FINAL WORD
Gur Nedivi , Sales Director , Micro Focus Israel requires IT teams to adopt a flexible approach to empower them to adapt . This applies very much to the application modernisation journey , where the obstacles to overcome and changes in the goals vary across time as part of a continuous process and technique , requiring the solution to have flexibility by design .
Micro Focus ’ mission is to evolve this product portfolio to bridge now and next , protecting customer investment and adding the required flexibility onto the tools you have to address the continuously changing demands . buried deep within the organisation – is not easy . However , recent sensitive data breaches prove that additional security measures must be a priority .
As such , organisations must implement security measures such as Multi-Factor Authentication ( MFA ) and integrate them with host systems to ensure that these systems remain secure and comply with regulatory demands . By doing so , the mainframe will be protected and connected and will be part of the connected , digital , hybrid IT world .
By adding options and alternatives across the portfolio , you ’ re able to take a flexible approach and create synergies to address the challenges with clear and simple solutions .
Can you highlight any examples of how you ’ ve worked with customers in this region and the benefits they ’ ve experienced as a result ?
You can do that with Micro Focus technology , adding increased flexibility .
Why is cyber-resilience crucial for digitally transforming organisations and how does this ultimately enable innovation ?
Exposing your business services to a wider audience is the formula for the growth of your company . This openness is not without risk , because you expose your IT to a wider number of people , devices and programs / apps .
The right balance of security and flexibility , ensuring harmony between IT and robust cyberdefences against intruders , is a must . This is an evolving challenge and resiliency is vital as you are required to continuously improve your cybersecurity in data , application and identities .
We have been working with multiple financial institutions in central and eastern Europe to modernise their application capabilities , by modernising legacy UNIX based COBOL applications into new Visual COBOL environment , running on RHEL .
With this move , we ’ ve enabled customers to realise three main benefits :
1 . HW refresh , so they can enjoy more robust server performance with substantially lower TCO 2 . OS refresh , allowing customers to benefit from all the modern features of state-of-the-art Linux environment 3 . Complete CI / CD environment , with full IDE feature support
Looking ahead , which industry trends do you believe will impact the regional market and how should organisations be preparing / responding ?
Our AMC technology is continuously updated to certify the highest standards of security , allowing you to keep up with the intruders ’ attacks .
The transition to cloud will impact regional markets as more and more data centres will be closed and IT services will be provided as a utility from the cloud .
To remain relevant and a cornerstone of the enterprise , host systems must meet new demands for device connectivity and security . These host platforms play an essential role in Digital Transformation as the existing applications that run on these platforms are of high value to the business .
And it is essential to integrate these hosts with modern platforms to ensure effective application delivery . Security is an ever-evolving issue for mainframe organisations .
Challenges include new regulations , increased attacks and breaches , and ensuring appropriate employee access . So keeping core systems secure – even those
This will drive companies to also move their core applications to the cloud and Micro Focus is ready to help customers do that , while modernising their development environment .
Can you give us some insight into Micro Focus ’ regional plans for the coming year ?
With the strategic agreement Micro Focus has with AWS , we are ready to support our customers in transitioning their applications to state-of-theart secure and robust cloud-based infrastructure , while protecting their existing investment into core business applications . p
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