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Author: Dr. Asa Kalavade
Dr. Asa Kalavade leads AWS Transform and the Migration & Modernization organization, helping enterprises continuously modernize their infrastructure, applications, and code. Previously, she led AWS's go-to-market tools transformation, delivering some of the first at-scale GenAI capabilities in production. Before joining AWS in 2016, Asa founded two venture-backed startups. She holds a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from UC Berkeley and more than 40 patents.
AWS: Why agentic AI marks an inflection point for enterprise modernization
Enterprises are achieving 5-80x faster modernization while reducing costs by 90% through agentic AI—a fundamental shift that’s helping companies like BMW, Air Canada, and CSL transform the $2.41 trillion technical debt crisis into competitive advantage.