Aram, Director of Market Strategy and Go-to-Market at Datacom, showcased how AI agents can revolutionize public sector modernization projects. With governments still relying heavily on manual processes in tools like Jira and Azure DevOps, AI is now positioned as a force multiplier—helping teams converge code, validate systems, and maintain real-time audit logs with greater speed and accuracy.
“Humans still work on these modernization projects,” Aram explained, “but AI agents can augment the workforce by handling repetitive tasks, ensuring consistency, and allowing people to focus on higher-value activities.” Through live demonstrations, Aram illustrated how developers, testers, and tech leads work together with AI agents to build new applications while simultaneously validating legacy systems, ensuring functionality is mirrored perfectly. This approach reduces risk, improves reliability, and ensures that modernization efforts meet technical requirements without compromising the integrity of the existing system.
A key highlight was the emphasis on the hierarchy of AI agents. Rather than relying on a single agent, multiple roles—developers, testers, and tech leads—work in tandem to safeguard code quality. “Developer agents write code that compiles perfectly, but the tech lead validates consistency across the app,” Aram noted, underscoring the importance of checks and balances in AI-driven workflows.
The session also demonstrated that AI agents can handle multi-language parsing, behavior-driven testing, and real-time reporting. This enables organizations to modernize legacy systems with confidence, ensuring input fields, outputs, and integrations function as intended. The result is faster delivery, improved accuracy, and a workforce empowered to focus on strategic tasks rather than repetitive validations.
By combining AI-driven automation with human oversight, Datacom illustrates a practical blueprint for public sector modernization—one that maintains legacy integrity while accelerating innovation.
Speaker:
Aram Lauxtermann, Director of Market Strategy & GTM, Datacom Australia
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