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Modernizing Legacy Systems with Agentic AI

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The Challenge

Jafra, a global cosmetics and personal care company, depended on a critical legacy system built on AS400 and COBOL for its core operations. While reliable, the system presented growing challenges:

Vendor Lock-In: Dependence on outdated technologies and specialized vendors created escalating costs.

Risk of Human Error in Migration: Millions of lines of legacy code made modernization projects highly error-prone.

Slow Time-to-Market:Any new functionality required long development cycles, delaying business initiatives.

Workforce Inefficiencies:Maintaining large teams of COBOL specialists drained resources and made scaling difficult.

Jafra needed a modernization approach that would ensure speed, quality, and freedom from legacy constraints.

The Solution:

Roomie’s Legacy Modernization Enabled by Agentic AI

Roomie designed a hybrid modernization project that combined its Legacy Systems Takeover module with the expertise of its CMMI5-certified software development team.

Legacy Takeover Module:

AI Agents took control of AS400/COBOL source code to accelerate the migration of core functions.

Hybrid Human + AI Workforce:

Certified engineers worked hand-in-hand with AI agents to ensure code integrity and validate business logic.

Error Mitigation:

Automated code analysis and generation drastically reduced human error in migration.

Accelerated Delivery:

AI-powered automation enabled faster rollout of a modernized system aligned with Jafra’s business needs.

Vendor Lock-In Elimination:

Migrated system was redeployed on next-generation, scalable architectures, freeing Jafra from outdated platforms.

The ROI & Impact

The modernization delivered measurable results for Jafra:

92% Reduction in Code Migration Errors: AI-driven validation minimized rework and risk.

60% Faster Time-to-Market: New system versions were delivered in months instead of years.

40% Software Workforce Optimization: Reduced reliance on scarce COBOL specialists.

Vendor Independence: Freed Jafra from costly legacy contracts, opening the door to more flexible technology strategies.

Future-Ready Platform: Scalable architecture positioned Jafra to innovate faster and integrate with modern enterprise tools.

The Takeaway

By combining Roomie’s Agentic AI IP with its CMMI5-certified software engineering expertise, Jafra successfully modernized its most critical legacy systems. The hybrid approach ensured speed, accuracy, and long-term strategic freedom, delivering ROI across reduced errors, accelerated delivery, workforce optimization, and vendor independence.

This case proves that Roomie’s ROI-First Enterprise AI is not just about automation — it’s about future-proofing business at scale.