Modernize your applications and systems with applied AI and lower risk
We help organizations modernize outdated applications and business-critical systems, reduce maintenance costs, and accelerate technology evolution toward platforms that are more modern, scalable, and easier to integrate.
Modernize applications and systems without disrupting operations
Outdated applications and systems that no longer keep pace with the business tend to increase costs, limit integration, hold back scalability, and slow down technology evolution.
Incidents, costs, and dependency
Keeping legacy systems running often consumes too much operational effort, increases recurring issues, and ties the organization to knowledge that is hard to transfer.
Limited pace of change
When the architecture cannot keep up, every improvement takes longer than it should. Adding new capabilities, APIs, or digital services becomes slower and more expensive.
Growing operational risk
Replacing everything at once is risky. But doing nothing is risky too. That is why we propose progressive modernization designed to work with real-world operations.
Progressive modernization with applied AI
We modernize outdated applications and systems through an approach that combines assessment, refactoring, architectural redesign, testing, functional validation, and AI accelerators to reduce risk and speed up results.
Assessment and understanding of the current system
We analyze architecture, business logic, dependencies, data, and operational criticality to define a lower-risk modernization strategy.
AI-accelerated modernization
We apply AI to refactor, rewrite, and evolve components faster, with greater control and traceability.
Progressive, stage-by-stage evolution
We prioritize domains, processes, and components based on impact and criticality, so modernization can move forward without compromising operational continuity.
Architectural redesign and technology openness
We transform applications and systems into modern architectures, APIs, decoupled services, and integrations with cloud and enterprise platforms.
Testing, functional validation, and production rollout
We incorporate AI-assisted functional validation to speed up testing, verify equivalence, and deliver with traceability.
Knowledge agents for systems and applications
We implement specialized agents that let teams query code, business rules, data structures, and technical documentation in natural language.
Real, traceable modernization, ready for production
- Deterministic 60+ step pipeline
- Full source code coverage
- Re-architecture toward microservices and APIs
- Less technical debt and less dead code
- Delivery ready for production and future evolution
What we modernize and how we do it
From initial analysis to production delivery, we cover every stage of the modernization process with structured engineering and AI accelerators.
Application and system assessment
We assess architecture, technical debt, business logic, and dependencies to define the strategy and scope.
AI-powered refactoring and rewriting
We transform outdated components with applied AI, improving quality and maintainability.
Architectural redesign
We move systems toward modern architectures: microservices, APIs, cloud, and enterprise platforms.
Testing and functional validation
We incorporate AI-assisted testing to validate equivalence and ensure operational continuity.
Knowledge agents
We implement agents to query code, business rules, and documentation in natural language.
Ongoing support and continuous evolution
We support adoption, post-modernization operations, and continuous evolution.
Tools and agents to speed up modernization
We integrate applied AI accelerators to improve analysis, refactoring, documentation, functional validation, and queries across systems and applications.
Refactoring and evolution
Analyzes source code, maps dependencies, refactors components, and accelerates migration toward more scalable, modern architectures.
Technical knowledge
Works as a knowledge agent for systems and applications, making it easier to query code, business rules, and data structures in natural language.
Automated testing
Automates end-to-end testing, generates and runs tests from natural language, and accelerates functional validation for web applications.
Tangible results in cost, time, and risk
Our application modernization and applied AI evolution approach is designed to create real impact on maintenance costs, delivery speed, operational continuity, and scalability.
65% to 75% reduction in total migration costs compared with traditional methods.
01Projects that used to take years can be completed in months, accelerating time to market.
02Modernization reduces the weight of maintenance and frees team capacity for higher-value initiatives.
03Automatic documentation and knowledge agents reduce onboarding and technical transfer times.
04Functional validation and a stage-by-stage approach help minimize risk during modernization.
05Applications are prepared to integrate with automation, analytics, AI, and new digital services.
06Experience and engineering to modernize with lower risk
We help modernize critical applications and outdated systems through a practical, progressive, results-driven approach, combining IT experience, engineering, and applied AI accelerators.
Clear answers for a faster decision
A brief overview of how application and system modernization with applied AI works.
Can modernization happen without disrupting operations?
Yes. We work in stages to reduce risk and maintain operational continuity.
What role does AI play in the process?
It accelerates analysis, documentation, refactoring, and functional validation, combined with a structured engineering process.
What happens to the knowledge inside the current system?
It is recovered and documented to reduce dependency on key experts and improve onboarding, support, and functional analysis.
What do we get at the end?
A modernized and validated application or system that is more scalable and ready to keep evolving.
Let's talk about how to modernize your applications and systems with applied AI
If your organization needs to modernize outdated applications, reduce maintenance costs, accelerate technology evolution, or reduce operational risk, SMS Sudamérica can help.
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