Accelerating Legacy Transformation with AI-Native Governance and Intelligent Coding
The landscape of software development is shifting from traditional cloud migration to AI-native construction. In a landmark move, NTT DATA has announced a strategic partnership with Cursor, the industry-leading AI coding platform, to integrate advanced AI agents directly into the core of its global engineering and delivery model.
This collaboration is designed to do more than speed up development; it aims to redefine how mission-critical systems are designed, built, and modernized. By embedding Cursor’s AI-powered agents, capable of writing, reviewing, and refactoring code with deep contextual awareness, into its development environment, NTT DATA is setting a new standard for speed and consistency.
One of the most significant challenges for enterprises adopting AI is balancing speed with security. The partnership addresses this directly by wrapping Cursor’s AI capabilities in robust, enterprise-grade governance. Features include:
- Privacy & Security: Organization-wide privacy modes and Single Sign-On (SSO).
- Centralized Administration: Granular control over AI agent behavior.
- Compliance: Audit-ready policy enforcement that ensures codebases remain aligned with broader enterprise AI strategies.
NTT DATA is currently deploying Cursor Enterprise to priority engineering teams, with plans to establish a dedicated Cursor Center of Excellence. This initiative will act as a blueprint for global practices, enabling NTT DATA to help clients accelerate the modernization of legacy estates and drive secure, scalable AI transformation.
As Abhijit Dubey, CEO and Chief AI Officer of NTT DATA, Inc., noted, “Through our partnership with Cursor, we will use AI in the core of our engineering and delivery model, enabling us to modernize faster, improve consistency at scale and deliver greater value to clients.”
By operationalizing AI within their own engineering engine first, NTT DATA is proving that the future of enterprise software is not just about using AI, it’s about building with it at every level.
