Discover: January 2025
Check out some of our most popular articles and content from January.
2025 Business Outlook Survey
We released the results of our 2025 Business Outlook Survey with insights from 200 senior business leaders across New Zealand about their top priorities, biggest concerns and what they're expecting from the year ahead.
Read the highlights and grab your copy of the full report
Australian Tech Leaders Survey 2025
“It is a significant marker of where we are in our AI journey that Australian businesses expect that in 2025 the greatest opportunities will come from using technologies – like AI and automation – to drive operational efficiencies.” Laura Malcolm, Datacom Managing Director.
AI will be the defining tech trend of 2025, according to Australia’s tech leaders. Our latest Australian Tech Leaders Survey, produced with the Tech Council of Australia, explores the insights and expectations of tech leaders for the year ahead.
Datacom welcomes Prime Minister
In January, our team was honoured to welcome Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Minister of Finance, and Economic Growth, Nicola Willis MP and CEO of MBIE Carolyn Tremain to our Wellington office to discuss the role of AI in enabling growth and shaping the economic future of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Datacom CEO Greg Davidson was joined by NZ Managing Director Justin Gray, and AI Director Lou Compagnone to share real-world examples of how we're leveraging AI to drive growth for our customers.
We are at a defining moment for New Zealand's economic future. One of our core values at Datacom is to look beyond today to create an exciting tomorrow.
We are proud to be harnessing emerging technologies and helping unlock new possibilities for New Zealand.
Watch: Why has Datacom committed to be a creator of talent?
?"One of our key responsibilities as Datacom is that we are a creator of technology talent ... not only because we need that talent to grow our business, but because growing technology capability is good for our economy overall.”
Justin Gray, Datacom Managing Director NZ, caught up with our team to talk about why Datacom has a responsibility to be a creator of technology talent for New Zealand and Australia - and what that means.
Check out our other clips:
Watch Justin speak about how Datacom earned its reputation as a trusted technology partner.
Plus learn how customers can get more from their technology with Managing Director - Managed Operations, Stacey Tomasoni.
Di Kirkland: Putting people at the centre of everything?
“It is the people around you that matter and we need to look after them.”?
Diana Kirkland has a simple philosophy that underpins her work and every other aspect of her life.
Read about Di’s work getting it right for customers, why she chose a role at Datacom, and how a natural disaster revealed the importance of company culture.
Steve Swallow: Using tech to solve problems in uncertain times
“At a time when we face a number of challenges with significant impacts on the economy, and society, Datacom is determined to do its bit to offer some compelling solutions.”
Lots of people know Datacom as a tech company based in our major cities, but the company really values building strong regional teams, employing local talent and being able to work face-to-face with customers.
Steve Swallow - now Datacom's Director Market Strategy and GTM NZ - talks about our regional focus and what companies need from their tech partners right now.?
Lou Compagnone: Why every business needs an AI strategy
"Every organisation should have an AI strategy, whether they’re ready to leverage it or not."
Director of AI Lou Compagnone talked to us about how organisations can prepare for the "future of AI" when things are changing so rapidly.
“All of us within Datacom are deeply obsessed with AI and how it’s changing the world. We live and breathe it, we’re always thinking about it. You can’t predict the future – but having the foresight gives you agency and prepares you to be resilient regardless of what happens.”
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