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GAWB employs an enterprise riskmanagement system that is based on the ISO 31000:2009 international standard
AUSTRALIA content management is pain point for GAWB at the moment , and ICT is working with its partners to deliver an effective solution for GAWB .”
Goalkicking “ Whilst we do have some confronting challenges in front I can ’ t be prouder of GAWB and its successes . For an organisation of the size of GAWB , we have kicked some really good goals , in a very short span of time ,” says Kewalramani .
“ Gladstone is in a cyclone prone region , on the east shores of Australia . Since ICT and operational technology are pivotal parts of water delivery , keeping them operational during emergencies is crucial .”
In partnership with Nexon , a cloud and managed service provider operating throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific region , GAWB has recently implemented a multivendor , fully redundant internet network link between its primary

GAWB employs an enterprise riskmanagement system that is based on the ISO 31000:2009 international standard

and secondary sites . This allows GAWB ’ s network to automatically switch to a secondary internet link , should the primary internet link fail . It also automatically reverts once the issue has been resolved .
“ From the user ’ s perspective , they don ’ t know about it at all . The whole experience is transparent to them ,” Kewalramani boasts .
GAWB has transitioned some of its key applications in the cloud , such as TechnologyOne , Office 365 and is looking at transitioning its risk management solution
– Cura , into the cloud as well . To augment that ,
GAWB has also developed a clear , structured strategic roadmap to transition to an enterprise wide , fit for purpose cloud transformation .
“ I want to take it to a level where we can leverage off all the benefits of being in the cloud ,” he explains . “ And if something needs to be kept in a hybrid model , sure we do that , but we
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