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title, type, tags, last_updated
| title | type | tags | last_updated | |||
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| Micro Focus | entity |
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2026-04-14 |
Overview
Micro Focus is an enterprise software company undergoing a major cloud transformation to AWS and SaaS delivery models. The company has one of the largest commercial data center footprints globally (14 data centers, ~20,000 assets), and is actively migrating workloads to AWS.
Role in Cloud Transformation Programme (CTP)
Micro Focus is the organization running the Cloud Transformation Programme (CTP), which covers AWS landing zones, EKS, Terraform, GitOps, FinOps, observability, security, and enterprise architecture.
Key Characteristics
- Tool Diversity: High heterogeneity in development tools — 17 different Source Code Management (SCM) tools in use
- Cloud Migration Scale: One of the world's largest commercial data center footprints (14 data centers, ~20,000 assets)
- Migration Progress: 55% of AWS costs currently occur outside of Landing Zones, requiring governance
- Security Focus: Product Security team led by Shlomi Ben-Hur driving supply chain security initiatives
Key Products & Platforms
- Octane Hub: Software Factory team, part of CTP, led by CTO Holger Rode; focused on Docker containerization of workloads from Bibling Lab to AWS Landing Zone
- Operations Bridge Manager (OBM): Cloud monitoring solution integrating with AWS CloudWatch
- Cyber Suite: Security and encryption platform
References
- ctp-topic-21-supply-chain-security-in-micro-focus — Product Security team's supply chain security approach (Shlomi Ben-Hur)
- ctp-topic-53-why-bother-with-cloud — Cloud migration business value case
- ctp-topic-43-vmware-cloud-on-aws — VMware Cloud on AWS as hybrid cloud intermediate route
- ctp-topic-8-implementation-of-cloud-monitoring-using-micro-focus-operations-bridge — OBM cloud monitoring implementation
- ctp-topic-14-octane-hub-on-aws-real-life-experience — Octane Hub real-life migration experience
- ctp-topic-44-aws-backup-in-micro-focus — AWS Backup implementation within Micro Focus