PROGRAMME
We have released our Agenda for the Open Horizons Summit 2019. The Agenda can be found here
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The Open Horizons Summit offers two different programme paths to ensure attendees will benefit from an unique experience and cutting-edge education on the topics and technologies that matter most to you.
Technical Education Programme
The technical programme features 70 technical HotLab sessions covering the ITOM, ADM, Security and IM&G portfolios. These unique hands-on deep-dive half-day workshops still remain the core of the Open Horizons Summit and offer to you the chance to meet the experts who build the products and tools you use every day and get your questions answered. Whether your tech skills are tightly focused or all over the map, whether you want to learn something new at a foundational or intermediate level, or you want to dive deep into familiar Micro Focus technologies at an advanced or expert level – you’ll find lots of new ways to improve your skills.
This format enables attendees to build their personalised agenda mapped to individual specialisations and needs.
To gain access to the technical sessions, which are delivered as a joint effort by Micro Focus and community experts, conference participants need to register for a “Full Conference Ticket”.
The Community Biz Track Programme
The Community Biz Track provides a strategic overview of Micro Focus technology and a updates across the ITOM, ADM, Security and IM&G portfolios. Attendees will gain insights on how to grow business with Micro Focus software and get the chance to network with peers from around Europe, Middle East and Africa. Sessions are delivered by senior executives who will share the latest Micro Focus company vision and strategies. Meet product specialists and learn about market trends, offerings and roadmaps, cross sell opportunities and how to beat the competition and grow your deals and profits.
Session Types
- Sponsor Solutions Showcase
- Interactive Focus Group Interviews
- Product Management Roadmap Sessions
- Hotlab ReCapture / Certification Prep Sessions
- Partner Best Practices / Success Story
- Special Interest Group Sessions (e.g. Managed Services)
Attendees without the need of attending technical hands-on sessions should register for the reduced “Business Ticket”.
Networking Elements
Micro Focus Tech Lounge
Additionally in the Micro Focus TechLounge you can immerse yourself in third-party solutions, products, services, and technologies by visiting the product technology demo points of our partners. The TechLounge will be full of learning opportunities, one-on-one discussions, and interactive activities.
We recently released our preliminary list of sessions. Read more by clicking on the topics below or by scrolling down the page.
FREE Micro Focus CERTIFICATIONS
Give your career a power boost with official Micro Focus Certifications that show you rank among the most highly skilled software infrastructure professionals.
For the first time Open Horizons and Micro Focus will provide you the possibility to get you certified at the Open Horizons Summit 2019.
There are three types of certifications:
- Sales Certifications (SCs)
- Technical Certifications (TCs)
- Advanced Technical Certifications (ATCs)
To access the Sales Certifications (SCs) and Technical Certifications (TCs), please make sure, that you are able to login to the new Micro Focus Partner Portal: softwarepartner.microfocus.com
Sign in if you already have an account or click on ‘Register as Partner User’. Please note, that any Sales and Technical Certifications are available for partners only.
Advanced Technical Certification are available for customers and partners.
The different exams verifies and validates that you can understand and use the corresponding Micro Focus product. When you come to Open Horizons Summit, the certification exams are FREE und you save up 200,00 USD.
Which certification fits best to you?
Sales Certifications (SCs) and Technical Certifications (TCs) will equip you with the complete product and solution knowledge needed for your role and ensure your company gains the valuable benefits due to all certified partners. If you are looking for foundational knowledge and skills in a given product portfolio, get certified with Micro Focus Sales and Technical Certifications.
Advanced Technical Certification validate your skills and accelerate your career. The offered exams require technical knowledge and preparation. Please review the exam objectives and the recommended learning paths before registering.
At Open Horizons Summit we offer a number of HotLabs which you can use in addition for the preparation of your exams.
At the summit there will be 2 Certification Rooms – Room “A” and Room “B”. Room A will be managed by the Partner Enablement Team and will be responsible for any Sales and Technical Certifications.
Advanced Technical Certifications will take place in Room B which is managed by the Education Team.

ADM
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- Application Delivery Management Sales Certification
Security
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- Security Sales Certification
IM&G
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- Information Management & Governance Sales Certification
ITOM
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- IT Operations Management Sales Certification
All available sales certifications can be found here Micro Focus Partner Portal
ADM
Performance Testing
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- Performance Testing Technical Certification
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- Silk Performer Technical Certification
Lifecycle & Portfolio Management
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- Lifecycle and Portfolio Management Technical Certification
Functional Testing
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- Functional Testing Technical Certification
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- Silk Central Technical Certification
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- Silk Test Technical Certification
Security
IAM
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- Access Management Technical Certification
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- Identity Management Technical Certification
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- Privileged Management Technical Certification
Security Operations
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- Security Operations Technical Certification
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- Sentinel and Change Guardian Technical Certification
Application Security
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- Application Security Technical Certification
Data Security
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- Data Security Technical Certification
Unified Endpoint Management
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- Unified Endpoint Management Technical Certification
IM&G
Collaboration Solutions
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- Open Enterprise Server Technical Certification
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- GroupWise Technical Certification
Archiving & Risk Management
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- Retain for Exchange Technical Certification
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- Retain for GroupWise Technical Certification
Secure Content Management
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- Information Governance Structured Data Manager Technical Certification
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- Information Governance Content Manager Technical Certification
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- Information Governance ControlPoint Technical Certification
Connected
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- Connected MX Technical Certification
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- Connected Technical Certification
IT Operations Management (ITOM)
Data Center Automation
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- Data Center Automation Technical Certification
Hybrid Cloud Management
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- Hybrid Cloud Management Technical Certification
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- PlateSpin Migrate Technical Certification
Service Management Automation
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- Service Management Automation Technical Certification
Data Protection
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- Data Protector Technical Certification
Operation Bridge & Analytics
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- Operations Bridge Technical Certification
Network Operations Management
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- Network Operations Management Technical Certification
All available technical certifications can be found here: Micro Focus Partner Portal
Below you will see the list with all certifications offered at the OH Summit:
ADM
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- ALM Octane Certified Software Professional
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- ALM Certified Software Professional
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- LoadRunner Certified Software Professional
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- Mobile Center Certified Software Professional
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- Unified Functional Testing Certified Software Professional
ITOM
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- Cloud Service Automation Essentials Certified Software Professional
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- Service Manager Certified Software Professional
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- UCMDB Certified Software Professional
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- Data Protector Certified Software Professional
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- Operations Manager Certified Software Professional
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- Operations Orchestration Flow Development Certified Software Professional
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- Network Automation Certified Software Professional
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- Network Node Manager i Series Certified Software Professional
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- Site Scope Certified Software Professional
Information Management & Governance
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- Content Manager Certified Software Professional
Security
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- ArcSight ESM Administrator and Analyst Certified Software Professional
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- SecureData Certified Software Professional
For further details of the Micro Focus certification & accreditation program, please click here.
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- Go to the Partner Portal Enablement and Certification site > Sales Certifications and take the corresponding on demand optional classes free of charge.
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- Make sure, that you prepare in advance with the offered product training, program information, and tools, to pass the exams / certification successfully. As soon as the session registration starts book a seat in the certification room for a time slot that fits to your personal agenda and take your certification onsite.
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- Please be aware, that you have one hour to take the exam on site.
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- Go to the Partner Portal Enablement and Certification site > Technical Certifications and take the corresponding on demand optional classes free of charge.
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- Register, enrol and attend the corresponding Hot Lab preparatory session at the OH Summit. As soon as the session registration starts book a seat in the certification room for a time slot that fits to your personal agenda and take your certification onsite.
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- Make sure, that you prepare in advance with the offered product training, program information, and tools, to pass the exams / certification successfully.
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- Please be aware, that you have one hour to take the exam on site.
To give yourself the best chance of achieving your chosen certification, please see the table below, which details exam datasheets and links to our recommendedlearning paths. If you are unable to attend an Instructor Led Training (ILT) or Virtual ILT between now and the beginning of the Open Horizon Summit, then please see the Digital Learning recommendations as analternative and where available. Digital Learnings are extremely flexible so you can access the content any time you like over a 12 month period.
ITOM – IT Operations Management
The IT Operations Management (ITOM) track will focus on modern IT Operations Management tools and how they will bridge the gap between traditional IT and the new digital enterprise and fast paced new business initiatives in a straightforward way. In both the Community Biz track sessions as well as in the deep-dive technical hands-on sessions, you will learn more about the six ITOM suites, which are prescriptive, integrated and easy to consume through simplified pricing and licensing models. Learn more about the new ITOM Platform, which will enable customers to deploy, manage, update and scale Micro Focus ITOM products across public and private cloud, on traditional virtualized environments and even on bare metal and emerging CaaS environments.
Solutions featured within the Community Biz Track and technical hands-on trainings / HotLabs could be:
DCA – Data Center Automation Suite – Automates the entire lifecycle of compliance and Vulnerability risk management.
OpsB – Operations Bridge Suite – Provides a unique combination of quality of service monitoring, coupled with deep applicationhealth analytics, and includes comprehensive performance and availability monitoring along with a single pane of glass for your CxO.
SMAX – Service Management Automation X Suite – Machine learning-based solution for Enterprise Service Management, IT ServiceManagement, and IT Asset Management.
HCM – Hybrid Cloud Management Suite – Hybrid and Multi-Cloud management platform for delivery of services to your customersand govern them in a simple, intuitive manner.
NOM – Network Operations Management Suite – Manage, automate, and ensure compliance for physical, virtual, and software-definednetworks, including optimization of the network service availability & greatly reducing risk exposure.
DP – Data Protection Suite – Backup and disaster recovery for diverse, dynamic and distributed enterprises with a longhistory of industry leadership.
RPA – Robotic Process Automation – Introducing a new way of automating manual, repetitive, error-prone tasks, giving youthe power to build, secure, and scale automated business processes, from legacy mainframes to the latest SaaS apps.
CMS – Configuration Management System – Monitor and control your Hybrid IT environment in real-time with multi-cloud discoveryand Universal CMDB.
This Hot Lab will provide the required Data Center Automation training to pass the partner certification exam for Technical Overview (Level 300), Technical Presentation (Level 320) and Technical Demonstration (Level 340) certifications.
This Hot Lab will provide the required Service Management Automation training to pass the partner certification exam for Technical Overview (Level 300), Technical Presentation (Level 320) and Technical Demonstration (Level 340) certifications.
Please note: This session list is still under development.
Please note: This session list is still under development.
IM&G – Information Management and Governance
The Information Management and Governance (IM&G) tracks focus on how to achieve new levels of productivity, cost savings, and collaboration across your entire organization while managing information security, privacy, and compliance across enterprise systems with reduced risk, complexity, and cost at the same time. The IM&G tracks will contain many of the HotLabs and sessions familiar to previous attendees of the OH Summit featuring subjects such as GroupWise, Filr and OES and the information archiving solutions from GWAVA.
Solutions featured within the Community Biz track sessions and technical hands-on trainings / HotLabs could be:
Collaboration Solutions (Enterprise File Sharing, Enterprise Messaging, Open Enterprise Server)
Information Archiving (Digital Safe, Retain)
Secure Content Management (Content Manager, Control Point, Structured Data Manager)
eDiscovery
The New GroupWise Web client is an exciting new way for users to access their GroupWise email, so join us for this session to learn how to:
•Setup your SLES server with the Docker Libraries•Install the GroupWise Web Client Docker container
•Configure the GroupWise Client Docker container to run in your environment
•Discover the exciting features of the new GroupWise web client
our trouble shooting topic: gwcheck!
The New GroupWise Web client is an exciting new way for users to access their GroupWise email, so join us for this session to learn how to:
•Setup your SLES server with the Docker Libraries•Install the GroupWise Web Client Docker container
•Configure the GroupWise Client Docker container to run in your environment
•Discover the exciting features of the new GroupWise web client
Please note: This session list is still under development.
•Prioritize: Gain a comprehensive view across social mediaplatforms and prioritize identified risks
•Take action: Alert specific groups or individuals, and quarantineor remove content from the social media platform.
Addressing the Social Media Problem with Retain Social Media Governance•Keep up with the volume and variety of social media sources
•Provide clear visibility and access to communications
•Support compliance with regulatory mandates
•Manage and enforce social media policies automatically protect from risk with actionable insights
Retain Roadmap
•Where we are
•Where we are going
Please note: This session list is still under development.
Security
The Security tracks will focus across the newly expanded Micro Focus Security Portfolio with comprehensive security solutions spanning security operations, application security, identity and access management (IAM), and data security. The shift to hybrid IT and DevOps has made it imperative for organisations to move beyond securing the periphery, and take a holistic approach to securing their users, apps, data and the interactions between them. Within the Community Biz track sessions as well as in the deep-dive technical hands-on sessions, you are going to learn more about new customer-centric innovations that help organisations to protect their most sensitive assets and applications at scale; drive identity-centric control and obtain actionable insights across their environments.
Solutions featured within the Community Biz track sessions and technical hands-on trainings / Hot Labs could be:
IAM (Privileged Management Identity Management, Access Management, Identity Governance, Strong Authentication)
Security Operations (ArcSight – Enterprise Secure Mgmt., Investigate, Data Platform, UBA-User Behaviour Analytics)
Application Security (Fortify)
Data Security (Atalla, Voltage)
Unified Endpoint Management (ZENworks)
following soon….
following soon…
Please note: This session list is still under development.
Please note: This session list is still under development.
ADM – Application Delivery Management
The Application Delivery Management (ADM) track will feature the latest in industry trends and product innovations across the Micro Focus ADM portfolio. Within the Community Biz track sessions as well as in the deep-dive technical hands-on sessions, you will learn how to balance customer expectations for constant innovation with high quality, while also meeting the business demand for fast and predictable application delivery.
Solutions featured within the Community Biz track sessions and technical hands-on trainings / Hot Labs could be:
Performance Testing (LoadRunner, Performance Center, StormRunner Load, Lifecycle Virtualization Center, Silk Performer)
Lifecycle and Portfolio Mgmt. (Application Lifecycle Management Center (ALM Octane, ALM Enterprise, QC Enterprise, Atlas, Serena Dimensions RM, Rhythm), Project and Portfolio Management, Serena Application Development (Dimensions CM, StarTool))
Functional Testing (Functional Testing Center, Mobile Test Center, Silk)
This Hot Lab will provide the required Project and Portfolio Management training to pass the partner certification exam for Technical Overview (Level 300), Technical Presentation (Level 320) and Technical Demonstration (Level 340) certifications. It is recommended to also register for the Lifecycle Management Certification Prep – ALM Octane Hot Lab.
Please note: This session list is still under development.
Please note: This session list is still under development.