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Agentic modernization

Build a continuously modern estate for the AI era

Continuously modernize with AI to innovate and reduce cost, technical debt, and risk

AI is reshaping how enterprises compete and operate, making continuous modernization a business imperative.

At Kyndryl, we modernize what we run and run what we modernize. With real production experience in mission-critical environments, we help you modernize legacy and modern environments with confidence. Our services as software approach enables you to scale modernization using pre-defined agentic workflows and open standards that adapt to changing business priorities and deliver a continuously modern estate.

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Business-driven, expert-guided.

Human oversight with industry and domain expertise for predictable, measurable outcomes. 

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Platform-first. De-risked, rapid iterations.

Pre-built agentic workflows that learn with each cycle. Proven frameworks and co-existence layer.

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Governance by design.

Production-grade controls for cost and tokens.  Security and compliance built in.  

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A connected modernization model from estate insight to governed execution

Scale and derisk outcomes

We execute modernization programs in radically compressed timelines and at significantly lower cost through our  services-as-software model with 200+ agents and 60+ pre-built agentic workflows, with less dependence on scarce specialist skills. Combined with Kyndryl Bridge for production intelligence and Kyndryl Agentic Framework for solution design and delivery, we deliver resilient, governed outcomes– up to 2-3X delivery productivity improvement, up to 70-80% faster tech debt remediation and up to 40% cost and SME-effort reduction.  

Start anywhere

Start your modernization journey anywhere, whether it’s applications and business processes or cloud, mainframe, private infrastructure, edge, connectivity, software development and IT operations. Modernization benefits are activated as an integrated continuum, not as isolated workstreams. And it’s all connected by secure modernization services with zero trust, resilience, governance and compliance.

Co-existence layer

Modernize without replacing everything. Legacy and modern environments run side by side, enabling continuous modernization with zero disruption, reduced risk and improved agility. Integrating the new with old reduces technical debt, preserves institutional knowledge and accelerates innovation.

Experts at the center of transformation

Kyndryl experts remain central to the process, providing human oversight, governance, and accountability. Our AI innovation teams combine human, architectural, industry, technical and strategic factors into a holistic engagement model. With organizational change management (OCM) and workforce transformation strategies, we drive value through sustained adoption.

Continuous optimization and learning

We help move beyond modernization events to an operating model that continuously learns and improves. Using operational insights, reusable workflows, governance controls and human feedback, each modernization cycle helps reduce technical debt, preserve knowledge, and make the estate faster, smarter and more adaptable over time.

Trends and insights

What we think about modernizing in the AI era 

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A decision-maker's guide to the agentic AI era

Understand why traditional approaches fail and what enterprises should be doing instead

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AI-native insurance starts where one-size-fits-all modernization ends

Learn why traditional modernization breaks down and what industry-specific modernization approaches you can take in insurance.

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From promise to practice: The realities of scaling agentic experiences

Kyndryl research report highlighting what separates agentic AI leaders from followers.

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Customer success with continuous modernization

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EGYM and Kyndryl to fast-track financing risk analysis using AI on Google Cloud

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Kyndryl partners with Hertz on technology transformation

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Meet the team

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Shawn DSouza

SVP, Global Modernization
Kyndryl
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Sailaja Pramidi

VP, Global Modernization - Solutions Architecture
Kyndryl
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Noe Gutierrez

VP, Global Modernization - Application
Kyndryl
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Eric Despinis

VP, Global Modernization - Public Cloud
Kyndryl
Vivek Vijay

Vivek Vijay

VP, Global Modernization - Private Cloud and Connectivity
Kyndryl
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Mark Potts

VP, Global Modernization - Mainframe
Kyndryl
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Sabrina Borghi

Director, Global Modernization - Ecosystem Partnerships
Kyndryl
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Balaji Narasimhan

Director, Global Modernization - Agentic Modernization Technical Assets
Kyndryl

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