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Australian and New Zealand organisations are increasing their investment in cloud to improve resilience, agility and security. Many are also exploring how AI can help scale data, automate operations and get more value from existing platforms. This means treating cloud as the foundation for governed, repeatable AI adoption.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a leading cloud platform, providing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and services that support everything from core workloads to advanced AI applications. From cloud migration and application modernisation through to generative AI capabilities such as Amazon Bedrock, AWS enables organisations to build, deploy and scale solutions in line with business and regulatory requirements that are often changing.
Datacom provides AWS consulting services across Australia and New Zealand, helping organisations translate this capability into practical outcomes. Combining deep AWS expertise with strong data, governance and platform capabilities, we design and deliver cloud solutions that support both modernisation and responsible AI adoption. This includes aligning cloud and AI initiatives to regulatory requirements, data residency expectations and commercial objectives.
For most organisations the challenge is not choosing cloud or AI but integrating them across existing environments. Datacom supports this by helping customers adopt AWS as a primary cloud platform, while integrating with on premises and hybrid environments where required. This help organisations experiment and innovate while maintaining control, compliance and long-term value.
Datacom is a long-standing AWS consulting partner, bringing deep local expertise across Australia and New Zealand. As an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and the first AWS Managed Services Partner in Asia Pacific, we provide end-to-end AWS consulting services, helping organisations adopt, operate and optimise AWS environments.
Our partnership spans the full cloud lifecycle, from strategy and planning through to AWS migration, application modernisation and ongoing managed services. As a participant in the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), we act as an AWS migration partner for organisations undertaking complex transformations, using structured approaches, tooling and funding support to reduce risk and accelerate time to value.
Datacom’s delivery model combines local teams, proven accelerators and a strong partner ecosystem to support end-to-end transformation. This includes working with independent software vendors (ISV's) and leveraging pre-built frameworks to simplify complex cloud migration and implementation programs across AWS environments.
Beyond migration, we provide AWS managed services that focus on long-term performance, cost control and governance. Our managed services model helps AWS environments continue to improve over time, with ongoing optimisation across cloud infrastructure, security posture and operational efficiency. This is where our Managed Services Partner capability is critical, providing continuous operational oversight rather than a one-off delivery.
With more than 60 years of experience supporting complex, mission-critical environments, Datacom works with organisations where security, resilience and compliance are essential. We support organisations across regulated industries, providing AWS cloud services that align to local regulatory requirements and governance frameworks. AWS provides the scalable cloud platform, while Datacom ensures it is implemented and operated in a way that supports hybrid environments where required and delivers measurable business outcomes.
As an AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) partner, Datacom provides structured AWS migration services designed to reduce risk and accelerate time to value. We act as an experienced AWS migration partner for organisations moving from legacy environments to modern cloud platforms, aligning each migration to clear business and commercial outcomes.
Where appropriate, we use AWS Transform and proven delivery accelerators to simplify complex migrations and support application modernisation. This includes assessing current environments, identifying dependencies and designing a migration approach aligned to workload, risk profile and regulatory requirements.
We also incorporate optimisation and licensing assessments as part of the migration process, helping organisations understand their current licensing position, reduce unnecessary spend and plan a cost-effective migration path.
For organisations at an earlier stage, Datacom provides advisory and AWS consulting services to assess migration readiness. This includes mapping options, identifying risks and defining a practical roadmap for moving to AWS.
DATACOM'S SIXTH ANNUAL CLOUD REPORT
Datacom’s 2025 Cloud and Infrastructure Report draws on primary research from more than 500 organisations across Australia and New Zealand to explore whether cloud is delivering returns and what is needed to build greater digital resilience.
Now in its sixth year and produced with Tech Research Asia, it is one of Australasia’s largest longitudinal studies of cloud adoption and provides practical insights for New Zealand leaders planning their next phase of cloud investment.
With cyber threats increasing across all industries, organisations need a cloud security approach that balances protection, compliance and operational flexibility. In Australia and New Zealand, this is often shaped by evolving regulatory requirements, data residency expectations and internal risk frameworks.
AWS provides a secure and flexible cloud platform, with a broad set of native security services spanning identity and access management, threat detection, encryption and monitoring. Datacom builds on this foundation by designing and implementing security architectures that align to best practice and local compliance requirements.
Our approach combines AWS-native security services with leading third-party security tools and platforms, allowing organisations to integrate existing security investments while strengthening protection across cloud and hybrid environments. This includes embedding identity-led security, network segmentation and continuous monitoring across AWS workloads.
As part of our AWS cloud services, Datacom also supports ongoing security operations, including monitoring, incident response and continuous improvement of security posture. This enables organisations to move beyond point-in-time compliance and maintain resilience as environments evolve.
Datacom’s comprehensive security services help to keep your organisation safe and secure, while supporting that compliance obligations are met. We embed passion into our practice, with 400 local security experts. We offer Cyber Defense Operation Center (CDOC), managed security services, security analysis and testing, compliance support, vulnerability assessment and management.
2026 CYBERSECURITY INDEX
This year’s results reveal a gap between confidence in threat monitoring and readiness to recover. Three-quarters of New Zealand and Australian organisations report visibility, yet only a third have a tested continuity plan.
The report also explores how AI is reshaping cyber‑attacks and defence, why traditional cybersecurity service partnerships need to change, and the cultural and sovereignty issues influencing cyber readiness.
Datacom helps organisations modernise applications on AWS so they can improve performance, reduce technical debt and respond more quickly to changing business needs. As an AWS consulting partner, we support application modernisation across the full spectrum, from rehosting and replatforming through to rearchitecting and refactoring.
We take an end-to-end view of the application landscape, identifying dependencies, constraints and opportunities to improve efficiency and scalability. This allows us to define a practical modernisation path aligned to business priorities, risk profile and existing environments.
Where appropriate, we also support the adoption of AI and generative AI capabilities on AWS, including services such as Amazon Bedrock. This enables organisations to extend modernised applications with new capabilities while maintaining control over data, security and governance.
By modernising applications on AWS, organisations can move towards more flexible, cloud-native architectures that support faster delivery, improved resilience and ongoing optimisation.
Our strategic partnership with AWS brings generative AI and tools like Amazon Q Developer into our migration workflows, helping New Zealand teams reduce manual effort, surface code and dependency insights faster, and modernise applications more confidently. Backed by AWS’s regional infrastructure and Datacom’s New Zealand delivery capability, we help organisations move from legacy platforms to AWS with less risk and greater long‑term value.
“For many organisations the need to modernise legacy systems is a key priority to deliver greater resiliency, efficiency, and new digital experiences – but cost and risk are a real concern. Our partnership with AWS is key to delivering cloud-based digital foundations for these outcomes while also unlocking value through generative AI services such as Amazon Q for app modernisation and migration” - Mike Walls, Datacom Director Cloud.
AWS Marketplace enables organisations to discover, purchase and deploy third-party software that runs on AWS. It provides a centralised procurement model with integrated billing, flexible licensing and support for private pricing agreements.
For organisations in Australia and New Zealand, procuring through AWS Marketplace can simplify software procurement, improve cost visibility and support internal governance processes. It also allows teams to align software purchasing more closely with cloud consumption and operational needs.
Datacom supports customers to navigate AWS Marketplace effectively, identifying solutions that align to business and technical requirements, optimising licensing models and ensuring procurement decisions support long-term cost and governance objectives.
As part of our AWS consulting services, we help organisations integrate marketplace into their broader cloud and FinOps strategy, making software procurement becomes a lever for efficiency rather than complexity.
Datacom has been an AWS Managed Services Partner since 2015, and was the first AWS MSP in Asia Pacific. This capability is embedded across our AWS consulting services, cloud operations and ongoing managed services delivery.
As an AWS managed services partner, we provide continuous operational management of AWS environments, helping organisations maintain performance, security and cost control over time. This includes monitoring, incident management, patching, security configuration and ongoing optimisation.
We bring dedicated FinOps and CloudOps capability to help organisations manage cloud spend with greater transparency and discipline. This includes cost visibility, rightsizing, budgeting and ongoing optimisation to ensure AWS environments remain aligned to business objectives.
For many organisations, the value of AWS is realised after migration. Datacom’s managed services model ensures environments continue to improve over time, supporting operational reliability, governance and long-term return on investment.
Organisations engage Datacom at different stages of their AWS journey, from early exploration through to ongoing optimisation. Our service pathways are designed to meet you where you are and provide a clear path forward.
For organisations evaluating AWS or planning their next step, we provide AWS consulting services to assess current environments, define opportunities and map a practical path forward.
This includes cloud readiness assessments, migration planning and advisory support to help you understand how AWS can support your business, technical and regulatory requirements.
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For organisations ready to move, Datacom acts as an AWS migration partner, delivering structured migration services aligned to business outcomes.
Using frameworks such as the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP), we support workload migration, application modernisation and platform transformation. This includes everything from rehosting through to rearchitecting, depending on your goals, timelines and risk profile.
Once workloads are established on AWS, we support organisations to build, extend and scale their cloud environments.
This includes developing cloud-native applications, integrating data platforms and enabling new capabilities such as AI and generative AI using services such as Amazon Bedrock, all within secure and governed architectures.
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Datacom provides AWS managed services to ensure environments remain secure, reliable and cost effective over time.
Through a combination of CloudOps and FinOps practices, we deliver ongoing monitoring, optimisation and governance, helping organisations improve performance, maintain compliance and get more value from their AWS investment.
Datacom offers a range of services through AWS Marketplace, allowing organisations to procure advisory, optimisation and managed services through the same channel as their AWS infrastructure.
A powerful combination of global innovation and deeply rooted local expertise
Purchasing through Datacom on the AWS Marketplace brings together specialist expertise from Australasia's premier AWS Managed Service Partner with the procurement advantages of the AWS cloud ecosystem. As the first AWS MSP in the Asia Pacific region (2015), Datacom delivers deep local knowledge to organisations across Australia and New Zealand, providing tailored, secure, expert-led cloud transformations.
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We understand the business value of experience-led solutions and services. With our partners, we scale and expand opportunities, and pave the way for a transformative digital future in Australasia.
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AWS cloud services provide on‑demand access to computing power, storage, networking, security, data platforms, and advanced capabilities such as analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Instead of owning and maintaining physical infrastructure, organisations can scale resources up or down as needed, paying only for what they use.
For New Zealand and Australian organisations, AWS enables faster innovation, improved resilience, and greater flexibility while supporting strong security and compliance requirements. When combined with Datacom’s local expertise, AWS cloud services become a foundation for migration and long‑term modernisation, cost optimisation, and business growth.
Datacom holds AWS Premier Tier Services Partner status and is an AWS Managed Services Provider with Migration and other audited competencies, reflecting our depth of certified capability and proven delivery across large‑scale AWS projects in New Zealand and Australia.
Choosing an AWS Advanced or Premier Tier Partner in New Zealand gives organisations confidence that their partner meets AWS’s highest standards for capability, governance, and delivery. These partners have demonstrated experience across complex cloud projects and maintain deep technical expertise through certified teams and audited practices.
For New Zealand organisations, working with a local Premier Tier Partner like Datacom also ensures strong understanding of regional compliance, data residency, and operational requirements. This reduces risk, improves outcomes, and ensures AWS investments are aligned to local business and regulatory needs—not just global templates.
Datacom combines deep local expertise across New Zealand and Australia with AWS’s world‑leading cloud platform. We understand the realities of operating in local markets and apply that knowledge to deliver secure, practical, and scalable cloud outcomes.
From strategy and migration through to optimisation and ongoing management, Datacom partners closely with customers to reduce risk, improve resilience, and improve innovation. We deploy complex multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. Our approach is hands‑on, outcome‑focused, and designed to evolve with your organisation, ensuring your AWS environment continues to support growth, productivity, and long‑term value.
Datacom’s delivery model is grounded in local teams, local accountability, and deep understanding of New Zealand and Australian regulatory, security, and operational requirements. This reduces the risks often associated with offshore‑heavy delivery models, such as limited visibility, misaligned governance, or compliance gaps.
With Datacom, organisations gain direct access to local expertise supported by global AWS capability. This ensures stronger security controls, clearer communication, and greater confidence that cloud decisions are aligned to local business priorities, data sovereignty expectations, and risk profiles.
Before migrating to AWS, organisations should assess their current applications, infrastructure, and business objectives. Key considerations include security and compliance requirements, cost management expectations, skills readiness, and how cloud adoption supports broader transformation goals.
It’s also important to understand which systems should be modernised versus migrated as‑is, and how operational models will evolve post‑migration. Datacom helps organisations plan these decisions upfront, reducing risk and ensuring AWS migration delivers long‑term value rather than simply replicating legacy challenges in the cloud.
Datacom helps organisations modernise legacy systems by combining AWS cloud capabilities with proven migration and transformation approaches. This includes re‑architecting applications where needed, reducing technical debt, and enabling more agile, scalable platforms.
Rather than focusing solely on infrastructure, Datacom aligns modernisation to business outcomes such as improved performance, faster innovation, and better cost control. Our local teams work closely with customers to ensure modernisation happens securely, incrementally, and in a way that supports ongoing operations and future growth.
Datacom supports organisations at any stage of their cloud journey, from early strategy through to optimisation, ensuring AWS investments deliver measurable business outcomes and long‑term value.
Datacom primarily utilises the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) as their core framework for large-scale AWS migrations, combined with the 7 Rs migration strategy (rehost, replatform, refactor, etc.). We enhance these with AI-powered tools like Amazon Q Developer and automated FinOps dashboards to speed up transitions, reduce code migration time by up to 70%, and optimise costs.
Procure through Datacom on AWS Marketplace to simplify procurement and billing (centralised billing, flexible pricing/licensing, compliance-aligned purchasing) while getting Datacom guidance to select, migrate, and optimise Marketplace solutions.
The best way to migrate to AWS is to follow a proven, outcomes-led approach that reduces risk and disruption. Datacom uses the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) and the 7 Rs migration strategy (for example, rehost, replatform, refactor) to select the right path for each workload. This helps organisations migrate efficiently, meet security and compliance requirements, and establish strong foundations for ongoing optimisation and modernisation.
Organisations get more value from AWS by continuously optimising performance, cost, and security not just by completing migration. This includes rightsizing resources, improving cost visibility, modernising workloads, and enabling teams to innovate faster.
Datacom supports customers beyond initial deployment, helping them evolve their AWS environments to meet changing business needs and extract ongoing value from their cloud investment.
Datacom helps New Zealand organisations get more value from AWS by combining cost management, operational control and practical cloud design.
From a FinOps perspective, we provide visibility across AWS usage and spend, helping teams understand where costs are coming from and how they can be reduced. This includes budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation and ongoing optimisation using tools such as Savings Plans and Reserved Instances.
We also embed cost control into day-to-day operations through CloudOps practices, ensuring environments are continuously monitored, rightsized and aligned to business needs over time.
For organisations operating across on-premises and cloud environments, Datacom supports hybrid-cloud management by designing architectures that place workloads in the right location based on performance, cost and regulatory requirements. This ensures AWS is used where it delivers the most value, while maintaining control over sensitive or legacy systems.
By combining FinOps, CloudOps and hybrid-cloud capability, Datacom helps organisations move beyond basic cloud adoption and build environments that are cost-effective, well-governed and sustainable over the long term.
