MongoDB has announced the launch of MongoDB AMP, an AI-powered Application Modernization Platform that helps enterprises quickly transform legacy applications into modern, scalable services.
MongoDB AMP helps customers modernise through the fusion of an AI-powered software platform, a proven delivery framework, and experienced AMP delivery engineers who oversee and guide the implementation process.
As AMP’s foundation, MongoDB gives customers the flexibility of the document model and an architecture built for continuous change. By combining AMP tooling with MongoDB’s framework, customers have seen tasks like code transformation sped up by 10x or more, with overall modernisation projects sped up 2–3 times.
Legacy Systems Are Holding Innovation Back
Businesses across industries often struggle with legacy applications that are essential for their operations. These applications can be expensive to maintain and challenging to adjust for modern use cases, such as generative AI. Built on outdated technology and rigid data structures, these complex legacy systems can stifle innovation and present security and compliance risks.
According to the Consortium for Information & Software Quality, the cost of technical debt in the US—as measured by “poor software quality,” software failures, lost developer time, and systems maintenance—has been estimated at almost $4 trillion (£2.9 trillion).
Rachel Stephens, Research Director at industry analyst firm RedMonk, said enterprises are increasingly grappling with the burden of complex legacy applications. She said these are constrained by rigid data foundations and outdated architectures that stifle innovation.
“While traditionally recognised for its database capabilities, MongoDB’s strategic expansion into an AI-powered Application Modernization Platform highlights a critical understanding: the data layer remains an indispensable foundation for truly modern, scalable services. AMP empowers organisations to go beyond incremental ‘lift and shift’ migrations, instead focusing on full-stack transformation from the data up,” added Stephens.
MongoDB noted that the traditional method of application modernisation often requires costly multi-year consulting engagements, which can be both manual and resource-intensive. This approach can lead to delays in achieving results, ultimately affecting time-to-market. Additionally, some modernisation efforts focus merely on transferring legacy applications from one relational database to another, known as a “lift and shift” migration, rather than transitioning to a more flexible and modern database solution.
“Research shows that too many organisations spend time and budget on low-value, high-effort work simply to keep the lights on—which impacts their ability to keep pace with competitors,” said Vinod Bagal, Senior Vice President, Modernization and Transformation at MongoDB. “MongoDB AMP offers enterprises a better approach to modernisation. It helps companies move from traditional to transformative with remarkable speed and quality, opening doors to innovation and cost savings.”
Transforming App Delivery in Regulated Sectors
The launch of MongoDB AMP represents the culmination of over two years of collaboration with some of MongoDB’s most advanced customers. Notably, AMP has achieved modernisation success within highly regulated industries. For example, Bendigo Bank in Australia reduced the development time needed to migrate a core banking application from a legacy relational database to MongoDB Atlas by 90%. Additionally, with the help of AI tooling, the bank was able to decrease the time spent running application test cases from more than 80 hours to just five minutes.
Swiss private bank, Lombard Odier, successfully migrated key applications from its SQL database to MongoDB. This partnership resulted in migrating code up to 60 times faster and reducing regression testing time from three days to three hours, freeing developers to focus on innovation.
More recently, MongoDB worked with IntellectAI, one of the world’s largest enterprise fintech companies, to modernise critical components of its Wealth Management platform. Intellect’s project with MongoDB led to improved performance and reduced development cycle times, and its platform is now better positioned to onboard clients, provide richer customer insights, and to unlock generative AI use cases across the firm.
“At IntellectAI, we are redefining how enterprises unlock value with AI,” said Deepak Dastrala, Chief Technology Officer at IntellectAI. “Modernising with MongoDB has transformed how we deliver value to our customers, freeing us from bottlenecks and accelerating the realisation of our AI vision. One of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, with trillions under management, relies on our flagship enterprise AI platform, Purple Fabric (powered by MongoDB), to support real-time investment decisions. Together, IntellectAI and MongoDB are enabling clients to turn AI vision into measurable business impact.”
