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April 18, 2025 38 mins

In this episode of Tech Innovators Spotlight, host Vrushali Soni and co-host Raquel Gallivan from Microsoft welcome Anand Kulkarni, CEO of Crowdbotics, to discuss the critical role of AI-powered modernization in transforming legacy code. Anand explains how Crowdbotics is tackling the challenge of migrating outdated mainframe systems, like COBOL, into modern cloud frameworks. With billions of dollars wasted on failed modernization efforts, he breaks down the scale of the issue, the risks of inaction, and how AI can bridge the gap by efficiently understanding and updating legacy systems.  


 

In This Episode You Will Learn:  

 

  • How AI accelerates the migration of legacy systems to modern cloud frameworks 
  • The cost of inaction: what happens when businesses delay modernization 
  • What the future of AI-driven software modernization looks like 

 

Some Questions We Ask: 

 

  • What security measures do you have in place to protect customers' code and data? 
  • Why did you choose to partner with Microsoft, and what has the journey been like so far? 
  • What is Crowdbotics' role in making modernization more efficient and preventing this waste? 

 

Resources:      

View Anand Kulkarni on LinkedIn  

View Raquel Gallivan on LinkedIn  

View Vrushali Soni on LinkedIn  

  

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