Advent One

What Advent One does

Advent One is a Melbourne-headquartered, Australian employee-owned IT services provider founded in July 2000 by Bob Bassat after a 28-year career at IBM. The company specialises in integrating, managing and securing hybrid IT environments for medium-to-large Australian enterprises and government organisations, with operations across Melbourne, Sydney and (since September 2025) Adelaide. Its core offering is a proprietary Cloud Management Platform (CMP) that unifies visibility, billing and automation across AWS, Azure, IBM, Oracle and Red Hat OpenShift environments, complemented by a PlatformOne client self-service portal.

The technology stack combines the CMP with partner platforms: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for configuration and workflow orchestration, Red Hat OpenShift for container and virtual machine management, Dynatrace for AI-powered observability and automatic root cause analysis, Palo Alto Networks for cybersecurity, Vicarius TOPIA for vulnerability management, and integrations with NetApp, Lenovo, Equinix, Microsoft and Wasabi. Advent One is the only Red Hat Advanced Business Partner in Australia and a long-standing IBM Platinum Partner, winning the IBM Beacon Award 2020, Red Hat APAC Innovation Award 2025, and Red Hat Partner of the Year 2025. Layer 8 Networks was acquired in 2022 to extend networking and security capabilities.

The business generates revenue primarily through subscription-based managed services contracts (Infrastructure Managed Services and Cloud Managed Services) with annual billing and defined SLAs, supplemented by project-based professional services for cloud migration, technology integration and consulting. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales augmented by co-sell motions with IBM, Red Hat, AWS and other technology partners. Customer segments span enterprise, mid-market, government and higher education, with named logos across manufacturing, financial services, retail, equipment distribution, flooring and electrical wholesale. The company is led by CEO Jason Dixon (appointed July 2024, ex-IBM and AWS), with founder Bob Bassat as Chair.

Name

Advent One

Legal name

Advent One

Website

https://adventone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Advent One is an Australian employee-owned hybrid cloud managed services provider serving medium-to-large enterprises and government across Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. It integrates, manages and secures IT environments using its proprietary Cloud Management Platform, Red Hat, IBM, AWS, Dynatrace and cybersecurity partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Managed Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Computer Related Services (541519), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Cloud Migration, Modernization & Integration (HDABAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Application Modernization & Refactoring (BPAEACAC), Cloud Strategy, Assessment & Roadmap (BPAEACAA), Software Engineering & Application Modernization (BPAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Managed IT services
• Cloud migration services
• Hybrid cloud management
• IT infrastructure services
• Cybersecurity services

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Services: Ongoing managed IT services including Infrastructure Managed Services (IMS), Cloud Managed Services (CMS), security monitoring, and 24/7 support. Delivered through subscription-based contracts with defined SLAs and outcome-based pricing.
2. Professional Services and Consulting: Technology integration, cloud migration, automation implementation, and consulting engagements. One-time project-based engagements for system integration, data migration, and infrastructure modernisation.
3. Cloud Transformation Services: Cloud migration, landing zone design, cloud architecture, and FinOps cost optimisation services. Includes cloud discovery and assessment, security implementation, and ongoing cloud management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Advent One is a hybrid IT managed services provider that integrates, manages, and secures enterprise hybrid cloud environments. It delivers Infrastructure and Cloud Managed Services, cloud migration and transformation, automation, container modernisation, and observability through its proprietary Cloud Management Platform (CMP) and supporting consultancy engagements.

Product overview

Advent One is a hybrid cloud managed services provider offering a unified platform of IT infrastructure management services rather than standalone packaged software products. The core Cloud Management Platform (CMP) serves as the central orchestrating layer, integrated with major hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, IBM, Oracle, OpenShift) and supplemented by modular services including Managed Services, Technology Integration, Automation Solutions, Container Modernisation, and Observability. The CMP enables unified billing, 24/7 monitoring, and automated operations across hybrid environments, while PlatformOne provides the client-facing self-service portal. This platform-plus-modules architecture allows customers to consume individual services or an integrated end-to-end managed services solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cloud Management Platform (CMP) Advent One's proprietary cloud management platform that provides unified visibility and control over hybrid cloud environments, integrating with AWS, Azure, IBM, OpenShift and Oracle for cost optimisation, automated operations, and continuous workload optimisation. Built for enterprise IT leaders managing multi-cloud estates.
• Cloud Services End-to-end cloud transformation services covering cloud discovery and assessment, landing zone design, cloud migration using the 7Rs framework, security implementation, FinOps cost optimisation, and ongoing cloud management. Targeted at enterprises undertaking digital transformation.
• Managed Services Infrastructure Managed Services (IMS) and Cloud Managed Services (CMS) with 24/7 monitoring, incident response, security, compliance (ISO 27001, APRA), container modernisation, observability, and integrated service management via ITSM interface. Delivered to enterprises under subscription-based contracts with defined SLAs.
• Technology Integration Services Hybrid cloud platform integration services including data migration, automated deployment and scaling using Kubernetes/OpenShift and Terraform/Ansible, workload management, built-in security controls (firewalls, encryption, MFA), and real-time threat detection. Targeted at enterprises unifying on-premise and cloud estates.
• Automation Solutions Award-winning automation services using the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for configuration management, security baselines, provisioning, workflow orchestration, application deployment and lifecycle management, with CI/CD pipeline integration. Designed for enterprises seeking to reduce manual operations effort.
• Container Modernisation Automated operating model for migrating from legacy hypervisors such as VMware to Red Hat OpenShift, uniting virtual machines and containers on a single platform with GitOps management practices. Includes migration, deployment and day-two operations across hybrid environments.
• Observability Full-stack IT observability powered by Dynatrace and Red Hat, providing AI-driven insights, automatic root cause analysis, real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, SLA enforcement and proactive risk detection across cloud-native environments. Targeted at enterprises requiring full-stack visibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% reduction in human effort for certain issue remediation through automation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, specialist, acquired, core, key and legacy.

• Resilient Asia PacificstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2025Adelaide-based technology solutions and services company merged with Advent One on 11 September 2025. Expanded Advent One's portfolio of services, skills, customer support and value for clients in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.
• VicariusspecialistTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2022Exclusive Australian partnership for vulnerability management. Advent One uses Vicarius TOPIA platform for automated patch management, threat assessment and vulnerability management across remote devices, third party applications and operating systems.
• Layer 8 NetworksacquiredTechnology or Integration · 1 September 2022Acquired in September 2022. Founded 2017, focused on unified communications, networking, and network security services. CRN Fast 50 recognitions in 2020 and 2021. Enhanced Advent One's hybrid cloud offering and network security capabilities.
• IBMcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2000IBM Platinum Business Partner since inception in 2000. Advent One is highly awarded and recognised for IBM specialities including IBM Power Systems. Provides IBM infrastructure, hardware and software solutions for enterprise clients. One of the cornerstones of Advent One's enterprise architecture offerings.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat Advanced Business Partner - the only one in Australia. Advent One implements Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat OpenShift. Awarded Red Hat APAC Innovation Award 2025 and Partner of the Year 2025. First managed services provider in ANZ to migrate from VMware to OpenShift.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS partner providing cloud compute, database storage, content delivery and other functionality. Advent One helps customers build sophisticated applications with flexibility, scalability and reliability on AWS.
• NetAppkeyTechnology or IntegrationNetApp partner delivering data management and hybrid cloud solutions. NetApp is the leader in data insight, access, and control for hybrid cloud environments. Advent One delivers enterprise technology solutions and data management platforms incorporating NetApp.
• LenovokeyTechnology or IntegrationDiamond Partner and registered Managed Service Provider for Lenovo. Provides high quality customer-centric technology products including servers, storage, and workstations.
• DynatracekeyTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership since 2019 for observability solutions. Dynatrace provides AI-powered monitoring, automatic root cause analysis, and full-stack observability. Advent One has certified consultants for seamless integration and optimisation.
• EquinixkeyTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for digital infrastructure and data centre services. Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company. Advent One delivers workload, data and systems management, security and disaster recovery within private, public and hybrid IT environments.
• Palo Alto NetworkskeyTechnology or IntegrationCybersecurity partnership providing advanced security solutions for hybrid cloud environments.
• VMwarelegacyTechnology or IntegrationFormer hypervisor partner. Advent One has transitioned from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift as part of internal modernisation. Maintains knowledge of VMware environments for customer support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fujitsu Australia: Major global IT services company with a large Australian business providing managed services, cloud, hybrid IT and SAP support to enterprise and government. Competes with Advent One on hybrid cloud managed services, particularly for IBM/SAP-heavy customers.
• DXC Technology Australia: Global IT services giant with Australian presence delivering modern workplace, cloud, security and managed infrastructure to enterprise and government. Overlaps with Advent One across managed services and hybrid cloud but at significantly larger scale.
• NTT DATA Australia: Global IT services provider with Australian operations delivering consulting, application services, cloud and managed infrastructure. Overlaps broadly with Advent One's enterprise cloud and managed services but operates at much larger global scale.
• Insight Enterprises (Australia): Global IT solutions and services provider with Australian operations delivering managed services, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Comparable to Advent One on hybrid IT services and vendor-aligned GTM (Microsoft, Red Hat, AWS).

Direct peers

• Kyndryl Australia: IBM-managed infrastructure services spinoff with significant ANZ presence delivering managed hybrid cloud, mainframe and application services to large enterprises and government. Direct competitor for the same IBM-anchored, mission-critical workloads Advent One targets.
• Logicalis Australia: Global IT solutions and managed services provider with a substantial Australian practice focused on hybrid IT, data centre, cloud and digital workplace. Closely matches Advent One's hybrid cloud managed services model and enterprise customer base.
• Datacom: Large Australia/NZ-headquartered IT services company offering managed services, cloud migration, automation and cybersecurity to enterprise and government customers. Directly comparable to Advent One on hybrid cloud managed services and ANZ enterprise/government GTM.
• Insentra: Australia/NZ-focused IT services and consulting firm specialising in Microsoft, data and cloud services for enterprise and mid-market. Comparable in size and Australian enterprise focus to Advent One's managed services and cloud transformation practice.

Emerging players

• Versent: Australia-based cloud and digital transformation consultancy acquired by Telstra, focused on AWS-native modernisation, managed services and engineering. Comparable to Advent One on cloud transformation and enterprise modernisation in ANZ.
• Slalom Australia: Global consulting firm with Australian offices delivering cloud, data, AI and technology transformation services. Comparable to Advent One's consulting and cloud transformation practice for mid-to-large enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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