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State of the Nation: The Modernisation Imperative for Australian Organisations
Jun 4, 2025
58% of Australian firms are modernising IT, but legacy systems and complexity still hinder progress, ADAPT’s 2025 Edge Survey reveals.
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Executive Summary:
Modernisation in Australia has moved from strategic ambition to an operational necessity. As AI, cyber risk, and regulatory mandates converge, Australian enterprises face mounting pressure to modernise infrastructure, workflows, and operating models. Yet, despite growing urgency, ADAPT’s 2025 CIO Edge data shows execution remains uneven: 58% have made progress, but most still struggle with legacy systems, resource gaps, and unclear ROI.
This report equips CIOs and business leaders with actionable benchmarks, sector-specific insights, and maturity models to accelerate high-impact modernisation. It unpacks where organisations are winning, where friction persists, and what it takes to lead in a cost-constrained, AI-powered economy.
Key Trends:
- ADAPT’s Modernisation Maturity Model to help CIOs benchmark their current state and chart a path toward AI-native, data-driven operations.
- It reveals that only 1 in 5 CIOs can link cloud spend to business value, reinforcing the urgent need to embed FinOps into every tech…