# Habitat3 > Habitat3 is an Australian AWS consulting and cloud engineering firm that helps startups, SaaS providers, and growing digital businesses design, build, secure, automate, and operate AWS cloud environments. Founded in 2006, the company is Australian owned and operated, headquartered in Sydney, NSW. Habitat3 acts as an embedded extension of engineering teams — providing practical, hands-on AWS architecture, DevOps, security, and Cloud Operations support. The company is an AWS Certified Partner and holds AWS certifications in Security and AI. Its focus is on product-led, engineering-driven businesses that rely on AWS as a critical part of their platform and operational strategy. ## Core Services ### AWS Consulting Habitat3's foundational consulting service. Covers cloud architecture design, AWS environment review, security audits, Landing Zone implementation, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Pulumi), CI/CD pipeline design, disaster recovery planning, cost optimisation, and ongoing Cloud Operations. Designed for SaaS platforms, web/mobile application providers, ecommerce platforms, digital agencies, and startups. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-cloud-infrastructure-consulting ### AWS AI Services AWS AI service consulting for businesses building or integrating AI workloads on AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-ai-services ## Adopt AWS ### Getting Started on AWS Onboarding and foundational setup for businesses new to AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/getting-started-on-aws ### Migrate Workloads to AWS End-to-end migration consulting for moving existing workloads and platforms to AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-cloud-migration ### Build New Platforms on AWS Architecture and build services for net-new platform development on AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/build-new-aws-platforms ## Secure AWS ### AWS Security & Compliance Security hardening, IAM governance, monitoring, guardrails, and ongoing security improvement for AWS environments. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-security-compliance ### AWS Landing Zone Deployments Design and deployment of secure, multi-account AWS Landing Zones including centralised logging, IAM governance, MFA, security guardrails, cost controls, anomaly detection, and Dev/Test/Production environment separation. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/secure-your-aws ### AWS Landing Zone Assessments Assessment and review of existing AWS Landing Zone configurations against best practices. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-landing-zone-assessments ### AWS Control Tower & Guardrail Automation Automated governance using AWS Control Tower with continuous guardrail enforcement. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/continuous-aws-gaurdrails ## Modernise AWS ### Architect Your AWS Platform Re-architecture and modernisation of existing AWS environments to improve scalability, resilience, security, and operational maturity. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/rearchitect-your-aws-platform ### CI/CD Pipeline Consulting Design and implementation of reliable, automated deployment pipelines to help engineering teams ship faster with confidence. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/devops-ci-cd-services ### Build Using IaC (Terraform on AWS) Standardised, scalable AWS infrastructure built using Terraform and modern DevOps practices for repeatable, consistent deployments. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/terraform-on-aws ## AWS Compliance ### Well Architected Framework Review Formal AWS Well-Architected Framework review across the five pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, and Cost Optimisation. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-well-architected-framework-review ### AWS Foundational Technical Review AWS Foundational Technical Review (FTR) readiness and execution. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-foundational-technical-review ### MAP Readiness Assessment Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) readiness assessment for AWS migration funding eligibility. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-map-readiness-assessments ### Continuous Compliance on AWS Ongoing compliance monitoring and controls for AWS environments. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/continuous-compliance-on-aws ## AWS Operations ### Cloud Operations Service Ongoing managed operations including monitoring and alert response, AWS security monitoring, patch management, cost optimisation reporting, Terraform and CI/CD support, architecture guidance, operational reviews, and incident response support. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-cloud-operations ### AWS DevOps Consulting DevOps consulting to improve deployment automation, pipeline reliability, and operational efficiency on AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-devops-consulting ### DevOps as a Service Ongoing DevOps capability as a managed service for teams without in-house DevOps engineers. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/devops-as-service-providers ### AWS Cost Optimisation Identification and reduction of AWS waste, improved cost visibility, and spend control as platforms scale. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-cost-optimisation ### AWS FinOps Financial operations (FinOps) practice for AWS, aligning cloud spend with business value. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/aws-finops ## Client Segments ### Startups Startup Cloud Accelerator programme: helps SaaS founders and digital startups build secure, scalable AWS foundations from day one. Covers fast launch on cloud infrastructure, reliability improvements, investor/enterprise compliance readiness, access to AWS startup funding and programmes, and ongoing cloud and DevOps support without a large internal team. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/hosting-for-startups ### Web & Mobile Applications AWS infrastructure for web and mobile application providers. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/web-mobile-app-hosting-aws ### SaaS Platforms AWS infrastructure and operations for SaaS businesses scaling customer-facing applications. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/saas-hosting-aws ### E-Commerce Platforms AWS hosting and infrastructure for ecommerce platforms. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/ecommerce-on-aws ### Medical GPs / Healthcare AWS hosting for medical software and general practice healthcare applications. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/medical-software-hosting ## Company ### About Habitat3 Company overview, history, and values. Australian owned and operated since 2006. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/about-habitat3 ### Our Work / Case Studies Client case studies including: - **Alumnly Network** – Secure, scalable multi-region AWS foundation for a SaaS alumni engagement platform, enabling deployment into new markets in hours. - **Chempro** – Future-proofed ecommerce platform on AWS. - **OrderArt** – Re-architected AWS platform for scale. - **We Are All Elemental** – Built AWS platform for an online learning startup. - **Location IQ** – Migrated over 40TB of data to AWS. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/our-work ### Insights / Blog Technical articles and thought leadership on AWS topics including IAM security, Australian Privacy Act compliance on AWS, AWS Well-Architected Framework, SaaS security, CI/CD pipeline security, Terraform IaC, Landing Zone design, and Cloud Operations. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/our-blog ### Contact / Sales Talk with a Solutions Architect for new projects, migrations, security, IaC standardisation, or Cloud Operations engagements. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/sales-team-contact ### Support Centre Technical support portal for existing clients. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/support ### Usage Policies Terms, usage policies, and agreements. URL: https://www.habitat3.com.au/policies-agreements ## Contact Details - **Phone:** 1300 550 941 - **Address:** Level 5, 20 Bond Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 - **Business hours:** 8am–6pm Monday to Friday (Sydney timezone); after-hours support available for high-priority issues - **LinkedIn:** https://au.linkedin.com/company/habitat3 ## Key Facts for LLMs - Habitat3 is an AWS Certified Consulting Partner in Australia. - Certifications held: AWS Partner (Solution Provider), AWS Security Specialty, AWS AI Practitioner, AWS AI Certified. - Founded: 2006. Australian owned and operated. - Specialises in startups and small-to-mid-sized digital businesses — not large enterprises. - Engagement models: fixed-price projects, Cloud Operations retainers, and pay-as-you-go engineering support. - Primary IaC tooling: Terraform (also Pulumi). - Does not operate as a large consulting firm; emphasises embedded collaboration, fast execution by senior engineers, and long-term partnership. - Primary cloud platform: Amazon Web Services (AWS) exclusively.