Melbourne, Australia

Independent
IT Advisory
for SMBs

Defend · Harness · Navigate

Enterprise-grade cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, and compliance — delivered by a practitioner with 20+ years of hands-on experience. No outsourcing. No juniors on your work.

Defend Harness Navigate
DHN
20+ Years Experience
10+ Certifications
9 Practice Areas
360° IT Coverage

Nine Practice Areas

Comprehensive IT coverage across security, cloud, infrastructure, and strategy — all from a single experienced practitioner.

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Defend

Cybersecurity Assessment

Penetration testing, vulnerability management, and threat modelling to identify and remediate risk before it becomes a breach.

Pen Testing Vuln Management Threat Modelling
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Defend

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Framework alignment and compliance uplift across ISM, Essential Eight, DISP, ISO 27001, and NIST for Australian government and commercial contexts.

Essential Eight DISP ISO 27001 NIST
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Defend

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration, anti-spoofing controls, and mail routing hardening to protect your domain and your clients.

SPF / DKIM DMARC Anti-Spoofing
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Harness

IT Infrastructure

On-premises and hybrid infrastructure design and management — servers, storage, networking, VMware, Hyper-V, Windows Server, and Linux.

VMware Hyper-V Windows Server Linux
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Harness

Cloud — Azure & AWS

Cloud architecture, compute, networking, identity, and IAM design. Cost optimisation and security hardening across Azure and AWS environments.

Azure AWS IAM Cost Optimisation
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Harness

Microsoft 365 & Intune

Tenant setup, security hardening, Conditional Access policies, and device management via Intune for organisations of all sizes.

M365 Intune Conditional Access Entra ID
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Harness

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup strategy design, RPO/RTO definition, DR runbooks, and recovery testing to ensure your data is recoverable when it matters most.

RPO / RTO DR Runbooks Recovery Testing
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Navigate

Online Business Setup

End-to-end online presence: domain, DNS, hosting, business email, CI/CD pipelines, and a complete professional web presence from day one.

Domain & DNS Email Setup CI/CD Hosting
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Navigate

Smart Home & Networking

Residential and small-office network design, structured Wi-Fi, VLAN segmentation, Home Assistant automation, and self-hosted services.

Network Design VLANs Home Assistant Self-Hosted

Defend · Harness · Navigate

Three pillars that define how we approach every engagement — from initial assessment through to ongoing advisory.

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Defend
Security & Compliance

Proactively identify and close security gaps before they become incidents. Build the controls, policies, and processes that keep your organisation resilient.

  • Cybersecurity assessments and pen testing
  • GRC frameworks — Essential Eight, DISP, ISO 27001
  • Email security — SPF, DKIM, DMARC
Harness
Cloud & Infrastructure

Make your technology work for you. Design, implement, and optimise the infrastructure and cloud platforms that underpin modern business operations.

  • Cloud architecture — Azure & AWS
  • Microsoft 365 and Intune deployment
  • Backup, DR, and infrastructure management
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Navigate
Strategy & Advisory

Translate complex technology decisions into clear, actionable direction. Whether you're starting out or scaling up, we help you choose the right path.

  • IT strategy and roadmap planning
  • Online presence and business setup
  • Smart home and network design

Enterprise Experience. SMB Focus.

DHN Advisory was founded to bring enterprise-calibre IT capability to small and medium businesses that deserve better than cookie-cutter solutions.

With over two decades of hands-on IT experience spanning cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud architecture, and compliance, DHN Advisory delivers the kind of deep technical expertise typically reserved for large enterprise — without the overhead, the layers of account management, or the outsourced delivery.

Our founder has worked across some of Australia's most complex IT environments — including David Jones, IBM, HCL Technologies, and PepsiCo — in sectors including retail, finance, FMCG, logistics, MSP, and civil engineering. Every engagement is delivered personally.

We are Melbourne-based, independently operated, and focused exclusively on Australian SMBs. No outsourcing. No juniors on your work. Just direct, experienced advisory.

CISM ISC2 CC RHCE CCNA VCP5-DCV MCP AWS Security Azure MBA (IT) DISP (In Progress)
Founded
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Delivery Model
Independent practitioner — all work delivered personally. No outsourcing, no subcontracting.
Enterprise Background
David Jones · IBM · HCL Technologies · PepsiCo
Sectors Served
Retail · Finance · FMCG · Logistics · MSP · Civil Engineering
Focus
Australian SMBs — businesses that need enterprise-grade IT without the enterprise overhead.

What Sets DHN Advisory Apart

Six reasons clients choose an independent practitioner over a large managed service provider.

01
Practitioner-Led

Every engagement is led and delivered personally. You speak directly with the person doing the work — not an account manager who relays messages.

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No Outsourcing

Your work stays in-house. We do not subcontract to offshore teams or pass your environment to third parties you've never met.

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Enterprise Depth

20+ years of experience across enterprise environments means we bring tested, real-world knowledge — not textbook theory.

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Breadth of Coverage

Security, cloud, infrastructure, compliance, and strategy under one roof. One trusted adviser for your entire technology landscape.

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Australian Context

Deep familiarity with Australian regulatory frameworks — Essential Eight, DISP, ISM — and the realities of operating in the local market.

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Clear Communication

No jargon for its own sake. Technical findings are translated into plain language with clear priorities and actionable next steps.

Industries Served

Retail Finance FMCG Logistics MSP Civil Engineering Professional Services Small Business Defence-Adjacent

Start a Conversation

Describe what you're trying to solve and we'll respond with a clear picture of how we can help — no obligation, no sales process.

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