Legacy modernization

Modernize around legacy systems without replacing them first.

CXFabric connects to the systems that still run the business, including IBM i, AS/400-style backends, databases, files, terminal-era processes, and internal server integrations.

Add modern APIs, AI access, data workflows, and new interfaces gradually while the legacy system keeps doing the work it already does well.

IBM i and AS/400 paths API facades AI access to legacy data Gradual migration
Modernization bridge Legacy system online
IBM i / AS400 Programs, jobs, DB2, files
Batch paths Files, reports, extracts
Server logic Existing integrations
CX Modern layer Connect, wrap, expose, evolve
Read Write Validate Log
Modern APIs New app and partner access
AI tools Safe legacy data access
Data services Normalize and synchronize

Modernization without disruption

Keep the core running. Modernize the access layer.

Many legacy platforms are stable, secure, and deeply embedded in the business. The problem is not always the core system. The problem is how hard it is for modern applications, AI agents, and customer workflows to safely reach it.

Connect in place

Reach existing programs, databases, file paths, APIs, and server-based integrations from a controlled runtime.

Wrap with workflows

Create reusable CXFabric workflows that hide legacy complexity behind modern inputs and outputs.

Add AI safely

Let AI agents access approved legacy data through governed tools instead of direct, uncontrolled connections.

Migrate gradually

Synchronize data and workflows to new systems over time while the legacy environment remains operational.

Modernization pattern

Connect, wrap, expose, migrate, and retire slowly.

CXFabric supports a practical path: integrate to what exists, expose controlled interfaces, add new automation, then move pieces into modern infrastructure when the business is ready.

Connect

Reach legacy data, jobs, file paths, APIs, and server integrations from CXFabric.

Control

Apply credentials, validation, approvals, retries, and audit rules around the legacy action.

Expose

Publish reusable workflows, APIs, and tools that modern systems can safely call.

Synchronize

Move or mirror data to new applications, analytics, AI context, and operational stores.

Modernize

Shift capabilities gradually, retire old paths safely, and keep the business running.

legacy-order-flow.ts
const order = await connectors.ibmI.read({
  library: "ORDERS",
  file: "OPENORD",
  key: input.orderNumber
});

const normalized = mapLegacyOrder(order);
await connectors.crm.upsertCase(normalized);
await ai.tools.summarizeOrderHistory({ order: normalized });

AS/400 and IBM i paths

Use legacy data inside modern workflows.

A customer may already have a backend server integration to an AS/400-style environment. CXFabric can sit closer to that system, use controlled in-memory connections and connectors, normalize the response, and expose it to modern tools.

That means new customer portals, AI assistants, data services, and operational workflows can be built around the legacy system without forcing an immediate replacement.

Gradual modernization

New interfaces first. Replacement only when it makes sense.

CXFabric helps teams create value before the full modernization program is complete.

API facade

Expose legacy functions behind modern workflow endpoints and reusable actions.

AI tool access

Let AI use approved legacy workflows as tools with logs, limits, and policy checks.

Data bridge

Normalize legacy records into modern operational data models and downstream systems.

Migration evidence

Use execution logs to see which legacy paths are still active and which can be retired.

Legacy modernization

Bring one legacy workflow. We will design the bridge.

Tell us the legacy system, current integration path, data needed, and modern interface you want to expose. We will map the CXFabric runtime, connectors, safeguards, and phased implementation.