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Average 5.00 ratingEight IBM Cloud capabilities, one accountable team
We are here to help you out for a single capability or a full IBM Cloud migration program which will bring the costs down and improve performance. You can avail any capability as a standalone or alongside your existing AWS or Azure environment.
IBM Cloud Migration & Modernization
Lift-and-shift or re-platform workloads onto IBM Cloud VPC and classic infrastructure.
IBM Power (AIX/IBM i) Readiness
Assessment and migration planning for Power Systems workloads onto IBM Cloud.
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
Containerize and orchestrate applications on managed OpenShift clusters.
IBM Cloud Security & Compliance
Security posture management aligned to Privacy Act 1988 and APRA CPS 234.
Watsonx AI Enablement
Stand up generative AI and ML use cases with watsonx.ai and watsonx.data.
IBM Cloud Cost Optimisation
Rightsizing, reserved capacity and spend visibility for IBM Cloud environments.
Hybrid & Multicloud Strategy
Architecture spanning IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to avoid vendor lock-in.
Managed IBM Cloud Operations
Ongoing monitoring, patching and support during Australian business hours.
Platform & technologies we work across
We analyze and scope the possibility of multi-cloud management in Australia considering the workload of your business along with where it seems feasible to keep something on AWS or Azure.
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Get the right IBM Cloud stack, tailored to your business needs.
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IBM Cloud Core
IBM Cloud VPC IBM Cloud Classic Infrastructure IBM Cloud Satellite
Containers & AI
Red Hat OpenShift watsonx.ai watsonx.data Cloud Pak for Data
Power & Legacy
PowerVS AIX IBM i
Multi-cloud & Automation
Terraform AWS Azure Google Cloud
Our IBM Cloud engagement process
A well-thought and well-structured path from first assessment to fully supported operations.
IBM Cloud readiness assessment
Migration & modernization roadmap
Build & migrate
Security & cost validation
Managed operations
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What changes after an IBM Cloud engagement
Figures below are typical ranges reported by clients across recent engagements, not guarantees your results depend on your starting point
User Training
60%
Faster OnboardingIntegrations
130+
Dealerships ConnectedOperations
99.9%
Platform Availability
Choose how you want to start
Org Health Check
Audit your existing org to find quick wins before investing further.
- Full architecture review
- Security & compliance audit
- Performance analysis
- Recommendations report
Implementation
POPULARFull cloud setup from scoping to go-live with fixed-price delivery.
- Sales or Service Cloud Core
- Custom Apex / LWC logic
- Full data migration & QA
- Comprehensive user training
Managed Services
Dedicated admin support without the overhead of a full-time hire.
- 24/7 technical helpdesk
- Automation & workflow shifts
- Release and health compliance
- Config and report build-outs
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watsonx is IBM's enterprise AI and data platform, built around three components: watsonx.ai for building and deploying generative AI and machine learning models, watsonx.data for open, governed data lakehouse storage, and watsonx.governance for model explainability and compliance. It's built on Red Hat OpenShift, so it runs consistently across on-premises, IBM Cloud and other clouds rather than locking your AI workloads to one environment — the governance layer is what enterprises in regulated industries tend to value most.
Red Hat OpenShift itself is cloud-agnostic and runs on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or on-premises — the choice isn't locked to IBM Cloud. Many businesses run OpenShift on IBM Cloud specifically for tighter integration with watsonx AI, IBM Power workloads or existing IBM licensing, while keeping other workloads on AWS or Azure. We help you decide this on merit rather than defaulting to a single vendor.
We align security posture management to the Privacy Act 1988 and APRA CPS 234 for regulated Australian businesses, particularly financial services. This covers data residency, access controls and audit-ready configuration on IBM Cloud, so compliance is built into the environment from the readiness assessment stage rather than bolted on before an audit.
Yes. Hybrid and multicloud strategy is one of our core capabilities — we architect across IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud specifically to avoid vendor lock-in, drawing on our wider cloud engineering team's expertise across all four platforms rather than defaulting to whichever platform we happen to specialise in.
Yes, at the assessment and migration-planning level — we evaluate Power Systems workloads for IBM Cloud readiness and plan the migration path. For very large mainframe transformation programs, we'll help you scope the work honestly and bring in specialist partners where needed, rather than overpromising on a program outside our core strength.
Cost depends on workload count, licensing, and whether it's lift-and-shift or a deeper modernisation involving OpenShift or watsonx components. Our IBM Cloud readiness assessment evaluates your current workloads, licensing and data residency requirements first, then we return a fixed-scope proposal covering approach, timeline and pricing — so the number reflects your actual environment.
Lift-and-shift moves workloads onto IBM Cloud VPC or classic infrastructure largely as-is, prioritising speed and lower migration risk. Modernization re-platforms applications to run containerized on Red Hat OpenShift, which takes more upfront work but positions the application to integrate with watsonx AI, scale more flexibly, and run consistently across hybrid environments. We'll recommend the right approach per workload rather than forcing one strategy across your entire estate.
Not by design. We position ourselves as a multi-cloud engineering partner rather than a single-vendor reseller, and every migration and configuration decision is documented and handed over, so your team is never dependent on us — or locked into IBM — to keep the environment running or move it elsewhere later.
Yes. Beyond go-live, we offer an optional managed IBM Cloud operations retainer covering ongoing monitoring, patching and cost optimisation, supported during AEST/AEDT Australian business hours, so your environment keeps running smoothly after the initial migration or modernization project ends.
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