THE CHALLENGE
AGL's source code management system was hosted on GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC). While GHEC offered strong capabilities, AGL required a closed-loop source code management environment to strengthen security and governance controls. The migration to GitHub Enterprise Managed Users (GHEMU) involved moving thousands of repositories in a way that minimised business disruption, while delivering the enhanced security posture AGL needed.
HOW WE HELPED
Furō strategic consulting and hands-on implementation, supported AGL in adopting modern DevSecOps practices and strengthening identity and access management. Using Furō's automated migration tooling suite helped to reduced downtime and business impact.
OUR IMPACT
Furō's meticulous approached delivered:
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Turnkey migration from GHEC to GHEMU, migrating 2400+ highly complex repositories.
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Reduced migration effort by 40%.
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Centralised identity and access management, and stronger security posture with audit readiness and risk reduction.
INDUSTRY
Energy
LOCATION
Australia
SERVICES
GitHub Advisory
GitHub Migration
TECHNOLOGIES
GitHub Enterprise Managed Users
GitHub Enterprise Cloud
The Customer
AGL is a leading Australian Energy provider, delivering electricity, gas, and telecommunications services to millions of residential, business, and industrial customers nationwide.
The Challenge
AGL’s move from GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC) to GitHub Enterprise Managed Users (GHEMU) was a critical step in aligning to modern operational and security standards. With thousands of repositories, complex dependencies, and an urgent need for improved governance, the migration demanded precision and resilience.
Key challenges included:
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Migrating 2,400+ repositories to GitHub Enterprise Managed Users (GHEMU) whilst keeping business disruption to a minimum.
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Managing complex repository and pipeline dependencies to ensure services continued uninterrupted.
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Reconfiguring NPM and NuGet packages without breaking downstream builds.
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Establishing centralised identity and access management to reduce risk.
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Preventing potential data exfiltration of sensitive data.
Furō's Approach
Furō partnered with AGL to design and execute a best-practice migration framework. Acting as both strategic advisor and engineering partner, we combined detailed planning with hands-on execution to deliver speed, security and reliability. Our engineers ensured that dependencies across repositories, packages, and pipelines were fully mapped and reconciled before cutover.
Our approach delivered:
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Turnkey GitHub establishment from GHEC to GHEMU.
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Automated migration tooling reducing downtime, business impact and cutting migration effort by 40%.
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Comprehensive discovery: assessing all repositories, packages, pipelines, data and dependencies.
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Secure integration continuity: re-establishing Azure pipelines and external integrations securely.
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Workshops and design support equipping AGL teams to sustain and evolve their GitHub environment confidently.
Furō's Impact
AGL now operates on a secure, best-practice GitHub Enterprise Managed Users foundation, with governance and identity management at scale.
Key outcomes include:
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Migration of 2,400+ repositories, pipelines and dependencies completed securely and with minimal disruption.
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Reduction of migration effort by 40% through automation of pipeline reconfiguration, dependency updates and repository access provisioning.
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Security Uplift by moving to GHEMU, restricting use of public repositories, centralised visibility of user access and activity, and audit readiness.
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98% Reduction of user access operational overheads by providing secure and simplified Identity and Access Management via GitHub Enterprise Manage Users.
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Reduced outage times and optimised stability of AGL's GitHub environment.
What was once a high-risk, complex migration became a seamless uplift in security and developer experience. By combining strategy, automation, and execution, Furō helped AGL achieve a large-scale migration with speed and confidence.
AGL can now rely on a secure, best-practice GitHub environment, knowing their migration was delivered with precision and minimal risk.