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ISG says US agencies turn to AI to modernize mainframes amid talent gaps

PUBT·04/14/2026 14:00:55
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ISG says US agencies turn to AI to modernize mainframes amid talent gaps
  • ISG research shows US public-sector agencies accelerating AI-enabled mainframe modernization to sustain mission-critical systems while cutting costs.
  • Report flags December 2026 deadline tied to liquidation of pandemic-era funding approaches as a driver of near-term strategy resets.
  • Agencies are using AI to document legacy applications, extract business rules, reduce reliance on retiring specialists.
  • Modernization focus is shifting to targeted, outcome-led moves, including hybrid mainframe-cloud architectures using secure APIs to preserve security controls.
  • ISG expects adoption decisions to be shaped by cost pressure, rising cyber risk, selective offshoring of non-sensitive workloads.


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