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ADAPT’s Edge insights for Australian CIOs
Apr 19, 2024 | 3 mins
ADAPT gathered and surveyed over 150 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) from a cross section of Australia’s largest and most innovative organisations in late Feb 2024.
People
Market Trend Reports
Transform your digital delivery by shifting from a project to a product approach
Jul 19, 2024 | 18 mins
In this report, ADAPT examines how Australian organisations are implementing this approach. ADAPT interviewed C-level technology and digital executives from various industries—including telecommunications, financial services,...
Finance
Market Trend Reports
The Need for Greater Costs Intelligence in Australia
Jul 29, 2024 | 27 mins
Cost optimisation rose from number 11 in 2022 to become the number 3 priority for CIOs in 2024. At the same time, CIOs are trying...
Security
Market Trend Reports
The state of cyber security in Australia 2024
Jul 2, 2024 | 18 mins
The news in early June that Medibank is being sued by the Australian Information Commissioner and facing theoretical fines in the trillions of dollars for...
Digital Transformation
Market Trend Reports
ADAPT’s 2024 CIO Edge insights for Australian technology vendors
May 29, 2024 | 12 mins
During ADAPT’s CIO Edge in February 2024, we surveyed more than 150 CIOs from some of Australia’s largest and most innovative organisations to gain insights...
Data & AI
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Data & AI
Market Pulse
How Can Organisations Get AI Governance Right To Accelerate Innovation Safely?
Sep 14, 2025 | 8 mins
At ADAPT's recent executive workshop, Australian senior leaders joined global AI governance expert Simon Kriss to unpack practical approaches for effective AI governance.
Data & AI
Market Pulse
How Tech Providers Can Help Data and AI Leaders Turn Ambition Into Execution
Sep 14, 2025 | 3 mins
Learn how tech providers can help data and AI leaders overcome readiness gaps and move from experimentation to real AI execution at scale.
Data & AI
Market Pulse
If Your Tech Can’t Prove Value in 12 Months, It’s Already Too Late
Sep 14, 2025 | 7 mins
Australian CDOs want fast results, not future promises. Here’s what tech vendors must deliver now to win support, scale fluency, and reduce effort.
Data & AI
Best Practices
Unlocking AI ROI: What Top Performers Know That You Might Be Missing
Aug 18, 2025 | 17 mins
Many Australian organisations are investing millions in AI but struggle to see results. Success comes from trust, governance, and empowering people—not just chasing efficiency.
Data & AI
Buyer Persona Profiles
CDAOs at the Centre of Data-Driven Business Value: A 2025 CDAO Leadership Persona Analysis
Aug 12, 2025 | 3 mins
Explore how Australian CDAOs are closing data maturity gaps, scaling trusted AI, and delivering measurable business impact across the enterprise.
Data & AI
State of the Nation
State of the Nation 2025: Data and AI in Australia
Aug 8, 2025 | 3 mins
Australian enterprises invest heavily in AI, yet most fail to see ROI. This report reveals why and how leaders can close the AI readiness gap.
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Digital Transformation
How Service NSW navigated multiple crises by adopting a digital product mindset
Jun 28, 2024 | 17 mins
Based on that roadmap, ADAPT believes Service NSW is becoming an Exponential Enterprise. ADAPT’s assessment focuses on the value it delivers to the 8 million...
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Deakin University’s Damien Manuel on Partnering with Education Organisations to Foster Future Cyber Security Talent
Deakin University’s Damien Manuel on Partnering with Education Organisations to Foster Future Cyber Security Talent
During this interview, Damien discusses the role of modern security leaders in protecting business value, measuring and incentivising change and the ongoing challenges.
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Cloud & Infrastructure
Market Narratives
Why FinOps Will Decide Cloud ROI
Sep 22, 2025 | 3 mins
Cloud spend is critical, yet low FinOps maturity hinders value, forecasting, and ownership—driving demand for cost control and transparency.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Market Narratives
Inside the Cloud & Infrastructure Leader’s Agenda
Sep 22, 2025 | 3 mins
ADAPT reveals IT leaders’ shift from expansion to optimisation, focusing on cost, automation, and AI despite funding and skills gaps.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Market Narratives
The Power & Compute Crunch – Infrastructure Under Pressure
Sep 16, 2025 | 3 mins
Infrastructure leaders pivot from expansion to optimisation, prioritising cloud cost, automation, and AI amid funding and skills gaps.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Market Pulse
Hybrid Sprawl Is Outpacing Control As Enterprise Compute Accelerates 26%
Sep 14, 2025 | 15 mins
Enterprise compute demand is surging. At Cloud & Infrastructure Edge, leaders tackled hybrid complexity, FinOps, AI readiness, and platform resilience.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Market Pulse
Why Australia’s AI Ambitions Will Fail Without a Radical Infrastructure Rethink
Sep 14, 2025 | 9 mins
Australia’s AI growth depends on unified cloud, cost control, security, and infrastructure built for density, sovereignty, and scale.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Data & Insights
How Are Australian Infrastructure Leaders Preparing Their Cloud Migration Journeys?
Sep 9, 2025 | 3 mins
ADAPT’s Cloud and Infrastructure Edge Survey (Jul 2025), reveals how Australian infrastructure leaders are preparing for their cloud migration journeys.
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Australia’s C-Suite Are All Hitting the Same Wall
Sep 14, 2025 | 18 mins
Australian CIOs, CDOs, CFOs, and CISOs face shared tech barriers. ADAPT data reveals the shifts needed for AI, modernisation, and outcome-led execution.
Strategic Business Initiatives
Data & Insights
CIO Investment Priorities and Budget Breakdown by Organisational Size
Sep 11, 2025 | 3 mins
This document presents CIO IT budget allocations alongside investment priorities. The data is segmented by organisation size: SMBs (≤500 employees), Mid-sized (501–2,500), Enterprise (2,501–10,000), and...
Strategic Business Initiatives
Data & Insights
Categorised Investment Priorities for CIOs
Sep 9, 2025 | 3 mins
This document highlights CIO investment priorities, ranked by the number of respondents planning to invest in the next year.
Strategic Business Initiatives
Market Narratives
Where Technology Vendors Can Make an Impact with Data & AI Leaders
Jul 7, 2025 | 3 mins
CDAOs are investing in data platforms, integration, and talent for AI success in 2025—seeking ROI and relevance over hype as use cases remain experimental.
Strategic Business Initiatives
Data & Insights
The CDAO’s Role in Driving Operational Excellence
Jul 2, 2025 | 3 mins
In this report, you’ll find insights into how Australian CDAOs drive operational excellence through AI adoption and tech modernisation.
Strategic Business Initiatives
Go to Market Insights
AI Hype Leading to Unfufilled Promises and Low Returns, But We’re Still in the Early Stages: David Heacock
Jun 30, 2025 | 5 mins
AI’s hype is outpacing results, warns David Heacock. Many execs face poor ROI as AI matures—but healthcare shows promise in focused, real-world use cases.
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