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Ace8Application modernization · AI-assisted, engineer-verified

Legacy to AI-ready.

Application modernization for enterprise Java, without the big-bang rewrite.

Move legacy Java off WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss. Upgrade to Java 21 and Spring Boot 3. Automated code transformation does the heavy lifting, senior engineers verify every change, and AceMQ supports the new stack once it is live.

Book a Fixed-Price Assessment8See the 8 Principles
AssessTest before you touch
Characterization testsBehavior captured before any change
BaselinePerformance, licence cost, open CVEs
WebLogic 12cUnsupported runtime flagged
Migration planOne capability at a time
The AceMQ engineering teamSince 2016American NationalDellBroadcom Tanzu Services Partner of the Year, AMER, 2025

Customers

Henry Schein DentalEnbridgeGojekMicrosoft

Partners

BroadcomRedisVMwareOSSeva

Our story

A decade of moving enterprises off legacy. Now it has a name.

The AceMQ engineers have spent ten years replacing platforms that enterprises had outgrown. Ace8 is where that work now lives: one practice, one job, with AceMQ behind every go-live.

  1. 2016

    AceMQ is founded

    A small team of senior engineers starts specializing in the platforms enterprises run their business on.

  2. Phased migrations

    Legacy platforms, replaced live

    A phased IBM MQ to RabbitMQ migration with legacy code refactoring for American National. IBM MQ displaced at Dell.

  3. 24 hours

    1,000+ Spring apps upgraded

    Over 1,000 Spring and Java applications upgraded in a single 24-hour window for a global financial institution.

  4. 2025

    Broadcom Partner of the Year

    Broadcom Expert Advantage Tanzu Services Partner of the Year, AMER, 2025.

  5. 2026

    Ace8: the modernization practice

    The modernization work gets its own home. AI-assisted, engineer-verified, supported by AceMQ.

Why modernize now

AI can’t run on code nobody can test.

AI needs current runtimes, clean APIs and code you can test. Tick what sounds like your estate and see how far you are from AI-ready.

Check your stack

92AI-READINESS

Tick what applies

Your score updates as you go. Most legacy Java estates tick three or more.

Get the full picture in an assessment

What we do

Five ways in. One way out of legacy.

Named the way you search for them, because that is how you’ll find us.

01

Java & app-server migrations

Off WebLogic, WebSphere and JBoss. Up to Java 21 and Spring Boot 3. Without freezing the feature work your business depends on.

02

AI-assisted modernization

AWS Transform, OpenRewrite and coding agents do the bulk rewrites. A senior engineer signs every change.

03

Architecture & containerization

Strangle the monolith one capability at a time, then replatform onto Kubernetes.

04

Database & data-warehouse migrations

Oracle to PostgreSQL. Greenplum: stay, upgrade or exit. Teradata and Netezza exits.

Built into every project:DevSecOps pipelinesAutomated testingAceMQ 24/7 support after go-live

The 8 principles

The 8 in Ace8 is a promise.

Eight rules every engagement follows, from the first test we write to the day AceMQ takes over support.

  1. 1

    Test before you touch

    We write characterization tests around the old code before we change a line, so every change is checked against how the system behaves today.

  2. 2

    AI drafts, engineers decide

    AWS Transform, OpenRewrite and coding agents do the bulk rewrites. A senior engineer reviews and signs every change before it merges.

  3. 3

    Strangle, don’t big-bang

    We move one capability at a time behind a stable interface. Production stays up throughout.

  4. 4

    Every step is reversible

    Each cutover ships with a tested rollback plan.

  5. 5

    Measure before and after

    We baseline performance, licence cost and open CVEs first, so the result is a number, not an opinion.

  6. 6

    Open targets, no new lock-in

    We land you on Tomcat, Spring Boot, Jakarta EE, Kubernetes and PostgreSQL, not on another proprietary platform.

  7. 7

    Fixed scope before fixed price

    Every engagement starts with a fixed-price assessment. You know the scope and the cost before the migration starts.

  8. 8

    Plan the run before the cutover

    Support is lined up before go-live. AceMQ engineers support the new stack 24/7 from day one.

Why Ace8

Modernization, minus the usual risk.

The usual way

A big rewrite and a handoff.
Ace8One capability at a time, then 24/7 support.
The usual way: A big-bang rewrite and one risky cutover
Ace8: One capability at a time. Production stays up throughout
The usual way: AI output shipped unchecked, or no AI at all
Ace8: AI drafts the rewrite; a senior engineer signs every change
The usual way: Open-ended time and materials
Ace8: Fixed scope and fixed price before the migration starts
The usual way: A new proprietary platform and new lock-in
Ace8: Open targets: Tomcat, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL
The usual way: A handoff at go-live
Ace8: AceMQ supports the new stack 24/7 from day one

Start here

Fixed scope before fixed price.

Every engagement starts with a fixed-price assessment. We baseline what you run today, so the result of the migration is a number, not an opinion.

  • Inventory of runtimes, frameworks, dependencies and open CVEs
  • Baseline of performance and licence cost
  • AI-readiness score and the target architecture
  • A migration plan with fixed scope and fixed price
Modernization assessment
Fixed price
38AI-READYProjected after migration
Test coverage0%
Code auto-transformed0%
Licence cost removed0%
RuntimeWebLogic 12cTomcat 10
LanguageJava 8Java 21
FrameworkEJB 3Spring Boot 3
DatabaseOraclePostgreSQL
Sample assessment summary. Figures are illustrative.
01Fixed price

Assess

Scope, cost and AI readiness, before any migration starts.

02Ace8

Modernize

AI-assisted, engineer-verified, one capability at a time.

03AceMQ · 24/7

Run

AceMQ engineers support the new stack from day one.

Proof

Delivered by the AceMQ engineering team.

26+

Countries

11+

Senior engineers

2016

Since

IBM MQ → RabbitMQ

Phased migration with legacy code refactoring

Legacy messaging replaced in phases while the applications calling it were refactored. No big-bang cutover.

American NationalDelivered by the AceMQ engineering team

1,000+ apps

Spring and Java applications upgraded in 24 hours

A deterministic Spring upgrade process, run through Broadcom’s commercial Spring support, in a single 24-hour window.

Global financial institutionDelivered by the AceMQ engineering team

IBM MQ out

Proprietary messaging displaced

IBM MQ displaced with an open-source messaging stack, supported by AceMQ.

DellDelivered by the AceMQ engineering team
Broadcom partner award

Broadcom Expert Advantage Tanzu Services Partner of the Year, AMER, 2025

Awarded to the AceMQ engineering team

FAQ

Frequently asked.

Something else on your mind? Ask an engineer.

Ace8 is the modernization practice of AceMQ. The same engineering team delivers the work, and AceMQ supports the new stack 24/7 once it is live.

Get in touch

Talk to a modernization engineer

Tell us what you run today. An engineer, not a sales script, replies within one business day.

305-204-2607info@ace8.io

66 W. Flagler St. 9th Floor
Miami, FL 33130

What are you moving off? *

Fixed price. Scope and cost before any migration starts.