PROBLEM
HKJC is moving to the next generation of its digital transformation of wagering experience which incorporates state-of-the-art technologies into its products and services to meet customer needs. HKJC sought to modernise their development tooling to enable innovation and deliver digital services faster.
SOLUTION
Furō provided expert technical advisory, implementation guidance to modernise HKJC’s DevSecOps tooling ecosystem and enable staff members with technical training.
OUTCOMES
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Reduced costs
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Enhance collaboration
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Standardised Workflows
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Accelerated Service Delivery
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Strengthened Security Posture
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Talent Attraction
INDUSTRY
Entertainment
LOCATION
Hong Kong
SERVICES
GitHub, DevSecOps, Security
TECHNOLOGIES
GitHub, GHAS
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The Customer
Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the world’s leading racing organisations and a major contributor to the Hong Kong community. Established in 1884, HKJC operates a world-class horse racing, sports betting, and lottery organisation while upholding the highest standards of integrity and responsible gaming. With a strong commitment to innovation and technology, HKJC continuously enhances its operations to deliver seamless, secure, and engaging experiences for customers, members, and stakeholders.
The Challenge
HKJC’s Aging DevSecOps Tooling Ecosystem
The Hong Kong Jockey Club stands at a critical technology crossroads. Their current DevOps tooling—Bitbucket Server, Jenkins, and SonarQube—has become a significant barrier to innovation and market responsiveness. This fragmented ecosystem creates frequent integration failures, requires costly manual interventions, and ultimately extends their time-to-market for digital services. Without modernising this foundation, HKJC risks diminishing customer satisfaction, losing technical talent, and surrendering their competitive edge in an increasingly digital marketplace.
Key challenges HKJC faced with their DevOps tooling:
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Legacy Tooling
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Legacy Tooling with limited support
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Siloed teams with limited collaboration
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Need for improved security posture in development processes
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Requirement to deliver innovative digital services faster to stay competitive
HKJC engaged Furō to help develop a DevSecOps tooling roadmap and migration strategy to move thousands of repositories while maintaining security controls, preserving metadata, and ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing development work.
Solution / Approach
Furō DevSecOps specialists partnered with HKJC DevOps team to establish new GitHub Enterprise environment and provided a paved path to transition their code repositories while maintaining security controls, preserving metadata, and uplift in security capabilities. (Currently in progress)
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Comprehensive Analysis and Planning - Reduced operational costs to maintain legacy systems on-prem by moving to SaaS
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GitHub Enterprise Foundations- Improved team insight into project strategy and status through GitHub’s collaborative features
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Migration Strategy Implementation- Increased reusability of workflow automation across teams and functions.
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Technical Implementation - Reduced provisioning time from weeks to days, enabling faster delivery of digital services
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Security Enhancement - Integrated security controls directly into development workflows
Outcomes Delivered
HKJC’s Modernised and Simplified DevSecOps Tooling Ecosystem - The migration to GitHub Enterprise Cloud is expected to deliver the following benefits at completion:
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Reduced Costs - Reduced operational costs to maintain legacy systems on-prem by moving to SaaS
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Enhanced Collaboration- Improved team insight into project strategy and status through GitHub’s collaborative features
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Standardised Workflows - Increased reusability of workflow automation across teams and functions.
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Accelerated Service Delivery - Reduced provisioning time from weeks to days, enabling faster delivery of digital services
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Strengthened Security Posture - Integrated security controls directly into development workflows
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Talent Attraction - Established a reputation for innovative work with enterprise technology, helping attract and retain technology talent
HKJC’s migration to GitHub Enterprise Cloud represents a strategic move to modernise their development tooling and enable innovation. By leveraging modern DevSecOps tooling and practices, HKJC will improve their development efficiency and also strengthen their security posture. This transformation supports their broader digital transformation goals, allowing them to deliver innovative digital services faster while maintaining robust security controls.
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