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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T07:52:37.000Z",
  "site": "https://devops.com",
  "tags": [
    "Blogs",
    "Features",
    "Social - Facebook",
    "Social - LinkedIn",
    "Social - X",
    "accenture",
    "AI disruption",
    "AI-assisted code analysis",
    "Anthropic",
    "application discovery",
    "AWS",
    "behavioral equivalence validation",
    "Claude Code",
    "COBOL modernization",
    "COBOL to Java",
    "Cognizant",
    "data migration",
    "dependency mapping",
    "Enterprise software",
    "IBM stock drop",
    "IBM Z",
    "legacy application transformation",
    "legacy systems",
    "mainframe modernization",
    "market volatility",
    "microsoft",
    "OpenAI",
    "systems integrators",
    "Wall Street overreaction",
    "watsonx Code Assistant for Z"
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  "textContent": "A single Anthropic blog post wiped billions off IBM’s market value—but the AI-driven COBOL modernization it described has existed for years. This is a case study in how AI hype, not fundamentals, is driving market volatility.",
  "title": "A Blog Post About COBOL Just Cost IBM $30 Billion. Here’s What Actually Happened."
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