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IBM announced updates to its IBM Bob agentic software development platform, introducing multi-agent capabilities, built-in AI cost and usage analytics, and pre-built workflows for modernizing enterprise systems. The platform aims to address bottlenecks in reviewing and validating AI-generated code, which 85% of surveyed DevSecOps professionals identified as a growing challenge. IBM Bob provides a unified foundation for teams to coordinate across the software development lifecycle, rather than limiting AI to isolated tasks in a single interface.

Engineers at Jack Henry, a financial services technology provider, reported using IBM Bob to accelerate RPG development workflows, improve code quality, and gain deeper insights into legacy systems. The platform now includes Bobalytics, which offers visibility into productivity, quality, performance, and cost, helping enterprises optimize AI at scale. IBM Bob matches models to tasks, coordinates AI execution across agents, and provides governance, security, and cost controls required by enterprises.

IBM Bob now offers pre-built, specialized workflows for modernizing legacy applications, including IBM Z, IBM i, and Java environments. Blue Pearl, a cloud solutions company, used IBM Bob for a legacy modernization project originally projected to take nine months with 14 engineers, completing it in three days. The platform’s structured, repeatable workflows reduce variability in AI output, ensuring reliable and auditable results at enterprise scale.

The latest version of IBM Bob is available for download, with premium packages for IBM Z, IBM i, and Java Modernization designed to optimize AI for large-scale modernization efforts. IBM Bob’s workflows are built on decades of domain experience, translating institutional knowledge into AI-native processes. The platform is positioned as an end-to-end agentic development partner for enterprises, addressing challenges beyond code generation.