IT modernization challenges, specifically focusing on cost efficiency and operational gains rather than general software updates or consumer tech. While it references legacy systems like mainframes, the central argument revolves around whether AI agents can finally deliver value where previous technological shifts failed, making this a substantive discussion on AI's practical utility in enterprise infrastructure.

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Can AI fix legacy IT? The ‘economics don’t hold up,’ says former IBM strategist

ZDNetOctober 8, 20264 min read

IT modernization has been going on for decades. AI agents may add cohesion to modernization efforts. Only 10% of IT chiefs use agentic AI for modernization. At some point in your career, or at many points, you might have been asked to help with an IT modernization program, porting applications from older systems, such as mainframes, to newer systems, be they on-premises or in the cloud. Modernization has been on CIO…

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