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With the addition of Red Hat Developer Lightspeed for migration toolkit for applications, the MTA 8 story becomes
even more powerful. While MTA 8 automates the replatforming process, Red Hat Developer Lightspeed for migration

toolkit for applications provides intelligent code refactoring capabilities.

This add-on, included in a Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite (ADS) subscription, automates source code refactoring
within a developer’s integrated development environment (IDE). Developers can get AI-generated code solutions, see

explanations, and apply them with a single click.

Unlike traditional coding assistants, Red Hat Developer Lightspeed is specifically designed to modernize applications.
Whereas traditional coding assistants don’t know what changes need to be made for a specific migration path with

certainty, Red Hat Developer Lightspeed is guided by MTA’s static code analysis to know what migration issues to look
for and how to solve them. As a result, developers get more useful AI-generated code solutions from the start and

applications can be refactored faster and predictably.

The accuracy of generated code solutions also improves with each migrated application because Red Hat Developer
Lightspeed for migration toolkit for applications learns what changes have been successful for that type of application.
With this unique capability, enterprises can first migrate an archetype application, a representative of a common set of

applications, to more quickly refactor the rest of the applications with similar characteristics.

By combining the automated replatforming of MTA 8 with the AI-powered refactoring of Red Hat Developer
Lightspeed, organizations have a more comprehensive toolkit to modernize their applications. This integrated approach

helps developers to quickly adopt cloud-native technologies, while reducing the manual effort and complexity often
associated with modernization projects.

Looking ahead

MTA 8, with its new automated replatforming capabilities, marks a significant step in Red Hat’s commitment to making

application modernization easier to execute. It also lays the groundwork for future integrations and features, ensuring
that organizations can continue to adapt their application portfolios to meet evolving business needs.

The migration toolkit for applications gives developers and platform teams tools for containerization readiness, source-

code analysis, and transformation to modernize legacy applications to cloud-native technologies faster. Architects can
build and manage application modernization plans, while equipping developers with transformation tools to execute
validated migration paths. This new release reinforces the value of a comprehensive, end-to-end approach to

modernization.

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