How AWS is helping create a future-ready Australia

We are at a fascinating point in the history and evolution of Australian organisations , where they are using technology to transform and enhance the experiences they bring to their customers . Transformation touches everyone , from government agencies including the ATO , Australia Post , and ABC , digital natives like Atlassian and Xero , start-ups like Baraja and Whooshkaa , to established players like Qantas , Woodside Energy , NAB , Linfox , and Fonterra . Having the right skills in place to drive digital transformation is critically important , as is a willingness to embrace change and shift to a more agile , collaborative culture . AWS help organisations of all shapes and sizes with their most critical issues and opportunities . Together , we create enduring change and results . Let AWS help create enduring change and strategies for you .

NAB ’ s Cloud Guild drives new tech skills

NAB is watching a new approach to learning develop inside of the bank as it approaches the first anniversary of an ambitious program to train its workforce in the ways of cloud . The program , called the NAB Cloud Guild , was intended to enable “ more than 2000 ” NAB employees to acquire or build cloud skills in support of the bank ’ s $ 1.5 billion “ digital-first ” transformation . Inside of the first year , the Cloud Guild is already tracking well ahead of that goal .“ The results of the NAB Cloud Guild have been outstanding ,” NAB ’ s Manager Engineer and Cloud Guild Founder Paul Silver said . “ Within the first 10 months , we ’ ve had about 4000 people who ’ ve gone through the program so far in a one or three day course . “ When we started , we had seven people in the whole organisation who were certified in AWS cloud . There are now over 400 people who are certified ”. Silver can already see change as a result of the program . “ What we ’ ve found after people have done the three-day associate courses is they ’ re becoming self-learners , which is fantastic ,” he said . “ AWS has great digital content we can consume and use inside our organisation . After people get their first certification , they ’ re actually going off and selflearning this content with the outcome of getting more certifications , in-turn leading to better outcomes for NAB .” The learning culture is expected to have a strong impact on NAB ’ s project , which includes a target of moving 35 percent of its 2500 IT applications into the cloud within the next three-tofive years . “ With AWS ’ help we ’ ve been able to drive outcomes incredibly fast . This is helping us meet our customer expectations a lot faster than we have been able to in the past ,”

Silver said . NAB ’ s Chief Technology & Operations Officer Patrick Wright said the battle for technology talent in Australia is “ fierce ”. Wright sees the NAB Cloud Guild not only as a way to create opportunities for employees to learn new skills and grow their career in technology , but also as a means “ to attract top talent in the industry .” “ We ’ re embarking on a transformation that we think is fundamentally changing our ompany , fundamentally changing the way we work , and launching us into a new era ,” Wright said . “ If you want to build a company of builders , you have to have technology career pathways .” NAB is also taking some cues on best practices from AWS as it continues on its digital transformation journey . The bank recently tackled the AWS 50 in 50 program , which involves getting 50 applications into the cloud in just 50 days . It was a clear signal of the speed and agility that NAB now wants to operate . “ AWS ’ s passion for customers aligns well with what we are doing at NAB and we ’ re also learning from them along the way as well ,” Silver said . “ It ’ s been a really good partnership to work with them .”

Woodside Energy leveraging data to seize growth opportunities

Woodside Energy is the pioneer of the liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) industry in Australia , and the largest Australian natural gas producer . Woodside ’ s producing LNG assets in Australia ’ s north-west Pilbara region are among the world ’ s best facilities , renowned for their safety , reliability and efficiency . Now , Woodside is seeking to create an integrated LNG production centre – the Burrup Hub - that would see new Scarborough and Browse gas resources processed through the Woodsideoperated Pluto LNG and Karratha Gas Plant . To help realise this vision , Woodside is leveraging gains from its data science and intelligent asset work programs over weeks and days , instead of months and years , allowing the company to make decisions sooner , using richer data . Innovation has always been part of Woodside ’ s DNA . Applying cloud technology is helping Woodside accelerate the traditional oil and gas project innovation cycle from years , down to months . Woodside uses AWS cloud as the foundation for optimising production in real time , by running high -speed algorithms to uncover new insights and opportunities to deliver extra value . Woodside can run 10,000 algorithms per hour , taking data from over 200,000 sensors attached to its Pluto LNG plant . The company remains focused on reaching all Woodside employees with this work . Digital at Woodside is not just about ‘ gear ’; it ’ s honing and changing the way people work , with collaborative partnerships playing a key role .

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