Micro Focus Expertise and Technology Enables New Amazon Web Services (AWS) Mainframe Modernization Service

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Micro Focus is now a key partner in AWS's new Mainframe Modernization service, announced on June 8, 2022. This collaboration enhances Micro Focus's role in guiding clients through modernizing their on-premises mainframe workloads to AWS's managed environment. The service leverages Micro Focus's 40 years of experience in executing thousands of modernization projects, providing a flexible, adaptive strategy for digital transformation. This partnership highlights the importance of continuous application modernization in meeting today's business demands.

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• Partnership with AWS enhances Micro Focus's market position in mainframe modernization.
• Demonstrates Micro Focus's 40 years of experience and proven track record in modernization projects.
• Supports clients in transitioning to a managed execution environment on AWS.

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Micro Focus a key partner in new AWS Mainframe Modernization service to support complex mainframe modernization projects

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO) (NYSE: MFGP) today announced the general availability of Amazon Web Services' (AWS) Mainframe Modernization service, in which Micro Focus is a key partner. The service is the result of a partnership in which Micro Focus and AWS worked together to guide and assist customers as they modernize their on-premises mainframe workloads to a managed execution environment on AWS.

"This AWS Mainframe Modernization service not only shows our position as a key partner in the ecosystem, but it also illustrates our experience in developing and deploying modernized core applications into AWS," said Neil Fowler, General Manager of Application Modernization and Connectivity at Micro Focus. "Consistent with our platform agnostic position, Micro Focus supports our customers' choice for modernizing their applications, process and infrastructure so they can get full use of the cloud for the development, building, testing and the deployment of mainframe applications. We are proud of our relationship with AWS and we are very pleased that our technology is a key part of the AWS Mainframe Modernization service as another example of our work and expertise in application modernization."

"We have chosen Micro Focus as a key partner enabling our new AWS Mainframe Modernization service because of their proven track record through a combination of successfully delivering thousands of modernization projects over four decades," said Bill Platt, General Manager for Migration Services at AWS.

Recent research shows that application modernization must be continuous and evolving in order to meet the changing needs of today's business climate. Digital transformation demands a flexible and adaptive strategy aimed at improving results and accelerating time to value. Through the Micro Focus Modernization Maturity Model, IT leaders can quickly map their current IT estate to their future business strategy—all while finding the right balance between costs, risk and speed.

More Information

• New Micro Focus blog:  The AWS Mainframe Modernization service addresses the Top 5 challenges of moving mainframe applications to cloud
• New AWS blog:  Migrate Your Mainframe Applications to the Cloud
• Micro Focus landing page:   Modernization and AWS | Micro Focus.
• AWS Mainframe Modernization service landing page:  aws.amazon.com/mainframe-modernization.

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus is one of the world's largest enterprise software providers, focused on solving the IT dilemma—how to balance today's needs with tomorrow's opportunities. We deliver mission-critical technology that helps tens of thousands of customers worldwide manage core IT elements of their business. Strengthened by our strategic services and support organizations, and an extensive partner network, our broad set of technologies for security, IT operations, application delivery, governance, modernization, and analytics provides the innovative solutions organizations need to run and transform— at the same time.

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FAQ

What is the AWS Mainframe Modernization service launched by Micro Focus?

The AWS Mainframe Modernization service is a new service designed to assist customers in modernizing their on-premises mainframe workloads to AWS's managed execution environment.

When was the AWS Mainframe Modernization service announced?

The service was announced on June 8, 2022.

How does Micro Focus contribute to the AWS Mainframe Modernization service?

Micro Focus provides expertise and technology as a key partner, aiding customers in the transition of their mainframe applications to the cloud.

What are the benefits of the Mainframe Modernization service by AWS?

The service offers a flexible, adaptive strategy for continuous application modernization, meeting the evolving needs of businesses.

What is the stock symbol for Micro Focus?

Micro Focus trades under the stock symbols MCRO on the LSE and MFGP on the NYSE.