Microsoft Azure
Cloud infrastructure, identity and DevOps
Our default for Australian workloads with a Microsoft 365 estate already in place, and where Australian regions are a requirement.
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Platforms and partners
The technologies we build on, why each one is here, and what our commercial relationship with them is — which in every case is none.
We take no margin on anything we recommend
Hosting, licences and subscriptions are bought in your own accounts, with your own payment details, at the price the vendor publishes. We do not resell them and we do not receive a commission, a referral fee or a rebate on any platform named on this page.
That is worth stating because the alternative is common. An adviser earning a margin on the infrastructure they specify has a reason to specify more of it, and you have no way to tell from the invoice. Ours is the boring arrangement: we bill for our time, you pay the vendor directly, and if a cheaper platform suits you better we have nothing to lose by saying so.
Amazon Web Services
Cloud infrastructure and managed data services
Chosen where the service catalogue fits the workload better, or where a team already has depth in it.
Google Cloud
Data platform and analytics
Generally for data and analytics work rather than as a whole-estate choice.
Cloudflare
DNS, TLS, CDN and denial-of-service protection
Sits in front of most of what we build. The free tier covers more than most small businesses need.
WordPress
Content-managed sites
Where a non-technical team has to edit content regularly without waiting on a developer.
Next.js and Vercel
Applications and static sites
Where the content changes rarely and speed, security and hosting cost matter more than in-browser editing.
How a platform gets chosen
The decision is recorded in writing with the reasoning, so whoever inherits the system can see why it is built the way it is.
- Whether your team can operate it after we hand over, which rules out more options than anything else.
- Whether Australian data residency is available, and whether you need it.
- What leaving costs. A platform you cannot exit is a commercial risk, not a technical preference.
- Total cost at your actual volume, not at the volume in the pricing page example.
- Whether the vendor has a credible record of not discontinuing the service.
Not sure which platform your problem calls for?
Describe it in a paragraph. We will tell you what we would use and why, including when the answer is something we do not sell.