GitHub + PALO IT

As GitHub's leading services partner, and a GitHub Partner of the Year, PALO IT is helping organizations modernize their software delivery through AI-powered engineering and DevSecOps practices. We embed tools like GitHub into a broader AI-first product delivery lifecycle — accelerating adoption and development, improving code quality, and strengthening security across the SDLC.

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2025 APAC Services & Channel Partner of the Year Award

For the second year running, PALO IT is proud to be recognized as a GitHub Partner of the Year, an accolade that underscores our commitment to equipping developers of today and tomorrow with innovative GitHub solutions.

More than anything, this award highlights our collaborative relationship with GitHub, one that we leverage to help clients across industries to achieve meaningful business outcomes. Read more about our award win.

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Our expertise

GitHub Migration Services & PoV

We provide comprehensive assessments and strategies to quickly, simply, and seamlessly migrate your projects to GitHub or GitHub Enterprise Cloud, with end-to-end support throughout the process. From version control system to enterprise, we offer low-risk, smooth transitions.

Our Proof of Value initiatives also demonstrate the benefits of GitHub solutions through targeted projects, tapping into tools like DevPulse to track metrics and performance related to your team's GitHub usage.

GitHub Copilot Adoption

PALO IT's custom programs help your teams pick up GitHub Copilot and go, upping productivity through AI-powered code suggestions and automated routine tasks, and giving your development teams the opportunity to focus on innovation.

We also work with our clients on custom offerings focused on topics like prompt engineering, usage metrics & analytics, or GitHub Copilot administration & security.

GitHub Advanced Security

With the help of GitHub, automated code scanning helps our clients detect vulnerabilities early and reduce risk. We implement security measures to make your code iron-clad against vulnerabilities, integrating security into every stage of your software development lifecycle to keep your projects safe and sound.

We also offer secret protection, to prevent credential leaks and enforce compliance, and supply chain security, shielding your software supply chain from threats.

GitHub Enablement

We offer certified training programs that max out your team’s use of GitHub tools. Tailored workshops and deep-dive training sessions are designed to arm your developers with the skills they need for GitHub Actions, DevOps integration, and automation.

What they say

Sharryn Napier

Sharryn NAPIER, VP, APAC, GitHub

"Strategic partnerships are key as we extend the reach of GitHub's Copilot-powered platform. We're excited to deepen our partnership with PALO IT and enable more companies to unlock innovation at scale through AI-driven software development, just as we've seen with Singapore Airlines."

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Shlomi SHAKI, Strategic AI GTM Lead, ATJ, GitHub

“Providing organization, process, and team context to GitHub Copilot in the form of custom instructions (such as PALO IT’s Gen-e2 framework) makes a huge difference in outcomes.”

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Ross FENTON, Senior Director, SMB, Microsoft + GitHub

“Strategic partners like PALO IT are instrumental to how GitHub brings the power of our Copilot-powered platform to life. Today’s businesses need to eliminate backlogs, ship faster, and innovate with purpose. With deep expertise in AI-driven software engineering, PALO IT is helping customers do just that, and it’s incredible to see the impact firsthand with HCF."

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals | PALO IT Client Story

Membership migration & mobile innovation

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Membership migration & mobile innovation

Challenge:

Virgin Active aimed to enhance its membership systems while launching a user-friendly mobile app packed with new features. To achieve this, they needed to overhaul their middleware layer, 'va-api,' and align it with the demands of the health & wellness market.

Solution:

PALO IT partnered with Virgin Active to modernize through our Gen-e2 methodology, focusing on legacy re-platforming and end-to-end delivery. This approach facilitated seamless integration of local business needs into the global app, enabling rapid deployment of features.

40%

Cost savings

Weeks to hours

Feature development cycles

Australia launch

With further roll out plans in APAC, UK and Europe

Transport & Logistics | PALO IT Client Story

Generative AI driven digital product development

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Generative AI driven digital product development

Challenge:

SIA wanted to deploy a cutting-edge, AI software engineering methodology for one of their digital product squads. Generative AI’s transformative capability in digital product development was tested by this squad, and the positive results from this initial PoC has led to a plan to further test and scale this innovation to wider IT teams.

Solution:

The PoC was centered on PALO IT's Gen-e2 methodology, an approach that approach integrates GitHub Copilot deeply across every phase of a project to empower developers with an AI peer programmer, transforming the linear SDLC into a more streamlined PDLC.

5 weeks

For feature development, versus forecasted 9-week effort.

90%

Build success right 3 weeks into the PoC.

Productivity gains

Through the the Gen-e2 methodology, powered by GitHub Copilot.

Insurance | PALO IT Client Story

Revolutionizing software engineering with AI

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Revolutionizing software engineering with AI

Challenge:

PALO IT collaborated with HCF, Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, to deploy the Gen-e2 AI engineering methodology to its already advanced tech teams. The move reflects the fund’s long-term commitment to leading in digital health, and to delivering better outcomes for members.

Solution:

The first pilot project selected by HCF was a new innovation initiative designed to boost Australians' activity levels through social interaction. Active Locals is a mobile app that helps people find groups suited to their interests and fitness levels, with a strong focus on building community.

86%

Overall productivity gains.

4 months

Timeframe, from conception to delivery.

95%

Of code, documentation, architecture diagrams, infrastructure as code produced by Gen AI.

Our Parter Advocates

Meet the PALO IT leadership team dedicated to forging strong partnerships with GitHub. Their local market expertise and global strategic vision drive our organizations' collaboration, making sure our teams deliver exceptional value to clients.

Michelle Koh
Michelle KOH
Head of Partnerships, APAC
Guillaume DHerbemont-2
Guillaume D'HERBEMONT
CTO Americas
Dimitri Baikrich-1
Dimitri BAIKRICH
Regional CTO Australia & Singapore
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Sami HENCHIRI
CTO Europe
PALO IT recognized as 2025 GitHub Partner of the Year

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