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Combining automation with intelligence

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.