Managed IT that keeps Australian businesses running.
Managed IT, cyber security and cloud for Melbourne and Sydney businesses. Almost every engineer onshore and in-house since 1997.
We are a Melbourne-based managed IT provider with skilled engineers at your service, anytime, anywhere. Your environment is monitored, patched and supported around the clock by our own team, almost every engineer onshore and in-house since 1997, and ISO 27001 certified.
Twenty nine years, and audited on it every year. We have been keeping Australian businesses running since 1997, and we hold the same ISO 27001 certification we help our clients reach. Not a claim, a certificate.
What does AWD do?
We run IT for Australian businesses between 20 and 300 staff. Managed IT, cyber security, cloud and Microsoft 365, compliance, disaster recovery and business phone systems, all from one team that is accountable for the lot.
Where we you based?
Melbourne, with a Sydney office and clients across the country. Almost every engineer is onshore and in-house.
How long have you been doing this?
Since 1997. Twenty-nine years, most of it with the same clients.
Are we certified?
AWD services are ISO 27001 certified and independently audited, and we are a Microsoft Solutions Partner.
Managed IT Services
IT should be the thing your organisation never has to think about.
One accountable team manages everything from your smartphone to the cloud, watching your environment around the clock and fixing most issues before your team feels them.
Solved before you feel it
We catch and fix most issues before your team notices, so a bad morning never turns into a lost day.
Cover that never clocks off
Your environment is watched around the clock and issues resolved fast, so a quiet night stays quiet.
Senior expertise, no headcount
A full bench of certified engineers on tap, for far less than the cost of one in-house hire.
Local people who answer
A Melbourne team you can reach, almost all onshore and in-house, not an offshore queue and a script.
Full service line-up
Smartphone to cloud.
One partner, one operating model, accountable for the lot. Managed IT leads, with the rest of the stack built around it.
Managed IT
One team owning your whole environment
02Co-Managed IT
Depth and cover for your internal IT team
03Cloud & Microsoft 365
The right plan, a clean migration, real backup
04Cyber Security
Endpoint, email and identity, watched 24/7
05ISO 27001 & Essential Eight
Security you can evidence, not just claim
06Disaster Recovery
Tiered recovery targets, tested quarterly
07Business VoIP & Mobility
Teams Calling and hosted phones, managed
Security-first
Information and data security is our #1 priority.
We safeguard customer data against unauthorised destruction, disclosure or modification. AWD services are certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and independently audited. Worth knowing: the transition deadline from the 2013 edition passed on 31 October 2025, so any supplier still showing you a 2013 certificate is showing you one that has expired or been withdrawn.
Proof, not promises
Outcomes we have engineered.
Trusted by Australian businesses
From exposed to audit-ready security posture.
A regulated firm needed to pass cyber insurance and client due-diligence reviews without a heavy internal lift. We led with a security audit, closed the gaps, and documented the controls. They reached Essential Eight Maturity Level 2 with ISO 27001 aligned controls.
From technical debt to full visibility
Sluggish performance, fragmented data and no view of staff hardware.
Site connectivity built to stay up
A multi-site operation needed resilient connectivity and a recovery plan.
Renewal passed without a scramble
An SME facing a hard insurance renewal and an uncertain ransomware position.
Very professional, delivering exceptional service along with sound industry knowledge and friendly interactions and updates.
Best decision ever made committing to this company. Nothing is too hard and questions always answered.
We needed a security-focused, ISO 27001 compliant setup. Others said it was too complex. AWD just got it done, a hassle-free implementation and great ongoing support.
Super Intelligence by Athena, a project of AWD / Operational intelligence
Your business data, working for you.
Most teams have their knowledge spread across 8 to 12 systems, and nobody has the full picture. Super Intelligence by Athena connects to what you already use, learns your language, and answers in plain English.
Subject: Update on your order
Hi Halton team, your order has been held up with our supplier, so we will not meet the original 6 June date. The revised delivery date is now 24 June. We will keep tracking it and update you the moment it ships.
Generated in 7.4s from ERP and email data
Connect
Read-only keys into your core systems. Most businesses are live within a week.
Configure
We build your first queries, reports and alerts with you.
Operate
Ask anything in plain English. Reports and alerts run themselves.
Dedicated sovereign Azure instance. Your data stays in Australia, with ISO 27001 coverage on every build.
Start here
Book a free consultation.
A no-obligation conversation about your infrastructure, security posture and operational risk. If it makes sense, we scope a paid IT audit and build a remediation roadmap from there. Pricing is built around your environment, not a fixed package.
What a consultation covers
- A plain-English read on your infrastructure and risk
- Where you sit against ISO 27001 and Essential Eight
- A prioritised remediation roadmap if you want one
- No lock-in, and a response within one business day
Melbourne
Suite 210, 134-136 Cambridge Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
Sydney
Ground Floor, 111 Flinders Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
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