What Versent does

Versent is an Australian technology consultancy founded in 2014 that delivers cloud transformation, data engineering, security and identity, digital experience, and managed cloud operations to large enterprises and government agencies across Australia, New Zealand, and selectively North America. The firm operates eight integrated service lines — Advisory, Cloud/Modern Cloud, Security & Identity, Data & AI, Modern Run, Digital, Digital Services Management, and Cloud Access — supported by proprietary methodologies including the Yellow Brick Road (YBR) migration framework and the Enterprise Native Cloud factory approach that reportedly compresses workload rehosting from four hours to fifteen minutes. Versent holds AWS Premier Partner status with five-time Partner of the Year recognition, plus certifications across Microsoft, Ping Identity, SailPoint, Okta, CyberArk, Databricks, Snowflake, HashiCorp, ServiceNow, Nutanix, and Splunk, and serves approximately 40% of ASX top 100 companies.

Versent generates revenue through professional services engagements across the discovery-to-run lifecycle and recurring managed services contracts via the Modern Run platform, with bespoke enterprise pricing rather than published rate cards. The company employs approximately 600-700 staff ('Versentonians') across six Australian offices — Melbourne (headquarters), Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth — and one US office in Denver, with a stated bench of 130 cloud experts holding 320 cloud certifications. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supplemented by AWS co-sell and technology partner referrals; no self-service or transactional channels are operated. Reported FY2025 revenue (year ended June 2025) was A$138 million.

The company is in the midst of significant ownership transition: formerly wholly owned by Telstra, Versent absorbed Telstra Purple Cloud & Digital and Epicon into its brand in March 2025, and in August 2025 Infosys announced the acquisition of a 75% stake for approximately A$233 million (~$150 million USD), pending FIRB and ACCC approval. Concurrent with the pending acquisition, Versent signed a five-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS in May 2026 targeting AI-driven modernization for mid-market and small business customers, and launched its NC2 Service on AWS (Nutanix Cloud Clusters) in November 2025, signaling continued investment in productized delivery offerings alongside traditional professional services.

Name

Versent

Legal name

Versent Pty Ltd

Website

https://versent.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Versent is an Australian cloud consultancy delivering cloud transformation, data & AI, security, and managed services to large enterprises and government across ANZ. It employs ~600 staff, holds AWS Premier Partner status, and serves ~40% of ASX top 100 companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Consulting & IT Professional Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud-Native Development (Containers, Kubernetes, Microservices) (BPAEACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Operations Outsourcing (Cloud Managed Operations) (BPAEAMAC), Cloud Security Managed Services (CSPM/CWPP/CNAPP) (BPAEADAF), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Cloud migration services
• Managed cloud operations
• Data platform engineering
• Identity access management
• Cloud security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Cloud Transformation: Versent generates revenue through consulting and professional services engagements for cloud strategy, migration, modernization, and transformation projects. Engagements are typically project-based with discovery, design, build, and run phases. Pricing is likely tiered based on scope and duration.
2. Managed Services - Modern Run: Ongoing managed services contract for cloud operations, infrastructure management, and optimization. The Modern Run offering provides continuous cloudOps, cost optimization, security management, and SLA-backed support. Generates recurring revenue through service contracts.
3. Acquisition Revenue - Versent Group: Infosys announced acquisition of 75% stake in Versent for approximately $150-153 million AUD. Versent generated $138 million revenue for the year ended June 2025. Deal awaiting regulatory approvals (FIRB and ACCC) as of 2026.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Versent is an Australian technology consultancy that helps enterprises and government agencies understand, transform, and operate in the cloud through eight integrated service lines: Advisory, Cloud/Modern Cloud, Security & Identity, Data & AI, Modern Run, Digital, Digital Services Management, and Cloud Access. Engagements span cloud strategy, migration, modernisation, data platform engineering, AI readiness, managed operations, identity and security, and digital product development, delivered as professional services projects and recurring managed services contracts across Australia, New Zealand, and Denver.

Product overview

Versent is a technology consultancy offering a comprehensive portfolio of cloud transformation and digital services. The core offering consists of eight integrated service lines: Advisory (cross-discipline consulting), Cloud/Modern Cloud (migration and modernization), Security & Identity (holistic security modernization), Data & AI (data platform and AI readiness), Modern Run (cloud operations management), Digital (product design and development), Digital Services Management (ITSM and service operations), and Cloud Access (multi-cloud procurement and support). Key sub-services include Pathfinder strategic advisory, DataOps, GenAI Readiness Assessment, and Versent's proprietary platforms like Elysium ITSM and Versent Landing Zone. The portfolio is built on deep partnerships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, and other leading technology platforms, enabling Versent to deliver end-to-end cloud transformation outcomes for enterprises and government agencies across Australia and New Zealand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Cross-discipline advisory service for high-velocity engineering, including discovery, analysis, and design planning through interactive workshops or consulting engagements. Helps align technology initiatives with business objectives across people, process, and technology.
• Cloud / Modern Cloud Cloud modernisation, migration, and transformation services helping enterprises and government agencies unlock AI innovation, operational resilience, and sustainable growth. Includes cloud foundations, migration, and modernisation capabilities, and is delivered using the proprietary Yellow Brick Road methodology and Enterprise Native Cloud Factory approach.
• Security & Identity Security and identity modernisation service that converges cloud migration, app development, data management, and operational security competencies. Includes S&I advisory, Customer & Workforce IAM, Zero-trust solutions, and managed security services.
• Data & AI Comprehensive data and AI practice helping organisations ensure data readiness for AI innovation. Spans strategic advisory, proof of value, core data engineering, DataOps, business intelligence and predictive analytics, and structured Generative AI readiness assessment.
• Modern Run Cloud platform management service redefining managed services with an embedded partnership model. Includes infrastructure management, cost optimisation, security and identity infrastructure, AppDev SRE, data platform uplift, and the Versent Landing Zone foundation, delivered under a 99.9% SLA with 70% baseline automation.
• Digital Transformative employee and customer experience service combining product design with technology implementation. Includes strategy and transformation, product and experience design, technology architecture, modern web/integration/mobile development, and low-code solutions.
• Digital Services Management (DSM) Service management and operations service covering Service Management Platforms, SIAM, NextGen Service Management, AI Service Management, and AIOps and Observability. Leverages predictive analytics and advanced service management automation.
• Cloud Access Multi-cloud support and local procurement of technology with local skills for adoption, operation, and continual improvement. Includes flexible contracting, bundled commercial offerings, FinOps, and the Versent Innovation Fund.
• Versent Landing Zone Pre-configured, best-practice cloud foundation platform that simplifies and enhances cloud adoption on AWS. Provides accelerated deployment, enhanced security, simplified governance, and scalability.
• NC2 Service on AWS Service launched in partnership with Nutanix enabling customers to modernise IT environments by migrating from VMware Cloud on AWS to Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on AWS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Migration Factory collapses rehosting workloads from 4 hours to 15 minutes with zero manual intervention
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 12 May 2026AWS Premier Partner with five-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) focused on AI-driven cloud modernization for mid-market customers across Australia and New Zealand. Partnership combines Versent's cloud and AI capabilities with AWS technology, positioning Versent as an 'agentic delivery' leader. Partnership incorporates Telstra connectivity into regulated workload offerings. Versent has won AWS Partner of the Year 5 times including APAC Partner of the Year 2018 and ANZ Partner of the Year 2019.
• Ping IdentityflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMajor identity and access management partner. Versent has received multiple partner of the year awards from Ping Identity including APJ Partner of the Year (2018, 2023, 2025), International Partner of the Year (2020), Better Together Identity Excellence Award (2024), and Channel Partner of the Year (2021). Strong delivery capability in customer and workforce IAM implementations.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud platform partner for Azure implementations. Versent delivers DevOps on Azure, Microsoft Power Platform implementations (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio), Dynamics CRM, and SharePoint services. Partnership supports multi-cloud strategy alongside AWS capabilities.
• HashiCorpcoreTechnology or IntegrationInfrastructure automation partner. Versent recognized as HashiCorp APJ Integration Partner of the Year (2024) and Innovation Partner of the Year APJ (2023). Expertise in Terraform and Vault implementations for cloud infrastructure automation.
• DatabrickscoreTechnology or IntegrationData and AI platform partner. Versent recognized as Databricks APJ Rising Star Award (2023). Expertise in lakehouse architecture implementations using Databricks for enterprise data platforms, analytics, and machine learning workloads.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud data warehouse partner. Versent recognized for Snowflake Largest Deal of the Year APAC (2019). Expertise in modern data platform implementations using Snowflake for analytics, data sharing, and AI-ready data infrastructure.
• ServiceNowcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital Services Management practice partner. Versent provides professional and managed services around ServiceNow ITSM platform. Partnership supports AI Service Management offerings including predictive analytics and prescriptive management capabilities.
• SailPointcoreTechnology or IntegrationIdentity governance partner. Versent recognized as SailPoint APJ Delivery Admiral (2025). Expertise in identity governance, compliance management, and access certification implementations.
• CyberArkflagshipTechnology or IntegrationPrivileged access management partner. Versent recognized as CyberArk Innovation Partner of the Year (2025). Expertise in security operations, threat modeling, and privileged access security implementations.
• OktaflagshipTechnology or IntegrationIdentity and access management partner. Versent recognized as Okta APJ Delivery Partner of the Year (2025). Expertise in customer and workforce IAM, SSO, and authentication solutions.
• NutanixcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner. Versent launched NC2 Service on AWS (November 2025) in partnership with Nutanix. Expertise in hybrid cloud infrastructure and desktop virtualization solutions.
• SplunkcoreTechnology or IntegrationObservability and security analytics partner. Versent provides log ingestion tools and dashboard creation using Splunk for application observability and operational analytics.
• DynatracecoreTechnology or IntegrationApplication performance monitoring partner. Versent leverages Dynatrace for APM solutions as part of AppDev SRE and application modernization practices.
• NetAppcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud storage partner. Versent recognized as NetApp Cloud Partner of the Year (2023). Expertise in cloud data management and hybrid cloud storage solutions.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte: Big Four professional services firm with established AWS and Azure cloud transformation practices across ANZ; overlaps directly in enterprise cloud migration, security, and data advisory engagements.
• Cognizant: Global IT services firm competing for hyperscaler-led cloud transformation, application modernization, and managed services work; overlaps with Versent's core cloud and digital engineering offerings.
• IBM Consulting: Global consultancy with hybrid cloud, security, and managed services practices; competes directly for ANZ enterprise cloud migration and modernization mandates.
• Accenture: Global IT services and cloud consulting incumbent with an AWS Business Group and ANZ delivery capability; broad portfolio overlap with Versent across cloud migration, data, security, and managed services.
• Capgemini: Global IT services firm with cloud, digital, and managed services practices serving ANZ enterprise and government customers; comparable end-to-end transformation and platform-engineering capabilities.

Direct peers

• Slalom: US-headquartered, engineering-led cloud and digital transformation consultancy with deep AWS and Microsoft partnerships and a growing ANZ presence — most comparable in go-to-market shape, AWS Premier-tier positioning, and culture-led delivery model.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy specializing in custom software, cloud, and digital engineering for enterprise clients; comparable engineering-led culture, AWS partnerships, and enterprise modernization focus.
• Servian: ANZ AWS Premier Tier partner specializing in cloud, data and AI transformations, acquired by Accenture in 2021; directly comparable ANZ heritage, AWS relationship depth, and project-based consulting model.
• Max Kelsen: Brisbane-headquartered AWS Premier Tier partner focused on AI/ML and cloud data platforms, acquired by Accenture in 2023; highly comparable ANZ AWS Premier positioning with overlapping Data & AI capabilities.

Regional players

• Datacom: ANZ-headquartered IT services company with cloud, data, security, and managed services offerings; competes regionally in Australian and New Zealand enterprise and government cloud transformation deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/versent_au
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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