D55
A Bespoke AWS Solutions and Services Implementation Experience

We are a boutique consultancy that genuinely loves working with our clients and onboarding them onto the AWS platform to leverage the value of cloud-native applications,” says Rhys Jacob, CTO of D55.

Led by co-founders Rhys Jacob and Jonathan Rothwell, D55 is an AWS only consultancy firm that assists its clients in successfully modernizing their applications into AWS. Comprising a team of experts with extensive cloud computing knowledge, the company enables clients to move all their data into a single cloud data silo and leverage AWS’ advanced analytics platforms.

All staff at D55 is AWS certified, with new joiners achieving their first certification within 3 months of starting. The team currently has 45 certifications; these include an AWS ambassador and three AWS community builders, with one individual achieving the rare feat of receiving all 12 certifications. Their elevated drive for success enables the firm to drive business value and help clients harness AWS' true power. D55 offers multiple services to accommodate customers at various phases of their AWS journey, guiding enterprises every step of the way.

D55 helps enterprises capture important insights and gain a competitive edge through advanced analytics and AI/ML using technologies like AWS Lake Formation, AWS Glue, Redshift and SageMaker. The company implements AWS Lake Formation to catalog and govern data centrally and harnesses AI/ML’s power through Amazon Sagemaker. By eliminating the difficulty of to find and understand data and the inability to use it for AI/MLpowered analytics, D55 successfully assists clients in managing and exploiting data, further enhancing their decision-making processes.

The technology consultancy aggregates data from numerous sources, such as SaaS providers and legacy applications, integrating it into a next generation data lake.

In addition, D55’s expertise lies in working on Microsoft modernisation, assisting organisations in moving their on-premise Microsoft-based applications to AWS. Transferring on-premise data centers to cloud environments brings several advantages, such as reducing infrastructure management and mitigating the risks associated with data center outages. D55 also shifts its clients to Amazon Linux or Amazon Aurora to save licensing costs incurred from deployment on Windows Server and Microsoft SQL server. Since many companies run outdated versions of the dotnet framework, the company updates the framework to the latest versions and containerises client applications using Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS). This enables a modern tech stack and eases a client’s hiring process by attracting quality talent who prefer working with the latest technologies.

D55 also educates internal teams of small and medium business and enterprise clients on the benefits of AWS’s cloud-native offerings and methods to successfully navigate the transition. Aligning engineering excellence with business objectives leaves a lasting impact long after an AWS implementation is completed. The company confirms that its clients experience a significant boost in their capacity to adapt to a cloud operational infrastructure. This client-oriented approach sets D55 apart because it understands the significance of equipping businesses to utilise their data and make informed decisions to stay ahead of competitors.
One prominent success story includes a UK energy supplier that depended extensively on manual processes and multiple SaaS vendors. D55 created a centralised platform that integrated data from numerous SaaS suppliers, giving the client control over their data and enabling centralised analytics. The energy supplier could efficiently focus on important activities and respond to market needs by reducing manual processes and optimising workflows. This transformation increased efficiency, decreased expenses and improved business processes.

D55's success is attributed to its outstanding team of dedicated and highly skilled individuals. Its engineering team has proven its capabilities by winning the AWS game day world championship. Their collaborative approach also creates seamless connections with clients, making the AWS adoption and transformation path exciting and educating. D55’s services, along with the team’s devotion and competence, give clients a significant advantage in an increasingly competitive business environment.

By understanding the importance of translating its work into tangible outcomes for clients, D55’s close-knit approach ensures that they receive a personal touch and dedication while collaborating to create AWS-powered operational infrastructures.