AI for software development

Build, launch, and scale with AI-powered software development tools

Agentic AI for Cognos Analytics

Modernize the software development lifecycle with AI

Develop, modernize, and govern applications with confidence

AI in software development is shifting beyond code generation to transform how software is delivered. Our solutions enable AI-assisted workflows across the lifecycle—improving system understanding, coordinating delivery, embedding governance and supporting continuous, resilient software evolution at scale.

 

AI that works across the SDLC

Apply AI beyond isolated code tasks—span planning, refactoring, testing and pipelines, so changes propagate reliably across systems.

Modernization without regression 

Accelerate delivery while preserving system integrity to reduce technical debt, refactor safely and maintain consistency across large codebases.

Cost control with clear signals

Instrument the SDLC with analytics to track usage, optimize resources and align AI adoption with measurable engineering outcomes.

Built-in security & governance 

Embed policy enforcement and secure coding practices early to identify issues sooner, reduce rework and standardize development without slowing teams.

Relevant products

Streamline repetitive tasks and reduce cognitive load, enabling developers to focus on higher-value engineering work. They can use chatbots or other types of commands to generate code, as well as unit tests that ensure code quality, transform code, autocomplete code, create code documentation, understand code and more. Depending on your use cases, you can choose one or more AI coding tools.

IBM Bob
Accelerate software development by automating complex work, from building features to modernizing legacy systems and ensuring secure, high-quality delivery.
IBM Instana
Get simple, AI-powered observability for DevOps and engineering teams, automating insights to improve performance, reliability and efficiency.
Terraform
Automate provisioning across cloud, datacenter and SaaS, enabling a single workflow to manage infrastructure through its lifecycle.

Relevant services

Application development services

Modernize applications with AI‑powered development, accelerating delivery, reducing costs and building resilient, cloud‑native systems for agility.

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AI integration services

Integrate and orchestrate AI agents across platforms with built‑in governance, turning fragmented tools into secure, scalable enterprise‑ready outcomes.

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AI governance consulting

Enable trusted AI at scale with integrated governance, embedding automated controls across models to reduce risk and accelerate compliant innovation.

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