Virtual Briefing: What CIOs Need to Consider When Modernizing Applications and Code

For government CIOs, modernizing legacy code is a significant challenge in departments seeking to increase agility, reduce technical debt, and more importantly, reduce risk. Technical leaders and professionals delivering modernization initiatives can achieve valuable benefits by using GenAI to assist with documentation, testing and code transformation. With new technology integration comes its own challenges, and GenAI promises great benefits. But what are those benefits, and how can government CIOs and IT leaders leverage GenAI to modernize legacy code effectively and efficiently, while also managing stakeholder expectations? Join this complimentary Gartner government technology virtual briefing as a panel of Gartner experts discuss how CIOs and IT leaders can assess GenAI for modernizing legacy application code, and what GenAI can actually help you with. You will walk away from this session with answers to your vital questions and recommended actions to help you achieve your goals.

• Understand how to manage stakeholder expectations with modernizing legacy code

• Learn how implementing GenAI tools can enhance understanding of legacy code and generate documentation

• Gain practical guidance on what is the promise and limitations of what GenAI can and cannot do for legacy modernization

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