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# Modernize with Confidence: Secure Legacy Modernization in Action


- **Event:** Conference India 2026

## Description

Modern software development requires teams to balance developer productivity with strict data sovereignty and security requirements. For organizations managing complex legacy estates alongside modern applications, understanding aging codebases, preserving institutional knowledge, and accelerating modernization can be a significant challenge.
In this session, we explore how IBM Bob, an AI-powered coding partner, can help bridge that gap—supporting developers across the software development lifecycle while enabling secure, enterprise-ready legacy modernization. We’ll explore real-world use cases for understanding complex code and business logic, automating documentation, refactoring applications, and accelerating day-to-day development across enterprise systems.
Through a live demonstration, see IBM Bob in action as it helps developers navigate legacy code, uncover insights, and accelerate modernization—all while keeping security and data sovereignty at the core.

## Speaker

### [Prince Kumar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@prince-kumar)

Software Engineer


## Related talks at this congress

- [The 200,000 line code repository: My AI wrote 1000 lines. I needed 100.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2035-the-200-000-line) — Hardik Gupta
- [From Idea to Production: Build Enterprise-Grade Applications with Agentic AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2020-from-idea-to) — Anusha Jain
- [From RAG to Real Impact: Building Smarter AI Assistants](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2021-from-rag-to-real) — Poornima Nayak
- [Beyond vibe coding: Mastering the AI-native SDLC from code to production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2028-beyond-vibe-coding) — Amith Singhee

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