Data Analytics in the Amazon Web Services Cloud

Data Analytics

Data is transforming organisations that understand how to leverage their data assets. Businesses have a desire to explore their data but moving away from existing approaches is daunting and has a significant impact on their businesses.

Managed Services in the AWS Cloud

Managed Services

Cloud services are creating opportunities for businesses to optimise their investment in compute assets. The days of planning for peak load and scrambling around to address equipment failure are truly numbered.

DevOps in the Amazon Web Services Cloud

DevOps

DevOps is an approach, an organisational culture, that drives out efficiency and focuses on business outcomes. Underpinned by technology, process and most importantly people achieve the automation you seek.


CASE STUDIES


ABOUT US

TechConnect IT Solutions, an AWS Advanced Consulting Partner,

 provides architectural solutions and managed services to its customers

to ensure a cost optimised architecture that delivers

highly available, scalable and secure cloud architectures.

Our Vision is to:

Create an energetic work environment that builds and grows knowledge,

where we always strive to delight our customers and

never settle for ordinary.

Meet the Team

  • CARE

    We show care to each other, to our stakeholders and in everything that we do. We are an innovative learning environment, where we openly share knowledge and assist each other. We work with integrity and always strive to put the customer first. We deliver beyond expectations, to delight.

  • INNOVATE

    We innovate, we create, we do not blindly accept what’s considered ’normal’ or ‘average’. We strive to continually improve on all levels, and stay ahead of the competition wherever possible. We are not afraid to fail. When we do, we move on.

  • INITIATIVE

    We work with ambition, energy and drive. Our focus is on the good of our customers and of our business. Our success is their success. We’re not afraid to push the boundaries. We learn, we grow, we move on. We strive for new ways of doing things, we go beyond the call of duty.

  • KEEP IT SIMPLE

    We focus on the customer at all times, we are pragmatic and we don’t overcomplicate things. We speak their language, we take their view. We have fun. We get it done.


WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT US

“TechConnect has helped Ladbrokes review and optimise our Office 365 licensing environment, this has resulted in a more cost effective and easier to manage solution. TechConnect has provided valuable input in getting value out of the Office 365 solution by proving options to integrate Skype for Business with an external Enterprise Voice solution.”

Alastair Roberts

Infrastructure Manager – Ladbrokes Australia

“CESS were under time pressure to deliver a federal government compliance solution, built on Amazon Web Services. In order to reduce risk and accelerate delivery CESS chose to engage an AWS partner. TechConnect were a wonderful partner, they were willing to integrate directly into a team, were very responsive and always collaborative in their approach. Most importantly a solution was delivered on time and within budget.”

Tim Schier

Technical Lead – CESS Australia

Shane Wallace - Gold Cost Queensland Australia

“WorkApp chose to engage with TechConnect not only because they are an Amazon Web Services Advanced consulting partner but because of their culture fit.  WorkApp, as a start-up business, required a mutual commitment to our product delivery.  TechConnect showed us this commitment and work well with our diverse team.”

Shane Wallace

CEO – WorkApp, works for you.

“TechConnect’s skills set in the Amazon Web Services space is second to none. At OSE we constantly refer clients in need of hosting or systems architecture expertise and have always found TechConnect to add significant value on each and every engagement. TechConnect is a valued business partner we’re more than happy to recommend to anyone looking for industry-leading digital solutions provision.”

Paul Dunstone

Director and Founder – Online Solution Experts

Testimonial - AWS Partner Queensland Australia

“Meeting compliance and regulatory requirements is critically important. We need to ensure that any IT service we provision meets our own, and our customers’, stringent compliance needs. TechConnect was able to provide us with a level of analysis and information that facilitated our cloud adoption process”

Leon Turner

Head of IT – Microgaming


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  • Serverless Architectures
  • Let us show you how

OUR TEAM

We have a dynamic team and we love to have some fun too, check out the Meet the Team section for a closer insight into the great people that make TechConnect the Amazon Web Services partner it is today.

Mike Cunningham

Mike Cunningham

Director - CEO

Mike’s experience in managing companies and large projects in the start-up space spans over 20 years. He is a dynamic, strategic leader whose greatest strength is his proven ability to get the job done!

As Chief Executive Officer, TechConnect IT Solutions Pty Ltd, Mike is passionate about taking companies to the next level. He has relished the opportunity to bring to life the idea of helping companies with resource-intensive processes, automating these processes, helping them to run more effectively.

Giulio Rovera

Giulio Rovera

Director - CTO

Giulio is CTO of TechConnect IT Solutions Pty Ltd. Joining the business at the beginning of 2013; he has an in-depth understanding of the business with a primary focus on business solutions and mission critical 24x7 technology infrastructure.

Giulio has significant experience in leading and managing high performing teams in start-up and global IT environments. With his outstanding technical and organisational skills, he has a proven track record of meeting and exceeding both company and client goals.

Clinton Thomson

Clinton Thomson

Director - CDO

Clinton is Chief Digital Officer of TechConnect IT Solutions Pty Ltd. Joining the business at the beginning of 2013; he has an in-depth understanding of the business with hands on management experience across a multitude of industry sectors, with a primary focus on marketing and driving growth.

Clinton understands how to successfully use technology in today’s economic climate. This is made possible through his insight and focus on delivering breakthrough results that translate into real-world value for clients.

Kirsten Cunningham

Kirsten Cunningham

Solutions Architect

Kirsten achieved the Certified Solutions Architect - Associate back in 2014 and more recently the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and is one of TechConnect’s hardest working team members and always makes our customers feel delighted.

Having spent the last 20 years in IT Kirsten exhibits a broad range of skills and loves what Amazon Web Services is capable of and allows her to achieve.

Andre Beauzec

Andre Beauzec

Solutions Architect

Andre is an accomplished solutions architect specialising in all things data. He helps TechConnect customers build and transform their current solutions and infrastructure by embracing the scalability, redundancy and cost efficiency that Amazon Web Services has to offer.

Andre achieved his Certified Solutions Architect - Associate back in 2014 and has thoroughly enjoyed working with AWS.

Daniel Ward

Daniel Ward

Solutions Architect

Dan is one of the newer members of the team and is such a great addition. Dan exudes enthusiasm and is extremely passionate about technology. With a penchant for IoT, Machine Learning and Data Analytics he complements the already strong team at TechConnect.

BigData, IoT and DevOps are areas Dan will focus on.

Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson

Solutions Architect

Ryan joined the TechConnect team as a graduate and has excelled in every project. With an eagerness to learn and delight TechConnect’s customers Ryan has grown to be a great asset to the team.

Ryan has completed his Amazon Web Services Certified Developer - Associate and the Amazon Web Services Certified DevOps - Professional certifications. He continues to grow with his sights firmly set on the future.

Brett Shepard

Brett Shepard

Solutions Architect

Brett has a long and diverse career in IT and often gets his hands dirty with integration projects using Universal PlatformTM, a product of TechConnect.

Brett works with TechConnect’s largest customer to deliver disaster recovery automation and compliance reporting with serverless architectures on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft PowerBI.

Andrew Huntley

Andrew Huntley

Development Lead

Andrew looks after our products and development processes to ensure we can meet customer needs, not only for our product offerings but also for deliver of projects using Universal PlatformTM integration platform as a service.

Andrew is an accomplished developer with a pragmatic approach to problems.

Tully Dwyer

Tully Dwyer

Solutions Architect

Tully joined the TechConnect team as a graduate and has proven himself to be an out the box thinker with excellent networking and security skills. With an eagerness to learn and delight TechConnect’s customers he has demonstrated the TechConnect values at all times.

Tully has completed his Amazon Web Services Certified Developer - Associate and the Amazon Web Services Certified DevOps - Professional certifications.

Warren Venter

Warren Venter

Solutions Architect

Warren is passionate about taking all his years of experience from building Microsoft infrastructure and unified messaging solutions, as a qualified system engineer, and translating this into solid cloud solutions for customers.

Although strongly Microsoft educated, helping TechConnect deliver on additional Microsoft competencies, he is currently pursuing his Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification.

Dr Tim Cleaver

Dr Tim Cleaver

Solutions Architect

Tim has worked as a data architect at multiple start-ups. His current interests lie in big data and the application of machine learning technology to deliver real business value that exceeds customer expectations.

Tim earned his doctorate in Artificial Intelligence studying belief-intention interactions in intelligent software agents. He brings a unique perspective from his academic background and experience in a variety of technologies.

Josh Lapham

Josh Lapham

Solutions Architect

From Apple technician to iOS Developer and then Amazon Web Services engineering Josh adds heaps of value in the TechConnect DevOps competency with his strong background in coding and Linux platforms.

A quiet thinker and focused executor he gets the job done. TechConnect look forward to helping Josh grow his Amazon certifications and his continued contribution to a growing team.

Akash Masand

Akash Masand

DevOps Engineer

Akash joins us on our graduate program with a big move from Melbourne to the sunny Gold Coast. He is passionate about Amazon Web Services and cloud technology.

Akash works closely with Warren on the automation and delivery of solutions on Microsoft Platforms and Amazon Web Services. TechConnect are looking forward to growing Akash’s DevOps skills across Amazon Web Services and Office365.