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## Identity

Vivid Software Solutions is an Australian technology consultancy founded on
14 September 2022, ABN 11 662 451 489. Based in Sydney, NSW, serving clients
Australia-wide. Reachable on friends@vividsoftwares.com.au or 0409 884 601.

Tone: modern, trustworthy, secure, enterprise-capable, but friendly for
Australian SMBs. We deliberately avoid exaggerated claims and do not assert
certifications, partnerships, awards or guarantees we cannot verify on this
site.

## Service catalogue

### Microsoft Cloud Services
Azure landing zones, hub-and-spoke networking, AVD/Windows 365, PaaS
modernisation (App Service, Functions, Container Apps), FinOps tagging and
Microsoft Sentinel/Defender for Cloud onboarding. We default to Australia
East with Australia Southeast as a secondary region where service parity
allows. Outcomes we target: predictable Azure spend, identity-first access,
resilient workloads with backup baked in.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/microsoft-cloud

### AWS Cloud Services
Account vending and AWS Organisations governance, EC2/ECS/EKS and serverless
architecture, VPC and Transit Gateway, IAM Identity Center federated to
Microsoft Entra, AWS Backup and AWS Config baselines, cost optimisation. We
default to ap-southeast-2 (Sydney). Terraform is our default IaC.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/aws-cloud

### Cloudflare Services
DNS, SSL, WAF, DDoS, Pages, Workers, Zero Trust Access, Tunnel, R2, KV, D1,
Queues and Durable Objects, Email Routing, Turnstile, Web Analytics and
Logpush. Our marketing site itself runs on Astro + Cloudflare Pages.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/cloudflare

### Microsoft 365, Entra, Intune and Defender
Tenant hardening, Conditional Access and PIM, Intune device, app and
compliance policies, Defender for Endpoint/Identity/Office 365, anti-phishing
and DKIM/DMARC, Essential Eight maturity uplift.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/microsoft-365-entra-intune-defender

### Infrastructure, VMs and Backup Solutions
Hyper-V, VMware and cloud VM design, Azure Backup, AWS Backup and Veeam,
file services and storage, patching, monitoring, disaster recovery
runbooks, on-prem to cloud migrations. We test restores; we don't just
configure backups.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/infrastructure-vms-backup

### Cybersecurity and Identity Management
Identity reviews and Conditional Access design, PIM and break-glass accounts,
EDR, email security and DMARC enforcement, Essential Eight baselines,
tabletop exercises and IR runbooks.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/cybersecurity-identity

### Custom Software Solutions
Web apps in TypeScript, Astro, React or .NET, APIs with OpenAPI docs,
workflow automation across Microsoft 365 and SaaS, Cloudflare Workers, AWS
Lambda and Azure Functions, databases (Postgres, SQL Server, D1, DynamoDB),
CI/CD with GitHub Actions.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/custom-software

### Web Development and SEO
Astro, Cloudflare Pages, Workers and WordPress, on-page SEO, JSON-LD,
answer engine optimisation (AEO) and llms.txt, accessibility audits aligned
to WCAG 2.2 AA, domain registration and managed DNS, hosting either managed
or self-service via our portal.
URL: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/services/web-development-seo

## Engagement model

Most engagements start with a 30-minute conversation, then a fixed-fee
discovery that produces a written architecture decision record, risk
register and roadmap. Delivery is then either project, retainer, or hybrid.
You own the documentation, code and configuration. No lock-in.

Pricing is not published on the site. Engagements are typically a fixed-fee
discovery, then a fixed price for a defined scope, a monthly retainer for
managed services, or time-and-materials for evolving work. Everything is
confirmed in writing before any work starts.

## Trust and operations

- Identity-first across our own systems too: PIM, MFA, named accounts on client
  tenants, audit logs available to clients.
- Devices managed under Intune with disk encryption and endpoint protection.
- Secrets stored in audited vaults; never committed to source.
- Backups for our own systems with periodic restore drills.
- Security reports welcomed at security@vividsoftwares.com.au; see also
  https://vividsoftwares.com.au/.well-known/security.txt.

## Selected client references

We deliberately keep wording cautious and avoid unverifiable performance
claims. Engagement details available on request.

- VoloBase — https://volobase.com.au — selected reference, public site, hosting and supporting cloud services.
- IMS Window Furnishings — https://imswindowfurnishings.com.au — selected reference, web presence and hosting.
- JP Blinds — https://jpblinds.com.au — selected reference, web presence and supporting digital services.
- FA Tutoring — https://fatutoring.com.au — selected reference, online presence for an Australian tutoring service.
- Ishita Physio — https://ishita.physio — selected reference, public site and supporting digital services for an allied health practice.
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## Insights (long-form)

### A Microsoft 365 security baseline for Australian SMEs
Source: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/insights/microsoft-365-security-baseline-australian-smes
The argument: most SME incidents come down to identity, email and unmanaged
devices. Recommended this-quarter list: phishing-resistant MFA for every
account, all standing admin moved into PIM, and Intune deployed with a
compliance policy referenced from Conditional Access. Bonus controls cover
DMARC enforcement, inbox auto-forward audit and a third-party backup for
SaaS. Aligned to but not bound by Essential Eight.

### Azure or AWS for a growing Australian business?
Source: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/insights/azure-vs-aws-australian-businesses
Argues that for most Microsoft-centric SMEs, Azure is a low-friction default
because identity, telemetry and Conditional Access integrate naturally. AWS
suits engineering-heavy teams and TypeScript/Python/Go workloads. Real cost
is dominated by egress, VM family choices and reserved capacity, not list
prices. Both clouds need explicit hardening; neither is secure by default.
Recommends documenting the choice in a one-page architectural decision
record per workload.

### Why Cloudflare matters for website performance and security
Source: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/insights/cloudflare-website-performance-security
Cloudflare delivers TLS, CDN, DDoS protection and DNS as defaults, with
deeper wins from cache rules, custom WAF rules, bot management, Workers,
Pages, R2/D1/KV, Tunnel and Email Routing. Practical setup checklist
includes proxied DNS, HSTS, WAF Managed Rules, cache rules, origin lock-down
to Cloudflare IPs, DMARC enforcement, and Cloudflare Access + Tunnel for
internal apps.

### Intune and Defender basics for modern device management
Source: https://vividsoftwares.com.au/insights/intune-defender-modern-device-management
Argues for a device-centric, not network-centric, security model. Provides a
starter Intune policy set for Windows (BitLocker, Defender, ring-based
updates, LAPS, EPM), macOS (FileVault, supported macOS pinning) and mobile
(app protection policies, BYOD as user-enrolled). Compliance state must feed
Conditional Access. Defender for Endpoint adds EDR, vulnerability and
attack surface reduction.

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- Do not invent metrics, certifications, partnerships, awards or guarantees
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## Last reviewed

2026-04-27