Why use a Partner for your Cloud Services vs going Direct?

Unlocking the power of a partner, your path to success There are many cloud providers out there, such as AWS (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft/Azure, Google, etc), but how do you know which one to use and if you are getting the full benefits from them? Is going direct really the right option? Using a partner […]

Leveraging Data Platforms for Better ESG Reporting and Sustainability 

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have become crucial considerations for businesses worldwide. ESG reporting enable companies to measure and communicate their impact on the environment and society, while ensuring good governance practices. To improve their ESG performance, more and more companies are turning to data platforms which allow them to collect, analyse, and report […]

Unlock the Power of Data with TechConnect and GDPR Compliance

What Is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU legislation enacted in May 2018 that establishes data protection as a fundamental right to UK and EU based users. It includes numerous provisions covering the use, storage, confidentiality, and transfer of personal data. This law ensures that privacy remains a priority, no matter […]

Achieving Success through Data-Driven Decision Making with the AWS D2E Program

Insights fromTechConnect’s COO As the COO of TechConnect, I have witnessed firsthand the incredible results that can be achieved with data-driven decision making. I recently participated in an AWS Data-Driven Everything workshop and was impressed with how the program moves beyond theoretical discussions to provide a structured approach to becoming data-driven. The AWS D2E program […]

Unleashing the full potential of AI through Cloud Migration

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a nice to have or something that companies are aspiring to get to with their data strategies. AI has arrived and is rapidly disrupting the business landscape. In order to stay competitive, companies must be in a position to leverage AI technologies. As companies embrace the cloud, they can […]

Why should you migrate to cloud?

Migrating to the cloud can be a daunting task for any organisation. There are a variety of factors to consider, including which applications to move, how to move them, and what type of cloud platform to use. Cloud migrations are becoming increasingly important as more businesses move to the cloud. There are many reasons for […]

The Importance of Data in the Business World

In today’s business world, data is more important than ever before. With the advent of big data and data analytics, businesses have been able to gain insights into their operations that were previously unavailable. By understanding their data, businesses can make better decisions, improve their products and services, and find new opportunities for growth. Here’s […]

Best Place to Work Awards 2022

Here at TechConnect IT Solutions, we pride ourselves on our culture, and value our team tremendously – for all they do and who they are as people. By entering the WRK+ 2022 Best Places to Work awards, we were given the opportunity to gain invaluable feedback from our people to help improve upon our culture, […]

My Personal Cloud Journey

Cloud before there was Cloud…. I was very fortunate to be part of a start-up company that was born in Melbourne Australia in the early 2000’s (if I remember they started in 1999).  This company was leading edge, as they had rightfully predicted that the internet will be the future of business access to information.  […]

AWS CDK: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Preamble I’m sure that if you’ve been involved with Cloud Infrastructure in the past 5-10 years you would have heard about Infrastructure as Code – the art of defining and deploying your infrastructure through code templates rather than using a GUI in a cloud console or portal. Benefits of using infrastructure as code include things […]

Demystifying the AWS Datalake

AWS provides a rich ecosystem of services to employ in delivering data products. In fact, the number of services are so large that it can be daunting for an organisation to navigate the landscape. One of the guiding principles of cloud based Datalakes is the separation of compute resources from storage resources. In general, the […]

Cloud Governance and Compliance on AWS with Code

How AWS Control Tower customisation can assist in automating cloud infrastructure governance? Technology is the bedrock for almost every single industry out there. With that in mind, technology (specifically cloud based platforms) goes through a high rate of innovation and fast-paced evolution. The challenge these days is to deliver constant improvements while providing bedrock-like stability. […]

Migrating Relational Data into an Amazon S3 Data Lake

The concept of a data lake is not new, but with the proliferation and adoption of cloud providers the capacity for many companies to adopt the model has exploded. A data lake is a centralised store for all kinds of business data: unstructured – images, videos, PDFs, Word documents semi-structured – JSON, XML, spreadsheets structured – CSVs, RDBMS […]

Chest X-Ray Triage using Artificial Intelligence Solutions

As a long term partner of IntelliHQ, a Queensland AI Hub consortium member, the TechConnect team was alerted to the Queensland AI Hub Medical datathon to be held over 2 weeks in June 2020. TechConnect is an AWS advanced consulting partner with a data science team whose experience spans from beginner to expert. As such, […]

TechConnect achieves AWS Data and Analytics Competency

AWS Data and Analytics Competency Proves technical proficiency, operational excellence, security, reliability and 360-degree customer delivery capability; Cites major client projects with Virgin’s Velocity Frequent Flyer and IntelliHQ. TechConnect IT Solutions (TechConnect), a leading provider of cloud services and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner, today announces it has been awarded AAWS Data […]

AWS DeepLens: Creating an IoT Rule (Part 2 of 2)

This post is the second in a series on getting started with the AWS DeepLens. In Part 1, we introduced a program that could detect faces and crop them by extending the boilerplate Greengrass Lambda and pre-built model provided by AWS. This focussed on the local capabilities of the device, but the DeepLens device is […]

AWS DeepLens: Getting Hands-on (Part 1 of 2)

TechConnect recently acquired two AWS DeepLens to play around with. Announced at Re:Invent 2017, the AWS DeepLens is a small Intel Atom powered Deep Learning focused device with an embedded High-Definition video camera. The DeepLens runs AWS Greengrass, allowing quick compute for local events without having to send a large amount of data for processing […]