AWS Certified Partner
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted global cloud platform.
As an AWS-certified partner in Australia, we support our clients at every stage, from designing and building their cloud infrastructure to seamless ongoing management. Our AWS consulting services are crafted to enhance resilience and availability, empowering businesses to scale effortlessly and with confidence.
AWS solutions should work together
Most AWS initiatives involve more than one technical discipline. A migration may require a secure Landing Zone, network redesign, Infrastructure as Code, AWS service monitoring and operational support. A platform-modernisation project may also involve architecture changes, containerisation, database modernisation and CI/CD automation. An AI platform may need scalable infrastructure, secure data access, cost controls and a reliable operating model.
Habitat3 connects these capabilities so customers do not need to coordinate multiple disconnected providers.
Our solutions bring together:
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cloud architecture
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security and governance
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migration planning
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Infrastructure as Code
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DevOps automation
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application modernisation
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cloud operations
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AI infrastructure
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production application hosting
Explore Habitat3’s AWS solutions
Landing Zones
Establish a secure and well-governed AWS foundation
An AWS Landing Zone creates the account, identity, security, logging and governance foundations required to run production workloads securely.
Habitat3 helps organisations design and deploy AWS environments with:
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AWS Organisations and multi-account structures
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AWS Control Tower
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identity and access controls
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centralised logging
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security monitoring
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guardrails and policies
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network foundations
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account-provisioning standards
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backup and operational controls
Landing Zones are particularly valuable for organisations migrating workloads, building new platforms or preparing for future growth and compliance requirements.
Migrations
Move workloads to AWS with a clear plan for what comes next
Migrating to AWS involves much more than moving servers or data into a new environment.
A successful migration requires an understanding of application dependencies, networking, security, licensing, data movement, downtime, testing and operational readiness.
Habitat3 helps organisations migrate from:
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on-premises infrastructure
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Microsoft Azure
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VMware
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traditional hosting providers
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legacy Windows environments
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other cloud platforms
Our migration work may include:
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environment discovery
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workload assessment
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migration planning
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target architecture design
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Landing Zone preparation
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database and data migration
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backup and rollback planning
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cutover coordination
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post-migration optimisation
We also help determine whether workloads should be rehosted, replatformed or modernised as part of the migration.
Architecture Development
Design AWS platforms around the application and business
Good AWS architecture begins with understanding the application, its users, its data and the organisation operating it.
Habitat3 helps organisations develop cloud architectures that support:
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security
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scalability
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availability
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performance
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cost control
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operational visibility
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future growth
Architecture engagements may include:
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account and network design
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compute and container architecture
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database and storage design
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identity and access controls
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backup and disaster recovery
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monitoring and observability
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application-integration patterns
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operational-readiness planning
The goal is to create an AWS platform that is technically sound, practical to operate and aligned with the wider product roadmap.
Platform Engineering
Make infrastructure and software delivery more repeatable
As digital platforms grow, manual infrastructure changes and inconsistent deployment processes become increasingly difficult to manage.
Habitat3 helps engineering teams improve how AWS environments are created, changed and operated through platform engineering and DevOps practices.
Our work may include:
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AWS DevOps consulting
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Infrastructure as Code
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automated environment provisioning
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deployment automation
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environment standardisation
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release-process improvement
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operational readiness
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ongoing DevOps capability
The objective is to reduce manual effort, improve deployment confidence and give development teams a more consistent platform on which to build.
Platform Modernisation
Improve an existing platform without necessarily rebuilding everything
Many applications continue to deliver business value but sit on infrastructure or architecture that has become difficult to scale, expensive to operate or risky to change.
Habitat3 helps organisations modernise AWS platforms in a practical and staged way.
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reviewing the current architecture
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redesigning compute and data services
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introducing containers
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modernising databases
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reducing dependency on legacy systems
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improving resilience and scalability
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strengthening security
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aligning infrastructure with deployment workflows
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preparing applications for new features or markets
Modernisation does not always mean a complete rewrite.
In many cases, the best result comes from improving selected parts of the platform while retaining application components that remain effective.
Application Hosting
Secure AWS infrastructure for production applications
Habitat3 helps organisations host production applications on AWS using infrastructure designed around the application, its users and the organisation responsible for operating it.
Our application-hosting solutions may include:
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architecture
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networking
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compute and storage
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databases
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security controls
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availability and resilience
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backup and disaster recovery
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monitoring
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cost optimisation
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ongoing Cloud Operations
We support platforms ranging from early-stage products through to established SaaS applications and ecommerce systems.
Web and mobile applications
We help organisations design and operate the AWS infrastructure required for web and mobile applications.
Learn more: Web & Mobile Applications on AWS
SaaS platform hosting
Habitat3 helps SaaS teams create AWS environments that support recurring releases, changing demand, customer-data security and reliable service delivery.
Learn more: SaaS Platform Hosting on AWS
AWS hosting for startups
We help startups establish AWS foundations that support rapid product development without introducing unnecessary complexity or technical debt.
Learn more: AWS Hosting for Startups
Ecommerce platforms
Habitat3 designs and supports secure, resilient and scalable AWS environments for ecommerce applications and digital commerce businesses.
Learn more: E-Commerce Platforms
AI on AWS
Build the cloud foundation required for production AI workloads
AI initiatives introduce new requirements across infrastructure, data, security, deployment, operations and cost management.
Habitat3 helps organisations design AWS environments capable of supporting AI-enabled applications and data-driven platforms.
Our work may include:
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AI application infrastructure
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AWS-native AI services
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scalable compute
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data-platform foundations
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secure model and data access
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deployment workflows
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monitoring and observability
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operational support
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cost management
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production readiness
The goal is to help organisations progress from experimentation to reliable production AI.
AWS AI Services
Habitat3 helps organisations explore, design and deploy AI capabilities using AWS services and secure cloud architecture.
Learn more: AWS AI Services
AI Operations Support
We provide operational support for AI-enabled AWS environments across performance, infrastructure, security and cost.
Learn more: AI Operations Support
Building an effective AI capability
Successful AI initiatives also require the right combination of product, engineering, data, governance and operational skills.
Related insight: Building an AI Team That Actually Works
Common reasons customers engage Habitat3
“We need a secure AWS foundation”
Habitat3 can design and deploy an AWS Landing Zone with account separation, identity controls, logging and governance guardrails.
Recommended next page: AWS Landing Zone Deployments
“We need to migrate an existing platform”
We assess the current environment, design the target architecture and plan a controlled migration.
Recommended next page: Migrate Workloads to AWS
“We need to design a new AWS architecture”
Habitat3 develops AWS architectures aligned with application requirements, operational needs and future growth.
Recommended next page: Architect Your AWS Platform
“Our deployments are too manual”
We introduce Infrastructure as Code, Terraform and CI/CD automation to improve consistency and reduce delivery risk.
Recommended next pages: Build Using Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD Pipeline Consulting
“Our existing platform needs modernisation”
We identify practical opportunities to improve scalability, resilience, security and maintainability without forcing an unnecessary complete rebuild.
Recommended next page: Architect Your AWS Platform
“We need secure hosting for our application”
Habitat3 helps design and operate production AWS environments for SaaS, web, mobile and ecommerce platforms.
Recommended next page: SaaS Platform Hosting on AWS
“We want to add AI capabilities”
We help design the AWS infrastructure and operating model required to support AI-enabled applications.
Recommended next page: AWS AI Services
Habitat3’s solution-delivery approach
Understand → Assess → Design → Build → Automate → Operate → Improve
Understand
We begin by understanding the application, business objectives, current environment and technical constraints.
Assess
We review the existing architecture, delivery practices, security posture and operational requirements.
Design
We create a practical AWS solution aligned with the application and future roadmap.
Build
Habitat3 engineers implement the agreed infrastructure and platform improvements.
Automate
Where appropriate, we introduce Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and repeatable workflows.
Operate
We help ensure the platform can be monitored, supported and maintained in production.
Improve
We identify further opportunities across performance, security, reliability, cost and developer productivity.
Solutions connected to the wider AWS environment
Habitat3 does not treat Landing Zones, migrations, architecture, modernisation, platform engineering, hosting or AI as isolated projects.
Each solution is considered in the context of:
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AWS security
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identity and access
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networking
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monitoring
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backup and disaster recovery
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cost management
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operational readiness
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compliance requirements
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future scalability
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the capabilities of the customer’s internal team
This reduces the risk of solving one technical problem while creating another.
Who we help
Habitat3’s AWS solutions are particularly suited to:
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SaaS companies
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software platforms
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web and mobile application providers
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ecommerce businesses
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startups and scaleups
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AI-enabled businesses
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data and analytics platforms
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organisations migrating production workloads
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development teams needing AWS and DevOps expertise
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businesses without a large internal cloud-engineering function
We work directly with founders, CTOs, technical managers, engineering leaders and software developers.
Business outcomes
Habitat3’s connected AWS solutions can help organisations achieve:
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stronger AWS foundations
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lower migration risk
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more scalable architecture
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more predictable software releases
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reduced manual infrastructure work
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improved application reliability
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stronger security controls
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clearer operational visibility
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better control of AWS costs
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faster environment provisioning
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greater developer productivity
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improved readiness for growth
Explore Habitat3’s solutions
Application Hosting
Host production applications on secure, scalable and operationally sustainable AWS infrastructure.
Explore:
AI on AWS
Design and operate the AWS foundations required for AI-enabled applications and platforms.
Explore:
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Building an AI Team That Actually Works
Platform Engineering
Introduce Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and ongoing DevOps capability.
Explore:
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Terraform on AWS
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Build New Platforms on AWS
Frequently Asked Questions
What AWS solutions does Habitat3 provide?
Habitat3 provides seven core AWS solutions: Landing Zones, Migrations, Architecture Development, Platform Engineering, Platform Modernisation, Application Hosting and AI on AWS. These solutions are supported by Habitat3’s wider capabilities across security, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code and Cloud Operations.
Can Habitat3 help us establish a secure AWS foundation?
Yes. Habitat3 designs and deploys AWS Landing Zones covering account structure, identity, logging, security monitoring and governance controls.
Learn more: AWS Landing Zone Deployments
Can Habitat3 migrate our workloads to AWS?
Yes. Habitat3 helps organisations assess, plan and migrate applications, databases and infrastructure from on-premises environments, Azure, VMware, legacy hosting and other clouds.
Learn more: Migrate Workloads to AWS
Can Habitat3 design our AWS architecture?
Yes. Habitat3 develops AWS architectures covering accounts, networking, compute, data, security, resilience, monitoring and operational readiness.
Learn more: Architect Your AWS Platform
Can Habitat3 improve our platform engineering and DevOps practices?
Yes. Habitat3 helps organisations implement Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation and ongoing DevOps practices.
Learn more: AWS DevOps Consulting
What is platform modernisation?
Platform modernisation involves improving the architecture, infrastructure or technology supporting an application.
It may include containerisation, database modernisation, cloud-native services, stronger resilience and improved software-delivery processes.
Can Habitat3 host and support our application?
Yes. Habitat3 designs and operates AWS environments for SaaS, web, mobile, ecommerce and startup applications.
Learn more: SaaS Platform Hosting on AWS
Can Habitat3 help with AI on AWS?
Yes. Habitat3 helps design AWS infrastructure for AI-enabled applications, data platforms and production AI workloads.
Learn more: AWS AI Services
Does Habitat3 provide ongoing support after a project?
Yes. Habitat3 can continue supporting AWS environments through consulting, DevOps as a Service and Cloud Operations engagements.
Learn more: DevOps as a Service
AWS Expertise, Backed by Real-World Delivery
Habitat3’s AWS solutions are supported by recognised AWS Partner status, independently validated technical certifications and hands-on experience delivering production AWS environments for SaaS, software, ecommerce, data and digital-platform businesses.
Our work spans the core solution areas we provide to customers: Landing Zones, Migrations, Architecture Development, Platform Engineering, Platform Modernisation, Application Hosting and AI on AWS.
The examples below demonstrate how those capabilities have been applied in real customer environments.
Independently validated technical expertise
Habitat3 is an AWS Partner in Australia, with technical capability spanning cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, containers, security, AI infrastructure and AWS operations.
Certifications held across the Habitat3 team include:
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AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
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AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional
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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
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Certified Kubernetes Administrator
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
These credentials support the practical engineering capability required to design, build and operate modern AWS platforms.
AWS solutions delivered for real customer environments
We Are All Elemental
Building a new AWS platform
We Are All Elemental had application-development expertise but needed the AWS infrastructure required to launch its online learning platform.
Habitat3 worked alongside the application team to design and build a highly available AWS environment with the cloud foundations, security and infrastructure required to support the product.
Capabilities demonstrated:
Platform Engineering · AWS Architecture · Application Hosting · High Availability · Security
Outcome: A production-ready AWS platform capable of supporting the application from launch through future growth.
Location IQ
Migrating business-critical infrastructure to AWS
Location iQ needed to replace ageing infrastructure while maintaining access to large volumes of business-critical data.
Habitat3 designed and delivered the AWS environment, migration, Landing Zone, monitoring, backup and operational foundations required to support the new platform.
Capabilities demonstrated:
AWS Migration · Architecture Development · Data Migration · Landing Zones · Cloud Operations
Outcome: A more scalable and supportable AWS environment with stronger operational and governance foundations.
OrderArt
Modernising a SaaS platform
OrderArt needed a stronger AWS architecture to support the next stage of growth of its SaaS platform.
Habitat3 re-architected the environment and introduced a new AWS Landing Zone together with Application Load Balancers, AWS WAF, AWS Shield and AWS Certificate Manager.
Capabilities demonstrated:
Platform Modernisation · SaaS Architecture · Landing Zones · Security · Scalability
Outcome: A more secure and scalable AWS platform designed to support future customer and application growth.
Chempro Chemists
Building for scale and availability
Chempro needed its ecommerce infrastructure to support periods of changing demand while improving availability, security and cost efficiency.
Habitat3 helped strengthen the AWS environment through scalable infrastructure, high-availability database architecture and improved operational controls.
Capabilities demonstrated:
Platform Modernisation · High Availability · Auto Scaling · Ecommerce Hosting · Security · Cost Optimisation
Outcome: A more resilient AWS platform capable of supporting a high-traffic ecommerce operation.
AWS capability in practice
Terraform-first platform engineering
A SaaS customer needed an AWS environment that could grow without becoming dependent on manual AWS console configuration.
Habitat3 designed and built the AWS infrastructure using Terraform as the source of truth, incorporating reusable infrastructure patterns, environment configuration and technical documentation.
Capabilities demonstrated:
Terraform · Infrastructure as Code · Platform Engineering · AWS Architecture · Cloud Governance
Outcome: A repeatable AWS platform that is easier to review, change and govern as the product grows.
Multi-tenant SaaS architecture
A SaaS provider needed a more secure and scalable architecture for routing traffic to separate customer application environments.
Habitat3 designed a multi-tenant AWS architecture using Application Load Balancer, AWS Certificate Manager, host-header routing, isolated EC2 instances and security groups restricting direct internet exposure.
Capabilities demonstrated:
AWS Architecture · ALB · ACM · EC2 · Multi-Tenant SaaS · Network Security
Outcome: A more secure application-delivery model capable of supporting additional customer environments as the business scales.
Repeatable customer environments with Terraform
A software platform needed to provision similar AWS environments for new customers without manually recreating infrastructure each time.
Habitat3 developed Terraform-based infrastructure and reusable patterns to improve consistency and simplify future customer onboarding.
Capabilities demonstrated:
Terraform · AWS Infrastructure Automation · Reusable Modules · Platform Engineering · DevOps
Outcome: A stronger foundation for repeatable AWS provisioning and more consistent customer environments.
Capability across the AWS solution lifecycle
Habitat3’s customer delivery experience spans the full range of AWS solutions represented on this page.
Landing Zones
We have designed and improved AWS Landing Zones incorporating multi-account structures, identity controls, logging, governance, security monitoring and operational foundations.
Customer evidence: Location iQ, OrderArt and multiple Cloud Operations customers.
Platform Engineering
We build AWS platforms using Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, CI/CD and repeatable deployment practices.
Customer evidence: We Are All Elemental, Alumnly, Kava and PlanetM1.
Migrations
We have migrated applications, websites, databases and large data estates into AWS from on-premises and legacy hosting environments.
Customer evidence: Location iQ, CoLab Lighting, The Tailor and Commonfolk.
Platform Modernisation
We help established applications improve scalability, reliability, security and maintainability without assuming a complete rewrite is required.
Customer evidence: OrderArt, Chempro and Location iQ.
Architecture Development
We design AWS architecture around application requirements, security, availability, cost and future growth.
Customer evidence: OrderArt, Chempro and multi-tenant SaaS architecture engagements.
Application Hosting
We design and support AWS environments for SaaS, web, ecommerce and business-critical applications.
Customer evidence: We Are All Elemental, Country Doctors Practice, OrderArt and Chempro.
AI on AWS
Habitat3’s AI capability is supported by AWS-certified expertise across generative AI infrastructure and AWS platform engineering.
Our team includes AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional capability, alongside the infrastructure, DevOps, security and Cloud Operations expertise required to take AI workloads from experimentation toward production.
One AWS partner across connected solution areas
AWS projects rarely fit neatly into a single category.
A migration may require a Landing Zone and new architecture. A new SaaS platform may require Platform Engineering, application hosting and DevOps automation. A modernisation engagement may also introduce stronger security, monitoring and Cloud Operations.
Habitat3 brings these capabilities together so customers can work with one AWS engineering team across the platform lifecycle.
Leadership Team
Founder & CEO
John Perkins
John founded Habitat3 in 2006 and has spent more than two decades helping Australian businesses navigate the evolution of cloud infrastructure.
As CEO, John leads the commercial direction of the business, working closely with customers to understand their goals, challenges and growth plans. He focuses on ensuring Habitat3 builds out service delivery and pricing models that deliver high-value, practical outcomes that align client technology investments with business objectives.
John works extensively with SaaS companies, AI platforms and technology-driven businesses, helping them develop cloud strategies that support growth, reliability and operational maturity.
Chief Technology Officer
Stuart Gravenor
Stuart leads Habitat3’s technical solution delivery team, bringing deep expertise across AWS architecture, DevOps, automation, cloud security and operational excellence.
As CTO, Stuart and his team, work closely with customer engineering teams to design, modernise and optimise AWS environments. His focus is on building secure, scalable and highly automated platforms that enable customers to move faster with confidence.
Stuart also leads Habitat3’s technical standards, ensuring customers benefit from proven AWS best practices, Infrastructure as Code, modern DevOps processes and operational governance.
Client Testimonials
“Habitat3 helped us design a disaster recovery strategy that aligns with our data sovereignty requirements while keeping the solution practical and cost-effective. The new architecture gives us confidence that we can recover quickly and continue supporting our customers without disruption.”
Adam Brown - Hexicom's Operations Manager
