Using AWS, Judo is providing SMEs in Australia with an effective way to apply for loans. While the engagement with AWS is still relatively new, the company is already achieving its goal of processing loans within five days while developing close ties with customers. Importantly for Dickens, the company hasn’t had to purchase any IT infrastructure. He says, “By engaging with AWS, we have avoided the overhead of owning and managing an on-premises solution. Our AWS architecture is highly extensible, enabling us to change our AWS solutions and adopt new ones without affecting our operations.”

The AWS architecture is also highly secure, Piefke says. “We designed our AWS platform with security and privacy in mind. Access to information and processes is tightly controlled using IAM, and the platform itself can counter ever-changing security threats.”

By working with Itoc, Judo launched its AWS environment in three months. According to the partner, environments such as Judo can often take 6–12 months to complete. “Itoc’s work was excellent, and its team collaborated well with Judo staff,” says Piefke. “Its AWS expertise and our drive to launch Judo enabled us to save many months of implementation work.”

In terms of availability, the AWS infrastructure has delivered 99.999 percent uptime since it went live. “We are highly satisfied with the reliability and network latency of AWS,” says Dickens. “It gives us a lot of confidence moving forward because we are a relatively small organization now, with plans to grow quickly. Thanks to AWS, we’ll be able to expand rapidly with a flexible and cost-efficient IT infrastructure.”