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EQUIFAX ANZ
This reorganisation extended beyond technology to include security and decision intelligence teams, creating integrated groups that could collaborate effectively across functions.
Leveraging cloud for transformation and growth Cloud technology serves as the foundation for Equifax’ s ongoing transformation.
The company’ s approach extends beyond simple cost savings to fundamentally rethinking how technology enables business.
“ The adoption of cloud is incredibly important to our ability to actually scale on demand,” Paul notes.“ We’ ve developed a FinOps practice that goes with that. Everybody thinks FinOps practices are about cost, they’ re actually about understanding.”
In fact, Equifax ANZ’ s approach to cloud management has earned recognition.
“ Google told me that they believe that the Australian FinOps practice is about top five in the world,” Paul shares.“ In Australia and New Zealand last year, I won three Australian Business Awards for that practice.”
The cloud strategy at Equifax is nuanced, using Google Cloud Platform as its primary strategic partner with AWS as a secondary option.
This two-pronged cloud approach allows the company to co-locate services where data components are common while isolating unique regional products.
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