MongoDB, Inc. announced the launch of MongoDB AMP, an AI-powered Application Modernisation Platform that helps enterprises quickly transform legacy applications into modern, scalable services. MongoDB AMP helps customers modernise through the fusion of an AI-powered software platform, a demonstrated delivery framework, and experienced AMP delivery engineers who oversee and guide the implementation process.
As AMP’s foundation, MongoDB gives customers the flexibility of the document model and an architecture built for continuous change. By combining AMP tooling with MongoDB’s demonstrated, repeatable framework, customers have seen tasks like code transformation sped up by 10x or more—with overall modernisation projects sped up 2–3 times.
Enterprises across industries are weighed down by legacy applications critical to their operations, but which are also expensive to maintain and difficult to adapt to modern use cases like generative AI. Built around rigid data foundations and outdated tech stacks, these complex legacy applications can hinder innovation while posing security and compliance risks.
According to the Consortium for Information & Software Quality, the cost of technical debt in the US—as measured by “poor software quality,” software failures, lost developer time, and systems maintenance—has been estimated at almost $4 trillion.
“Enterprises are increasingly grappling with the burden of complex legacy applications, constrained by rigid data foundations and outdated architectures that stifle innovation,” said Rachel Stephens, research director at RedMonk.
“While traditionally recognised for its database capabilities, MongoDB’s strategic expansion into an AI-powered Application Modernisation Platform highlights a critical understanding: the data layer remains an indispensable foundation for truly modern, scalable services. AMP empowers organisations to go beyond incremental ‘lift and shift’ migrations, instead focusing on full-stack transformation from the data up.”
The traditional approach to application modernisation typically involves expensive multi-year consulting engagements that can be manual and resource-intensive—and which can stall out before delivering results, impacting time-to-market. What’s more, some modernisation efforts seek to simply move legacy applications from one relational database to another (a “lift and shift” migration), instead of switching to a flexible, modern database solution.
“Research shows that too many organisations spend time and budget on low-value, high-effort work simply to keep the lights on—which impacts their ability to keep pace with competitors,” said Vinod Bagal, senior vice president, Modernisation and Transformation at MongoDB.
“MongoDB AMP offers enterprises a better approach to modernisation. It helps companies move from traditional to transformative with remarkable speed and quality, opening doors to innovation and cost savings.”
