Using AI tools to teach old apps new tricks | BRK220
AI agents are reshaping app modernization, tackling tech debt, migrations, and upgrades at enterprise scale.
“Modernization by itself isn't the goal. It is what it unlocks.”
At Microsoft Build, GitHub Copilot modernization PM Jeff Fritz presented how AI agents help enterprises cut the manual toil of legacy upgrades, migrations, and tech debt. Citing Forrester Q1 2026 data that 94% of IT leaders rank app modernization a top investment, the session framed scale, customization, and governance as the core customer demands. It signals Microsoft's push to position agentic tooling as the unlock for AI-ready modernization rather than a coding aid alone.