Data-Driven

What Data-Driven does

Data-Driven AI (trading as Data-Driven) is an Australian data and AI consultancy specialising in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft 365 Copilot solutions, headquartered in Sydney (The Rocks) with a regional office in Melbourne (Dandenong) and 11-50 employees. Its portfolio is built on a proprietary "Agentic DNA" methodology that combines Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel and the M365 Agent SDK to deliver agentic AI solutions, and includes packaged agents listed on the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace (Partner Sales Agent, License Agent, Finance Admin for Xero, and the CloudMonitor FinOps/Azure cost-optimisation tool), reusable accelerators (Data-Driven Fabric Accelerator, Data-Driven AI Agent Foundation, AI Strategy Framework), managed support services and Microsoft-branded training workshops (Agent/Fabric Analyst/Power Platform In A Day).

The firm serves primarily Australian government (NSW, Victorian and Australian Federal ICT prequalifications, including NV1 security clearance) and mid-market enterprises across transport, healthcare, financial services, energy and call-centre verticals. Documented customers include Transport for NSW (Operational Data Lake and the Odie Bot virtual helpdesk agent), Austrade, Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner, the Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water, Complete Credit Solutions and Clinic to Cloud — the latter achieving a 46% Azure cost reduction. The company holds ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications, is Climate Active carbon neutral, and is one of approximately 35 firms globally (and 2 in Australia) to hold the Microsoft Azure Advanced Specialization in Analytics, along with Microsoft Solutions Partner and Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner designations.

Revenue is generated through four streams: project-based consulting engagements (fixed-scope packages such as 4-week PoCs, 1-day/1-week assessments and 1-month implementations), recurring managed support subscriptions for Azure data platforms (up to 24x7, listed on Microsoft Marketplace), subscription/transaction licensing of proprietary agents on the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace, and paid instructor-led Microsoft training workshops. Customer acquisition runs through direct enterprise field sales enabled by multi-jurisdiction government prequalification, Microsoft and Databricks co-sell, Marketplace self-serve listings, community-led demand generation (Sydney Databricks User Group, content blog, email newsletter), and the freemium CloudMonitor tool as a top-of-funnel entry point. No revenue, funding rounds, M&A or investor information is publicly disclosed.

Name

Data-Driven

Legal name

Data-Driven AI

Website

https://data-driven.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Data-Driven AI is an Australian Microsoft-focused data and AI consultancy that delivers Fabric analytics, Agentic AI solutions and Microsoft Marketplace agents to government and mid-market clients across Australia and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data and AI Consulting Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

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AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Data, Analytics & AI Services

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AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

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AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

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End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Artificial Intelligence Platforms for Enterprise

Keywords

• Data and AI consulting
• Microsoft Fabric services
• Agentic AI solutions
• Azure FinOps
• Microsoft Copilot agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data & AI Consulting Services: Project-based and outcome-based professional services engagements covering data strategy, AI governance, Fabric implementations, Agentic AI builds, modernisation and migration. Sold as fixed-scope engagements (e.g., 4-week PoC, 1-day assessment, 1-week assessment, 1-month implementation).
2. Managed Support Services: Recurring managed services for Azure data platforms offering up to 24x7 monitoring, Level-1 triage through advanced data engineering, bug fixing, deployment management and ongoing cost optimisation. Customisable tiered subscriptions via Microsoft Marketplace.
3. Microsoft Marketplace Software & Agents: Listing and licensing of proprietary agents (Partner Sales Agent, License Agent, Finance Admin for Xero) and CloudMonitor on Microsoft Marketplace, sold as app subscriptions (Teams/WA200010036, Dynamics 365 mpnagent listings) and via the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace consulting-services offers.
4. Training Programs: Paid instructor-led Microsoft-delivered workshops (Agent in a Day, Fabric Analyst in a Day, Power Platform in a Day) delivered as one-day paid training events to business users, IT professionals and developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Data-Driven AI is a Microsoft Solutions Partner that delivers data, AI and Agentic AI consulting services, Microsoft Fabric implementations, Azure FinOps and cost optimisation, and managed support for modern data platforms. The firm also sells proprietary packaged AI agents (CloudMonitor FinOps, Partner Sales Agent, License Agent, Finance Admin for Xero) via Microsoft Marketplace and delivers Microsoft-branded instructor-led training workshops (Agent in a Day, Fabric Analyst in a Day, Power Platform in a Day) to enterprise, government and SMB clients across Australia.

Product overview

Data-Driven AI is a Microsoft Solutions Partner that delivers a portfolio of agentic AI consulting services, packaged AI products, and proprietary accelerators — all unified by their "Agentic DNA" methodology and built on the Microsoft Azure / Microsoft Fabric / Microsoft 365 stack. The offering combines (1) core consulting services (Data Strategy/AI Governance, Agentic AI/Custom Agents, Microsoft Fabric Advanced Analytics, Modern Business Apps/Copilot Studio, Azure FinOps & Cost Optimisation, Managed Support Services), (2) proprietary accelerators and frameworks (Data-Driven AI Strategy Framework, Data-Driven AI Project Methodology, Data-Driven Fabric Accelerator, Azure Foundation CAF Assessment, Data-Driven AI Agent Foundation), (3) packaged AI agent products available on Microsoft Marketplace (CloudMonitor FinOps, Finance Admin for Xero, License Agent, Partner Sales Agent), and (4) training programs (Agent In A Day, Fabric Analyst In A Day, Power Platform In A Day). The Data-Driven Fabric Accelerator and Agent Foundation serve as reusable platforms that the consulting services and packaged agents are built upon; CloudMonitor FinOps is their self-developed cost-optimisation product; and the Marketplace agents (License Agent, Partner Sales Agent, Finance Admin for Xero) are pre-built solutions for Microsoft partners that can be deployed standalone or integrated with Dynamics 365 / Microsoft 365 Copilot / Teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CloudMonitor: An Azure FinOps monitoring and cost-optimisation tool built by Data-Driven; available on Microsoft Marketplace and via cloudmonitor.ai.
• Data-Driven Fabric Accelerator
• Data-Driven AI Strategy Framework
• Data-Driven AI Agent Foundation
• Finance Admin for Xero
• License Agent
• Partner Sales Agent

Products and services

• CloudMonitor FinOps Cloud-based FinOps tool that continuously monitors Microsoft Azure estates in real time to identify oversized or unused resources, surface cost anomalies and bill-shock events, and deliver automated right-sizing recommendations with Teams-bot alerting for IT managers, project managers, C-level executives, developers and MSPs/CSPs.
• Finance Admin for Xero Microsoft Teams and M365 Copilot agent that brings Xero accounting tasks (invoice and bill categorisation, approval workflows, profit and loss reports, profit attainment tracking) into the M365 workflow via natural-language commands. Built for SMB finance teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot users with active Xero accounts.
• License Agent Copilot-powered assistant for Microsoft partners that consolidates tenant usage telemetry, licence assignment logic, entitlement data and Microsoft Partner Benefits data into role-aware licence optimisation recommendations with governance guardrails, inside M365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams.
• Partner Sales Agent Copilot-powered agent for Microsoft Partners that automates Microsoft Partner Center referral creation and management. Available in two deployment modes: Dynamics 365 Integrated (connects to D365 Sales Opportunities) and Standalone. Reduces referral processing time by over 50% through automation.
• Data-Driven Fabric Accelerator Proprietary Fabric-native, metadata-driven ingestion accelerator for Microsoft Fabric that ingests XML, CSV, Dataverse, REST APIs, CRM and ERP sources via Copy Jobs/Copy Activity, with Medallion Architecture, built-in Data Quality/Rules Validation, Teams/email alerting and Power BI Control Report. Delivered as part of consulting engagements to enterprise and government clients.
• Data-Driven AI Agent Foundation Reusable Agent Marketplace and framework that powers Data-Driven's packaged AI agents and customer-built agents, providing a foundation for designing, governing and scaling intelligent agents built on the firm's Agentic DNA design philosophy.
• Data-Driven AI Strategy Framework Consulting framework that helps organisations align AI initiatives with business goals and develop, implement and scale AI initiatives effectively with governance, ethical standards and Agentic DNA principles. Delivered as part of strategy and advisory engagements.
• Azure Foundation CAF Assessment Fixed-scope hands-on Azure infrastructure configuration review aligned with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Landing Zone deployment, providing prioritised recommendations with priority and complexity scores to accelerate cloud adoption for enterprise and government clients.
• Data Platform Managed Support Services Recurring managed support subscription for modern data platforms (Azure, Synapse, Databricks, Purview, Power BI, Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Pipelines) offering up to 24x7 monitoring, Level-1 triage through advanced data engineering, bug fixing, deployment management and ongoing cost optimisation via customisable tiered subscriptions.
• Microsoft Fabric Advanced Analytics (service) End-to-end analytics consulting service covering data integration, preparation, governance and modelling within Microsoft Fabric, enabling self-service reporting, interactive dashboards and AI-powered analysis for enterprise and government clients.
• Agentic AI / Custom Agents (service) Consulting service that helps organisations identify, integrate and adopt AI agents from Data-Driven's Agent Marketplace or build custom agents for specific use cases, with AI readiness assessment, training, process redesign and continuous monitoring, built on the Agentic DNA methodology.
• Azure FinOps & Cost Optimisation (service) Consulting assessment that analyses Azure estate, usage patterns and resource allocation to identify over- and under-utilised services, providing a cost optimisation roadmap with continuous governance and accountability recommendations for enterprise clients.
• Agent In A Day (Training Program) Full-day paid instructor-led workshop on building intelligent business applications and copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power Apps and Semantic Kernel. Delivered by Data-Driven AI as a Microsoft Solutions Partner and Fabric Featured Partner to business users, IT professionals and developers.
• Power Platform In A Day (Training Program) One-day paid workshop on rapidly building business applications, automating processes and analysing data without writing code using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Targeted at business users, IT professionals and developers.
• Fabric Analyst In A Day (Training Program) One-day paid workshop to master Microsoft Fabric as an all-in-one analytics platform. Designed for analysts and data professionals seeking hands-on training in Fabric's analytics capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced Clinic to Cloud's Azure optimisation costs by 46%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability12 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerData-Driven AI is a Microsoft Solutions Partner specialising in Data and AI, holds the Advanced Specialization in Analytics on Microsoft Azure, and is a Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner. The firm co-builds and distributes solutions through the Microsoft Commercial Marketplace (CloudMonitor, Partner Sales Agent, License Agent, Finance Admin for Xero) and delivers Microsoft-branded training workshops. It is also a 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Australian Finalist.
• DatabrickscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerData-Driven has delivered multiple enterprise Databricks projects across Government, Education, Transport and Finance, and hosts the Sydney Databricks Meetup. Databricks' Unified Analytics Platform is combined with Data-Driven's consulting expertise to deliver reliable data lakes, fast pipelines and removal of data silos. Delta Lake and MLflow are listed as core competencies.
• FinOps FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerData-Driven is a FinOps Foundation General Partner, displayed in the website footer, supporting co-marketing and community involvement around FinOps and Azure cost optimisation — the foundation for its CloudMonitor product and Azure FinOps service line.
• NSW Government (Transport for NSW, NSW Buy)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerData-Driven is prequalified under the NSW Government ICT Services Prequalification Scheme — Advanced Registration Supplier List (SCM0020) and listed on the Buy.NSW portal. Eligible to deliver Architecture & Design and Systems & Solutions services to NSW Government agencies, with multiple project references in Education, Energy, Transport and Health.
• Victorian Government (Buying for Victoria)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrequalified under the Victorian Government Prequalification Scheme (eServices Register and IT & Telecomms), eligible across ICT Architecture & Design, Application Expertise, Cloud Services, Business Process Expertise, Strategy & Analysis and Support categories for sector expertise including Education, Energy, Health, Transport and Justice.
• Australian Government (NV1 ICT Services)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerData-Driven is listed under Australian Government ICT Services with NV1 security clearance, enabling delivery to federal departments including defence, intelligence and other security-cleared agencies.
• Sydney Databricks User Group (Meetup)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerData-Driven founded and hosts the Sydney Databricks User Group meetup, providing ongoing community engagement, demand generation and developer relations in the Databricks/data engineering ecosystem.
• Microsoft Azure (Carbon Negative by 2030 commitment)coreTechnology or IntegrationData-Driven relies on Microsoft Azure's sustainability commitments (carbon negative by 2030) as the foundation of its carbon-neutral and cloud-efficiency client offerings and internal Climate Pledge.
• Xero (via Finance Admin for Xero agent)coreTechnology or IntegrationData-Driven's Finance Admin for Xero agent integrates Xero accounting workflows into Microsoft Teams and M365 Copilot; an active Xero account is required and the solution is not affiliated with or endorsed by Xero or Microsoft.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Avanade: Avanade is a Microsoft-focused technology consultancy (joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft) delivering data, AI and Microsoft Fabric implementations. It is the closest scaled analogue to Data-Driven in terms of Microsoft-only positioning and Fabric/data engineering capabilities, though it operates at vastly larger scale globally.
• Slalom: Slalom is a global Microsoft Solutions Partner with deep Microsoft Fabric, Copilot and Azure Data practices and a strong regional delivery model across Australia/NZ. It competes directly for the same enterprise and government Microsoft Fabric and Agentic AI engagements that Data-Driven pursues.
• Velrada: Velrada is an Australian Microsoft Gold Partner of comparable size (~50-200 employees) specialising in Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Azure data solutions. It overlaps directly with Data-Driven on Microsoft Fabric implementations and government/enterprise customers in the Australian market.
• Lab3: Lab3 is a New Zealand-headquartered Microsoft Azure specialist consultancy with a growing Australian presence, focused on data platforms, AI and cloud migrations. Its Microsoft-first consulting model and similar scale make it a close comparable for Data-Driven in the ANZ Microsoft partner landscape.
• Arinco: Arinco was an Australian Microsoft Gold Partner specialising in Azure, Power Platform and Dynamics 365 that was acquired by Insight Enterprises in 2021. It was one of Data-Driven's closest head-to-head competitors in the Australian Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform market prior to acquisition.

Broad incumbents

• Insight Enterprises: Insight Enterprises is a large global IT solutions and services provider with a deep Microsoft partnership that acquired Arinco (a leading Australian Microsoft partner). It competes for the same Australian enterprise/government Microsoft Fabric and Azure engagements as Data-Driven but at much larger scale and with broader hardware/software reselling capabilities.
• Accenture Microsoft Business Group: Accenture's Microsoft Business Group is one of the largest global Microsoft delivery organisations, with deep capabilities across Microsoft Fabric, Copilot and Azure AI. It competes with Data-Driven for large Australian government and enterprise Microsoft contracts as part of a vastly broader technology services portfolio.
• Cognizant Microsoft Practice: Cognizant operates a large global Microsoft Business Applications and Azure practice delivering data, AI and Fabric consulting to enterprise and government clients. It is a broad incumbent competitor for the same Microsoft data/AI modernisation engagements that Data-Driven pursues in Australia.
• Capgemini Microsoft Practice: Capgemini is a global IT services leader with a dedicated Microsoft Business Applications and Azure practice serving enterprise and public-sector clients. It competes with Data-Driven for large Australian government and enterprise Microsoft data/AI contracts as part of a much broader consulting portfolio.

Regional players

• Datacom: Datacom is a large Australasian IT services provider headquartered in Australia/NZ with significant government and enterprise cloud, data and managed services practices. It competes with Data-Driven for NSW, Victorian and Australian Federal ICT contracts but operates at much larger scale across broader service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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