backend modernization for pet insurance company using ai accelerated development

AI-Accelerated Development in Practice: A Repeat Client Modernization Story

Lauren Fournier Bogner .NET, AI, Application Rewrite, Case Study, Insurance, IT Strategy, Platform & Infrastructure

This case study shows how architect-led, AI-accelerated engineering enabled a lean team to replace a legacy platform dramatically faster while maintaining enterprise-grade security and governance, including key takeaways that can apply to any modernization effort. A trusted Kansas City insurer returned to Keyhole to lead a mission-critical modernization. With two senior Keyhole consultants leading architecture and delivery, the program is on track to replace the entire platform โ€” UI, services, database, and administrative tooling โ€” in approximately five months through structured, AI-accelerated workflows, rather than the 18-24 month estimated without AI tooling.

Empowering Through DevOps Enablement & Cloud-Native Transformation

Lauren Fournier Bogner Azure, Cloud, DevOps, Education, IT Strategy, Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Manufacturing, Industrial & Supply Chain, Modernization, Platform & Infrastructure, React Leave a Comment

Keyhole Software partnered with a national grocery distribution organization to accelerate the modernization of its legacy COBOL systems by implementing a cloud-native microservices architecture on Microsoft Azure. In an environment with limited DevOps maturity, Keyhole played a pivotal role in establishing both the technical foundation and cultural framework for scalable, developer-driven software delivery and ongoing digital transformation. Our Approach A …

High-Level Architecture, Azure Consulting + Database Migration

Lauren Fournier Bogner .NET, Azure, Cloud, IT Strategy, Manufacturing, Industrial & Supply Chain, Platform & Infrastructure, Python

Client Snapshot A large, North American engineering and construction organization operating at enterprise scale, supporting complex, mission-critical systems across multiple business units. Engagement Overview Keyhole Software partnered with this organization to support and modernize its cloud and data platforms across multiple concurrent engineering teams. A Principal Consultant worked alongside internal stakeholders to strengthen Azure architecture, improve data platform performance, and …

Microservices Migration for Java Application

Cloud-Hybrid Microservices Transformation with OpenShift

Keyhole Software Application Rewrite, Banking & Finance, IT Strategy, Java, Microservices, Modernization, New Development

Keyhole Consultants are currently leading an initiative at a large financial services firm to move a large, monolithic, legacy application running in the organization’s “on-premise” data center, to a microservice-based suite of applications running in the “cloud.” The application is being iteratively moved to containers, orchestrated by Kubernetes in the AWS Cloud.

The effort was centered on developing a more agile environment including process, practices, and technology choices, with the goal of cultivating a DevOps culture.